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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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of overstrike1

First recorded in 1900–05; over- + strike

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