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"highlandsource" wrote:
> i'm not certain, but i'd have thought it refers to the royal mint in the
> uk where new coins are made.
> mint condition = as new.
> which is obviously a lie as people describing something being in
> mint condition are usually selling something secondhand!
> 
> :-)

It doesn't mean "new" it means "like new" as if it just came from the Mint.
This term originated in the coin trade business. Something is only "Mint" if
it is totally pristine and free of any and all flaws. It is also a word used
by comic book and baseball card traders.

If you are from Long Island, NY, USA... it can be used for anything that is
pretty freakin' cool. i.e. "your hair looks sooooooo mint, dude, is that red
or magenta?" or "isn't logic the most mint sequencer?"

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