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<p>[QUOTE="CaptHenway, post: 4400589, member: 13813"]Could not do the checking as I could not find my Krause to show the pre-war compositions of coins not struck at a U.S. Mint. For example, the Bolivian 10 and 20 Centavos on Conder's list were struck in pure zinc, but I do not know the pre-war composition. The Bolivian 50 centavos is 95% copper, 5% Zinc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pre-war Cuban 1 and 5 Centavos were 75% CU/ 25% NI, whereas the Wartime ones are 70% CU/ 30% Zinc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Still a good topic for an article to be published somewhere.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CaptHenway, post: 4400589, member: 13813"]Could not do the checking as I could not find my Krause to show the pre-war compositions of coins not struck at a U.S. Mint. For example, the Bolivian 10 and 20 Centavos on Conder's list were struck in pure zinc, but I do not know the pre-war composition. The Bolivian 50 centavos is 95% copper, 5% Zinc. The pre-war Cuban 1 and 5 Centavos were 75% CU/ 25% NI, whereas the Wartime ones are 70% CU/ 30% Zinc. Still a good topic for an article to be published somewhere.[/QUOTE]
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