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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cwtokenman, post: 308459, member: 2100&quot;]From Fuld&#039;s book on attributing metals of Civil War tokens - Most brass pieces exhibit a distinct yellow coloration resembling a tarnished door knob. The brass family is a group of copper and zinc alloys characterized by zince contents of 15 to 39% with the balance copper. Brasses can exhibit a wide range of chemical compositions, and therefore, a wide range of colorations. Low zinc content brasses are strongly copper colored, and are sometimes called &quot;borderline brass&quot;, and may be extremely difficult to distinguish from copper pieces. High zinc content brasses exhibit a strong yellow coloration. If you are familiar at all with any brass Civil War tokens, they are typically of the higher zinc content compositions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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