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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dwhiz, post: 2570191, member: 25416&quot;]Good question, I see Conca states they are copper.</p><p>PCGS also calls them bronze.</p><p><a href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/146020" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/146020" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/146020</a></p><p>Then I found this</p><p>Several types of <b>bronze</b> are used, commonly B20 <b>bronze</b>, which is roughly 20% tin, 80% copper, with traces of silver, or the tougher B8 <b>bronze</b> which is <b>made</b> from 8% tin and 92% copper. As the tin content in a bell or cymbal rises, the timbre drops.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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