All US Halves, Quarters, Dimes from 1965 to date are copper-nickel. The Dollar coins from 1971-1999 are also copper-nickel but were switched to manganese-brass in 2000
Copper - nickel
The Iraqi coins made for general use since 1960 are made of nickel, copper-nickel, stainless steel, copper plated steel and nickel plated steel.
U.S. coins used to be made with silver, typically a blend of 90% silver with 10% copper. Then modern dimes, quarters, and half dollars are nickel-coated copper. Nickels are made with 25% nickel and 75% copper. There aren't any coins made of a silver/nickel blend.
20p coins in the United Kingdom are made from a combination of 84% copper, 5.5% nickel, and 10.5% zinc.
two pound coins are made out of copper/zinc/brass/and nickel not gold
Today in 2012 the series of coin that we presently use is the contemporary coins where coins are made up of copper+nickel (cupro-nickel alloy).
For the same reason any other nickel was made - to provide coins for commerce.
Copper, Nickel, Silver and Gold
No, they are made from an alloy of nickel and brass.
British coins of copper appearance, the 1 and 2 Pence coins, are made from copper plated steel. British coins of silver appearance, the cupro-nickel 5, 10 and 50 Pence coins, are made from 75% copper and 25% nickel. British 20 Pence coins, are made from 84% copper and 16% nickel.
It depends on the country. For a long time Canadian nickels were made of 99% nickel. However in the US the nickel only has 25% nickel in it and the rest is copper.
Depending on the country, coins can be made out of various combinations of copper, nickel, steel, zinc, aluminium, manganese, and other metals. Copper, nickel, and steel are the most common.