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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CoinCorgi, post: 3138234, member: 88934&quot;]Curious as to why this starts at 1952.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my understanding...</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>SMALL CENTS</i></b></p><p><b><i>Diameter: 19mm; plain edge</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Copper-nickel:</i> 4.67g; 0.880 copper, 0.120 nickel [<span style="color: #ff0000">1856-1864</span>]</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Bronze:</i> 3.11g; 0.950 copper, 0.050 tin and zinc [<span style="color: #ff0000">1864-1909</span>; <span style="color: #ff0000">1909-1942</span>; <span style="color: #ff0000">1947-1962</span>]</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Zinc-coated Steel:</i> 2.70g; 0.990 steel, 0.010 zinc [<span style="color: #ff0000">1943</span>]</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Brass:</i> 3.11g; 0.950 copper, 0.050 zinc [<span style="color: #ff0000">1944-1946</span> i.e. shell casing; <span style="color: #ff0000">1963-1982</span>]</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><i>Copper-plated zinc:</i></b> <b>2.50g; core: 0.992 zinc, 0.008 copper, with a plating of pure copper; total content 0.975 zinc, 0.025 copper [<span style="color: #ff0000">1982-present</span>]</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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