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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coin_nut, post: 3257889, member: 80148&quot;]Not to be too nitpicky, however I see lots of misconceptions in most of the postings above. Cartridge casings are made of brass, which is an alloy mainly composed of copper and zinc. I forget the exact name for it, though I seem to recall the term &quot;#4 cartridge brass&quot; when I sold 5 gallon buckets of it at the junk yard a few years ago. The later post about the 16&quot; guns on the battle wagons not having casings is correct. And as for recycling cartridge casings for use at the mint, there were lots of rounds fired stateside in training, and the trainees were always required to police up and turn in their brass. At least that&#039;s how it was when I went through basic and advanced infantry training in the 60&#039;s. That brass could have easily have been recycled for use at the mints.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have noticed some 1944 Lincoln cents that look a lot more yellow than earlier and later dates, so I can readily believe that their metal content was a bit different.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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