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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8046561, member: 97383&quot;]Herberto, You have to make a distinction between <b>clipped </b>&amp; <b>adjusted</b>, &amp; this is something that 3rd party grading companies often fail to do <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. Since most Byzantine coins are thin, the only practical way to adjust the weight of an over-weight flan is to file the edge until it falls into the correct parameters. Sometimes defining exactly what those tolerance zones are can be debatable. It is very rare to see an over-weight solidus (max weight being 4.54 gm), therefor mint officials kept a close eye on the weight of these coins, heavy flans were filed down to meet the correct weight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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