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 Posted 11/11/2012  5:44 pm  Show Profile   Check vermontensium's eBay Listings Check vermontensium's eCrater Listings Bookmark this reply Add vermontensium to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
By the looks of it, these were done quick and precise by someone who has done it many times before.
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I would say the adjustment marks were done pre-strike. The clue on adjustment marks is that they may be strong on the devices such as on this piece, and will show crushing in the fields but will extend ALL THE WAY TO THE EDGE OF THE DEVICES. Under a glass it will be seen that the file marks were on the planchet first. The field areas of the die crush the file marks but they remain strong in the devices because of the lower pressure there. If the file marks are applied post mint they will scrape the devices, but the devices will protect the fields in close and any marks in the fields will not come all the way to the bases of the devices/lettering. (Unless the lettering is scraped away completely all the way down to the level of the field.)

If they did do adjustment post strike it would be indistinguishable from post mint damage and would be treated accordingly.
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In 1795, there were actually 2 ways that the Philadelphia mint used to adjust the weights of silver coins.....
1. Overweight coins were subject to file(adjustment)marks to lessen the weight.(as seen in the 1796 dime). This practice continued for many years
2. Underweight coins were subject to 'silver plugs' to increase the silver content. The weight of the coin stayed the same, but, the 'silver plug' had a higher content of silver. The mint used 'silver plugs' only on 1795 Flowing Hair dollars. This practice was stopped when they switched to the Draped Bust design later in that year.

Here is a picture of my 1795 'silver plug' coin. Notice the circular outline at the center of the coin:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l...Frep-clk.jpg
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