Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To date beyond the proper period; cause to continue beyond the proper date.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To date later than the true or proper period; to postdate.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
coin in which onedate is superimposed over traces of another (due to reuse of a die) - verb transitive To date later than the true or proper period.
Etymologies
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Examples
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The 1823/2 overdate is a more blatant than the 1839/6 overdate.
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The 1815/2 overdate is the only 1815-dated coin of the series, and fewer than 10 of the 1817/4 overdate are known.
Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar, 1807-1836 : Coin Guide 2009
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The 1806 six-over-five overdate is the best known variety, maintaining price parity with regular issues until Mint State where it sells for steadily advancing premiums.
Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle Quarter, 1804-1807 : Coin Guide 2008
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Holmes’ 1823/2 overdate is more impressive and will attract much more attention.
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The relative rarity of the 1835-39 type is the 1839/6 overdate, which is almost always collected as a distinct date.
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The relative rarity of the 1835-39 type is the 1839/6 overdate, which is almost always collected as a distinct date.
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This is the eighth known specimen of this rare overdate, originally offered in our January 2006 FUN Auction, shortly after it was discovered, and now available again in our upcoming Central States Signature Auction.
Look What I Dug Up! 1817/4 Half Dollar : Coin Collecting News 2009
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While the “1826/5” may possibly be rare, it is debatable as to whether it is really an overdate.
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The 1823 and her non-identical twin, the 1823/2 overdate, are the rarest Matron Head large cents, a type which was minted from 1816 to 1835.
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An overdate that is long recognized, and is readily apparent without a magnifying glass, however, often has the status of a distinct date.
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