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Maybe in the past brass was solid, but most of the brass items I see in
the stores is brass coating, even hardware. Don't believe me? Try
hitting it with a wire brush. My car is loaded with these crappy brass
coated bolts. If it doesn't say it's solid brass, I now assume that
it's brass coated.

True....thoes are brass 'coated'. Any plumbing section in a hardware store
will sell solid brass flange bolts for toilets. Thoes will not rust.