fleur de coin

adjective

ˌflər-də-ˈkwaⁿ

: being in the preserved mint condition

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Etymology

French à fleur de coin, literally, with the bloom of the die

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fleur de coin was circa 1889

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