NNP

Paper Mint.  A sales organization with "mint" in its name but which has no minting facilities. Such firms have all their products made for them by outside manufacturers, usually by private mints. The Danbury Mint is an example of a paper mint.

excerpted with permission from

An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

Roger W. Burdette, Editor