overstrike

[ verb oh-ver-strahyk; noun oh-ver-strahyk ]
verb (used with object),o·ver·struck, o·ver·strik·ing.

  1. to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin).

noun

  1. a coin that has been overstruck without complete obliteration of the original design.

Origin of overstrike

1
First recorded in 1900–05; over- + strike

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How to use overstrike in a sentence

  • "This is no place for a minister's son," he murmured, and turning over struck out for the opposite shore.

    The Mad King | Edgar Rice Burroughs

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