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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bahabully, post: 935726, member: 17555&quot;]I can&#039;t recall where I heard this, but I think the smelting folks actually like cents a lot....</p><p>... if they have a batch of 100% pure copper and are mixing up a batch spec&#039;ed at 99.5% copper purity, then the math becomes very easy when adding in coins at 95%CU/5%zinc in order to meet the specified copper purity level.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, if they are mixing up a pot of brass and have overdone the zinc, then again, it&#039;s easy math to mix in some cents to dial up the CU content to the required Copper/zinc ratio....&nbsp; and cheaper, as they can save the pure 99.999% CU for high grade wire instead of using it as a blend.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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