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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 386866, member: 66&quot;]Toad,</p><p><br /></p><p>First there is a problem with the dictionary definition. Mints do not produce paper currency.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second Silver is heavier than Nickel not lighter so substituting nickel for silver would result in a lower weight.&nbsp; As for white copper, a copper-nickel alloy could be considered &quot;white copper since it would have a white color and would would have the same weight and density as copper.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as for Machins Mills, it DID have authorization for some of the state coinage so it was coining both legal coins and counterfeits.&nbsp; Is it a mint or not?&nbsp; And what do you call an operation that strikes tokens?&nbsp; No government authorization, but they aren&#039;t counterfeits and they do have the legal authorization to strike them.&nbsp; And what do you call an operation that has government authorization to strike coins of another government that that government would consider counterfeit?&nbsp; If you strike government authorized counterfeits are you a mint?&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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