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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 4260387, member: 31773&quot;]You&#039;ve made the incorrect assumption that the Cents were made <b><i>completely</i></b> of shellcasings. In reality, only a small amount of casings were added to the mix. It was more of a &quot;symbolic&quot; act than a practical one, but the casings contaminated the mix such that the resulting alloy undeniably contained spent shellcasings. The telltale elements were part of the spent primers, and it is these elements that give the shellcase coins their distinctive toning signature.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note also that I did claim 49-S had this distinctive toning, but <b><i>not</i></b> 50-S. It&#039;s unclear why the alloy was continued as long as 1949, and indeed I&#039;ve never seen any 47-S or 48-S shellcase-toned Cents, so perhaps there were just a few leftover planchets which ended up being minted when they cleared out some stock?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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