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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rlm&#039;s cents, post: 786626, member: 7957&quot;]THE expert says they never used shell casings for mintages;</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, there were basically 2 compositions used not counting the 1943&#039;s.&nbsp; 1909 - 1941 were 95% copper, 4% zinc, and 1% tin.&nbsp; 1942, &amp; 1944 - 1946 they were 95% copper, and 5% zinc.&nbsp; In 1947, they returned to the 1% tin until 1961, but in 1962 again removed the tin.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that with complete enough and expensive enough analysis they could probably tell you the odds were VERY high there were many cents melted in your block, but they could not be 100% positive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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