Brass cents
I've received several questions from people asking about cents that appear to be made of brass.
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Hadrian Brass As. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS, laureate draped bust right / COS III S C, Griffin seated left. Cohen 435.
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Brass Alloy of copper and zinc used to make low denomination coins in ancient Greece, Rome and China.
Bronze Alloy of copper (90%) and tin (10%) used to make low denomination coins.
brass: a yellow alloy of copper and zinc.
breast feathers: the feathers on the chest of the eagle, usually the highest point on the back of many U.S. coins, especially Morgan Dollars.
brass
A yellowish alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
broadstrike/broadstruck
A coin struck without a firmly seated collar which results in an outwards "spread", but still includes all design details.
Brass - an alloy of copper and zinc
Bronze - an alloy of copper and tin
Bullion - refined precious metal in non-coin form ...
Brass
Copper based alloy with zinc.
Brockage
A coin that has been struck in a die that still has an existing coin in it. The brockage coin will have an inverted impression of the original coin on one side.
brass: Coinage metal alloy containing chiefly copper and zinc.
Britannia: Gold bullion coin and its fractionals to be issued by Great Britain beginning in 1987; also, the allegorical figure representing Britain.
brass: Coinage metal alloy containing chiefly copper and zinc.
broken bank notes: The term is usually applied to the notes from the many U.S. banks which became insolvent during the mid 19th century.
BRASS
An alloy of copper and zinc, in varying proportions, and generally yellow in colour. Tombac is a brass which contains 88% copper and 12% zinc.
BREAK IN THE LUSTRE ...
Brass - A yellowish alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
Breakout - Term referring to the removal of a coin from its certified slab for the purposes of re-submitting to the same or different certification service for a possible upgrade.
Brass Threepence - A denomination which was struck for circulation from 1937 until 1967 and then in the 1970 Proof Set. The twelve-sided coin was first designed for issue under Edward VIII and after he abdicated it bore the portrait of George VI.
Brass
21.0 mm 6.8 g Three Pence
22.5 mm 9.5 g Decimal One Pound
28.4 mm 16.0 g Decimal Two Pounds (Commemorative) ...
Raw brass (just brass, no plating at all) is usually the same color as yellow findings, although it will vary in color. In general, raw brass looks best with yellow findings, but it can also work with gold plate.
1937 Brass Threepence
This was a radically new coin design at the time of its introduction. It has been planned for the new coinage of Edward VII, who abdicated, having been uncrowned king from 20th January 1936 to 11th December 1936.
Brass is a valuable manufacturing material because of its hardness and workability. Alpha brasses, with less than 40% zinc, are malleable and can be worked cold.
Brass Door Knocker from the front door of the Dahlonega Mint building. Private Collection ...
Brass - made of bells, cannon barrels (hence "Gun Money") and compatible metals to pay for the army being raised by James II.
Type:
1690 Gun Money Crown ...
Brass, 20.3mm (about 13/16")
Note the reversion to the more ornate design and heavier lettering characteristic of the Aberdeen & Sons tokens.
The specimen shown here has a die crack through the E in PENNY.
Brass - A yellowish-gold color alloy consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
Brilliant - A coin that is bright and shiny, usually with a hard, chrome-like luster.
brass, a yellowish alloy of copper and zinc, used extensively during the Imperial period principally for the production of the sestertius and dupondius.
Palladium
an ancient sacred image of Athena (Minerva).
The brass threepence ceased to be legal tender after 31 August 1971.
[edit] The Commonwealth
The "thruppence" was also used in the pre-decimalisation currencies of Commonwealth of Nations countries such as Australia and New Zealand.
Both brass and tin were less valuable than copper and clearly less desirable for coinage, as coins made from these metals would have a lower intrinsic value than a copper coin of equal size.
nickel-brass clad nickel centre in cupro-nickel ring - eg European Union 2 euro (2002)
cupro-nickel clad nickel centre in nickel-brass ring - eg European Union 1 euro (2002)
Production of bimetallic coins ...
D-5. Brass. 50 struck. (2 pieces).
D-5. Brass. 50 struck.
D-5. White metal. 50 struck (of which 37 were donated to the ANA Museum in later years; if you need one, see the curator for a trade?).
Manganese brass composition: Golden Dollar's overall composition:
77% copper
12% zinc
7% manganese
4% nickel ...
Russian cast brass tryptic (three part folding) icon. The main design is Mary holding the infant Christ, with floral scroll work at the sides, with a small image of "God the Father in the clouds" in the top arch.
The coins are brass, about 10 grams each, slightly wider than a U.S. half dollar. The images are a little cartoonish, but recognizable. Overall the presentation is not half bad. I have two boards going, one with five coins, the other with two.
Copper/bronze/brass coins that have been cleaned have an unnatural color, often looking like a toned gold coin. Even after they retone, they tend it tends to be uneven and a slightly odd color (watch out for dark areas).
A paper money, brass or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the People's Republic of China, equal to 10 jiao or 100 fen.
{From Chinese yuan yuan round or circular.}
[China] ...
