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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 4626401, member: 75496&quot;][USER=75496]@Carl Wilmont[/USER].....Great coin with lovely detail...What do you mean by weight-adjusted on your coin?...The file marks?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you.&nbsp; Yes, adjustment marks are from scrapes made at the mint to remove excess metal, usually from the planchet (prior to striking), in order to bring the weight of the coin to a standard.&nbsp; This practice continued into the modern era, ending for US coins in the early 1800&#039;s.&nbsp;&nbsp; You can find related threads/posts in CoinTalk by searching for &quot;adjustment marks.&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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