overdate

1 of 2

noun

1

: a changed date on a coin that has traces of the original date still showing

a 1918 nickel overdate

—often used before another noun

an overdate error

2

: a coin having an overdate

a collector of overdates

—often used before another noun

an overdate coin

overdate

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

: to strike (a coin) with an overdate

Word History

Etymology

Noun

over entry 3 + date

Transitive verb

over entry 1 + date

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