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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 790550, member: 112&quot;]I&#039;d go even furhter than CPD and say that adjustment marks are not found, ever, on US coins after 1840. And you will find very dang few of them on coins of that date even. Most are found on coins dated 1821 or earlir. By 1840 the practice had been done away with. Any planchets found to be out of weight were simply sent back for melting and re-fabrication. And adjustment marks on gold, especially small gold, is extremely unusual because striking would wipe out any adjustment marks due to gold being softer than all other coinage metals and thus flowing better. And the smaller the coin, the less likely it is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding the 1851-C - it is very seldom found without these heavy striations. The date is known for looking like it came in 8th in an axe fight.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit - that said there are less than 100 of these known. So any example is a find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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