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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 223947, member: 6036&quot;]Hmmm.. Since Capped Bust halves started in 1807, this supports the idea &quot;it may have ended with the early silver dollars.&quot;... and gold.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I bet the mint wouldn&#039;t just spontaneously stop a practice like planchet adjustment without good reason. Certainly the line workers didn&#039;t have the authority to just &quot;not do it anymore&quot;. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Probably the &quot;cost / benefit ratio&quot; just didn&#039;t add up. They improved planchet manufacture to the point that they had better quality control - planchets were more uniform, and adjustment yielded very little bullion.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I&#039;m guessing the Mint Director had to make some grand proclamation. Is there any record in the Mint archives ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Maybe it went higher up... to the Treasury Secretary, Congress, or President. Probably not... anybody know ?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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