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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 468531, member: 2100&quot;]Copper has a common coloration of brown or red-brown, like a circulated cent. However, copper pieces can exhibit the same range of colors as are to be found on the Indian Head and Lincoln cents, dark brown thru bright copper with luster. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Brass will usually exhibit a distinct yellow coloration resembling an old, tarnished doorknob. The brass family is a group of copper and zinc alloys characterized by zinc contents of 15 to 39% with the balance copper. Since very little in the way of quality control was observed in Civil War days, the brasses can exhibit a wide range of chemical compostitions. Low zinc content brasses are strongly copper colored (sometimes called borderline brass) and are extremely difficult to distinguish from copper pieces; high zinc content brasses exhibit a strong yellow coloration. Most brass Civil War tokens are of the higher zinc content compositions.</p><p><br /></p><p>The above was taken from George and Melvin Fuld&#039;s &quot;Patriotic Civil War Tokens&quot;. I hope those descriptions are helpful. If the color in the picture is close to the actual color of the token, I would be of the opinion that it is a brass token.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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