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Mint (coins or herb)

A facility that manufactures coins, or the aromatic herb.

First in use: ancient / pre-modern
Duplicate · right

Minting (NFT)

Creating a new token or NFT and recording it on a blockchain.

First in use: c. 2017

Mint / Mint (coins or herb) / Minting (NFT)

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The U.S. Mint vs. minting NFTs.

Which meaning of Mint is the original, and which one is the duplicate riding on its name? Mint (coins or herb) came first (ancient / pre-modern). Minting (NFT) arrived in 2017. The data below shows which one owns the word now.

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Mint (coins or herb)

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Duplicate · c. 2017

Minting (NFT)

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