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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1510631, member: 26302&quot;]Not really, even if you melted it down and did analytical testing. Unless there was a particular element in shells not otherwise known in coins, there is no physical way to prove an old shell is in the cent. We know they changed the cent composition, and that is all we know, and all that is provable. If you have a BU example you can see slight color differences from other cents.</p><p><br /></p><p>You know, I had never read what Doug and others have about the shells never actually being used but it does clear up confusion I had. When I was a kid and first read this, I wondered to myself why the heck they would melt down shell casings for cents when they still needed more shells for the war? I mean, why not send the shell casings back to the foundry that was making shells? Seems a lot more practical. Late 45-46 I could see them using old shells, since we didn&#039;t need new ones, but by then shouldn&#039;t there had been all of the copper that wasn&#039;t needed for shells available?</p><p><br /></p><p>I remember questioning this logic 35 years ago, but I guess I just bought the story and moved on since I wasn&#039;t that interested in them to begin with.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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