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No. The U.S. nickel is made from, ironically, nickel and copper. (That's how it got the name.)

The only nickels that ever contained silver were the famous "war nickels" minted during WWII when nickel was a strategic metal. All other nickels are made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel.

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