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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 1241037, member: 112&quot;]They did. And it was not uncommon. They&#039;d use any source for planchets they could get and had done so for centuries. You have to remember, by 1796 the Mexico mint had been churning out coins for over 250 years already. The practice was even more common back in Europe of course, but that&#039;s where they got the idea to begin with. Making planchets cost money, so any opportunity to save was taken. You also have to remember, those savings went straight into the pocket of the mint master <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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