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Peruvian Sol Rim Marks/Damage Question

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I have a few Peruvian sols and while looking at auctions I have noticed marks on the rims. It almost looks like the coin was fixed in a mount or was marked up shortly after or during minting. What are these? I am asking because the marks are very similar on different coins but always sols, at least that I have seen. Here is a link. The marks I am talking about are particularly noticeable on the reverse of this one.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/35127349485...RK:MEBIDX:IT

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You're referring to what appear to be deep, parallel scratches on the rim, most noticeable between 2 and 5 o'clock on the shield side? Those aren't mount-marks, they're adjustment marks. They're not PMD, nor an error, merely a distinctive feature of certain coinage series. They apparently used a rough file to trim the weight of slightly overweight coin blanks down to the standard. Adjustment marks are more common on older European coins; they can also be found on some pre-1840 American coins. This Chard Coins page mentions adjustment marks on Peruvian sol coins.
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