brockage

English

Etymology

Blend of brok-en +‎ -age [1]

Noun

brockage (plural brockages)

  1. (coin collecting) A type of error coin in which one side of the coin has the normal design and the other side has a mirror image of the same design impressed upon it due to being struck by a die cap.

References

  1. ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Brockage”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. ("brockage").
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