I can be freshly minted, yet I am neither a peppery garden herb nor a breath-freshening candy. Instead, I am made of stamped metal to fill an Irish fairy's iron kettle. What am I?
A coin
Wordplay on 'mint' (the facility that manufactures currency) versus the aromatic herb or candy.
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