(from the article `metallurgy`) Two closed-die forging operations given special names are upsetting and coining. Coining takes its name from the final stage of forming metal coins, ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/15
1. A metal working operation similar to forging. 2. The process of axial flow under axial compression of metal, as in forming heads on rivets by flattening the end of wire. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21038