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Everything about Overstrike
Technique of printing two characters atop one another
In typography, overstrike is a method of printing characters that are missing from the printer's character set. The character is created by placing one character on another – for example, overstriking ⟨L⟩ with ⟨-⟩ results in printing a ⟨Ł⟩ character. Wikipedia →
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📖 Definitions
Verb To overreach oneself while striking.
Verb To cover up (a design, mark etc.) by stamping another on top of it; to superimpose a mark or logo on (a coin, stamp, etc.).
Verb To strike (something) too hard.
Noun A coin that has been overstruck, i.e. coined more than once.
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📚 Books worth reading
Unix text processingDale Dougherty, Tim O'Reilly · 1987- 📕OverstrikeC. M. Angus · 2020
- 📕Israel Numismatic Society and American Israel Numismatic Association overstrikesIsrael Numismatic Society · 1981
- 📕THE COPPER COINAGE OF IMPERIAL RUSSIA, 1700-1917. SUPPLEMENT 1997. INCLUDESBrekke, BF and Bakken, Tom Willy · 1997
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