error coin
noun Numismatics.
a coin showing evidence of a mistake in its manufacture.
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Nearby words
- erron.,
- erroneous,
- erroneously,
- error,
- error analysis,
- error correction,
- error message,
- error of closure,
- ers,
- ersatz
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