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Neutrino induced coherent charged pion production on nuclei,
$\overline{
u}_\mu A\to\mu^\pm\pi^\mp A$, is a rare inelastic interaction in
which the four-momentum squared transfered to the nucleus is nearly zero,
leaving it intact. We identify such events in the scintillator of MINERvA by
reconstructing |t| from the final state pion and muon momenta and by removing
events with evidence of energetic nuclear recoil or production of other final
state particles. We measure the total neutrino and antineutrino cross sections
as a function of neutrino energy between 2 and 20 GeV and measure flux
integrated differential cross sections as a function of $Q^2$, $E_\pi$ and
$\theta_\pi$. The $Q^2$ dependence and equality of the neutrino and
anti-neutrino cross-sections at finite $Q^2$ provide a confirmation of Adler's
PCAC hypothesis.