overstrike

overstrike
v. /oh'veuhr struyk"/; n. /oh"veuhr struyk'/, v., overstruck, overstriking, n. Numis.
v.t.
1. to stamp a new device, value, or inscription on (a coin).
n.
2. a coin that has been overstruck without complete obliteration of the original design.
[1900-05; OVER- + STRIKE]

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