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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 344724, member: 12789&quot;]The 1860 is made of cupro-nickel, and is a much heavier coin, also much stronger than the post 1864 bronzes.&nbsp; But striking this coin in cupro-nickel was hard on dies, and more costly than striking in bronze, so they were changed in 1864 as an economic measure.&nbsp; So effectively the cent had been downsized twice in seven years, from the large cent in 1857, to the bronze ie 95% copper, tin and zinc cent in 1864.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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