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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheFinn, post: 3634354, member: 90102&quot;]Tombac is a variety of brass. It is 88% copper and 12% zinc.&nbsp; This was done for 2 years until they needed the copper, switching to nickel/chromium-plated steel in 1944 and &#039;45. They did this metal combination again in 1951-54 during the Korean War (Police Action).</p><p>Tombac is the same alloy ratio (88:12) as the Flying Eagle Cents, but with nickel instead of zinc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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