Every U.S. nickel 1866-present (except for during WWII) are 75% copper with 25% nickel.
The nickel 5 cents coin is made of a combination of copper and nickel, with 75% copper and 25% nickel. It gives the coin its characteristic silver color.
In spite of the coin's name, all US nickels except special "war nickels" made during 1942-45 are struck in the same alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. "War nickels" were made of an alloy of copper, silver, and manganese because nickel was needed for the war effort. Internet rumors notwithstanding, these are the only US nickels that ever contained silver.
It is not a real coin. It is something made by a novelty company.
5 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 10 cent coin: Brass-clad nickel 50 cent coin: nickel-clad copper dollar coin: nickel-clad copper.
A 50p coin in the UK is made of cupro-nickel, with 75% copper and 25% nickel. The coin also features a nickel-brass outer ring and a Cupro-nickel inner core.
Copper-nickel
Zero. No Eire (Irish) 10 Pence coin has ever contained any silver, they are made from a copper-nickel alloy.
The spelling of the 5-cent coin is nickel, named for the metal it was made from.
American nickels are made of 75% copper and 25% nickel Canadian nickels used to be pure nickel but are now made out of steel.
IF such a coin existed it would be a great rarity, but the only US nickels that ever contained silver were made during WWII, and no circulating US coin has contained silver since the 1960s.Like all other current nickels your coin is made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. It has no added value in circulated condition.
Copper/Nickel.
Don't assume that because a coin is old it has to be made of silver. 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. Unless your coin is uncirculated it's only worth 5 cents.