What does 'strike' mean in here?
Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial Americans. Widely used and accepted as payment in the thirteen colonies, the United States government gave them the status of
official legal tender. Unfortunately, even though they were 'STRUCK' in large quantities, not many of them survive today. After the Civil War, the government withdrew them from circulation and they were melted down.

Dose 'struck' the past participle of 'strike' mean 'discover' or 'hit/manufacture'? Thank you.

Question

What does 'strike' mean in here?
Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial Americans. Widely used and accepted as payment in the thirteen colonies, the United States government gave them the status of 
official legal tender. Unfortunately, even though they were 'STRUCK' in large quantities, not many of them survive today. After the Civil War, the government withdrew them from circulation and they were melted down.

Dose 'struck' the past participle of 'strike' mean 'discover' or 'hit/manufacture'? Thank you.

Answer

"Struck" here means minted, or manufactured.

Answer

it means "Shut down", so the government  banned the spanish silver dollars from circulation.

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