I think that if you go to the BBC Wordhunt site given above, you do have access. They're not refering to minted in association with coins:

minted

Wanted: Printed evidence before 1995.

You've made a mint of money - so you're 'minted'. But apparently you wouldn't have been before 1995. Maybe you would just have been 'loaded', or maybe a 'plute'. Earlier examples needed for the OED's entry.

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