R1014* 2797 Trajan: AE 28 Dupondius
$225.00
Obv. IMP CAES NERVAE TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS II P P Rad. bust r.
Rev. FELICITAS AVGVST S C Felicitas stg. r.
11.94 g
Sear 1014v, RIC 626. aEF, brassy spots on high points ...
Service and they determine that it has such a significant problem that they will not encapsulate the coin, the coin is returned to the collector/dealer in a plastic polyvinyl bag. This bag has come to be known by the slang term body bag.
Brass ...
AE = bronze / brass / copper
CU = copper
Billion = silver debased with tin or copper ...
AE Semis = 1/2 As (Brass or Orichalcum, 18mm)
AE Quadrans = 1/4 As (Copper, 15mm)
AE Uncia = 1/12 As ...
In modern parlance, this alloy is called brass. Bronze, when used precisely, refers to an alloy of copper and tin.
4. The best discussion of technique as an outgrowth of manufacturing methods for Greek coins is that of C. M.
In addition to extending the use of copper and brass farthings for economic reasons, the artistic taste of Charles supported Nicholas Briot in overturning mint hostility to introducing the screw mill.
In the Republic, the sestertius was occasionally issued as a tiny silver coin but by the early empire it was an impressive yellow brass ('orichalcum') coin.
They were struck in silver until 1944, and in nickel-brass (referred to as brass) from 1937. The common name for the old silver threepences was "Joey".
These coins, made of brass and then silvered, are now extremely rare. They were known as `hog money', ...
The substitute proved unsatisfactory, and from 1944 through 1946 the Mint instead used the brass alloy first tried in 1942; this lacked the small percentage of tin employed before and after the war.
It was first noticed by small boys scavenging for brass shell casings. These shells were of bullets fired by hunting party of Maharaja (King) of Bharatpur, Col.
The reign of Elizabeth II (1952-) continued the same four denominations of bronze/brass pieces, though inflation soon rendered the once indispensable farthing a coin of no further value in circulation. Its coinage was discontinued after 1956.
Although golden in color, they are made of a combination of copper and manganese brass. For a picture click here. Saint-Gaudens - Augustus Saint-Gaudens was a well know artist and coin designer of the early 1900's.
This time, however, there was no particular interest because the change was not readily notice even though technically the Lincoln cent became brass, not bronze.
Unusually brassy. Most casts are in base gray metal, as are the following pieces.
IVLIA AVGVSTA
/PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing left, sacrificing at altar
References: Prototype is Sear (old) 1846. RIC (SS) 572, plate 9.8 "196-211".
"It is made of solid brass and in perfect condition. It belonged to my dad as long as I can remember (of course, I'm only 75) and he and his old (er) bachelor brother used it to keep unscrupulous grain buyers half way Honest. Happy Bidding! ...
The bronze as was a good sized brass or copper coin, about 23 to 30 mm across, and weighing 8 to 12 grams. Worth one-quarter of a sesterius, it was a commonly used coin amond the Roman public.
Use Brasso for removing fine to moderate scratches from slabs. This works amazingly well!! Simply apply the Brasso using a soft rag or paper towel to the surface of the slab. Allow a few moments to dry to cloudy film. Then simply wipe off.
silver, gold, brass, copper, pewter, glass, steel, aluminum and chromium.
Removes rust and tar, leaves no deposits in the crevices of metal work.
1776 dated “dollars' struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation.
Augustus replaced the rather muddy bronze coins of the late republic with a new series of coinages - some in brass, such as the sestertius and the dupondius, and some in bright copper, such as the as and the quadrans.
Continental dollars 1776 dated Â"dollarsÂ" struck in pewter (scarce), brass (rare), copper (extremely rare) and silver (extremely rare). Although likely struck sometime later than 1776, these saw extensive circulation.
Talos (or Talon), the wondrous man of brass made by Hephaestos, was the guardian of Crete, who daily perambulated the island and hurled stones at strange vessels that approached it.
In this group, we find the so-called Continental dollars of 1776 struck in pewter, brass, and silver. The Immune Columbia pieces, the Confederatio coppers, and Brasher's experimental pieces are also among such issues. Belonging here, too, are the U.
Although there are brass, copper, silver and other types of "slugs" or planchets that will fit in a penny press, use of non-coins can result in damage to the machines and user liabilities. Besides, most collectors prefer real coins anyway.
An example is a SBA dollar struck on a Sacagawea dollar brass planchet. SBA dollars were struck in 1999 and Sacagawea dollars were struck in 2000.
Smaller Roman coins included the brass Sesterius and the copper As. It took 100 to 200 denarii to pay for a cow, 500 denarii to pay for a male slave, and 2000-6000 denarii to pay for a female slave.
Formerly a small silver coin, later a small thick 12-sided brass coin. Withdrawn. Unpopular with some people, but welcomed by children as a gift from kind Aunts.
and it and its alloys -- bronze (primarily copper and tin) and brass (primarily copper and zinc) -- usually turn from red to a dark and fairly unattractive brown. But copper can turn green as well (sometimes called verdigris).
 See also: Coin, Silver, Revers, Reverse, Struck
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