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Cents are made of copper-plated zinc
Dollars are made of manganese-brass
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What is nikel made of?
The five cent US coin called "nickel" is now made of 75% copper and 25% nickel The five cent Canadian coin called "nickel" is now made of 94.5% steel, 3.5% copper with 2% pure nickel plating; between 1946 and 1981 the Canadian coins were pure nickel. Nickel is an element made of electrons, protons and neutrons
What is the metal of 1972 US coin?
All US coins except the Lincoln cent are made from a copper nickel alloy.
What the us money is made of?
Dollars are made of cotton fiber paper. Coins are made of nickel, zinc, tin, copper, and manganese, depending on the coin.
What is the US made out of?
it is made out of a mixture of copper and nickel
What is a nickel coin made out of?
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.
What are US state quarters made of?
All US state quarters intended for circulation are made out of copper-nickel, 92% copper, 8% nickel.
What metal is the dollar coin made of?
It depends on when the coin was made, US one dollar coins have been made from gold, silver, copper-nickel and manganese brass. Post new question with a date.
What is the value of an 1862 US copper nickel?
Please check your coin again and post a new, separate question. The first US nickels were struck in 1866 and they were never made of pure copper.
Is a US dime made of nickel?
Since 1965 US dimes have contained a small amount of nickel in their outer cladding, amounting to 8.33% by weight. The rest of the cladding an the coin's core are copper. Up to 1964 US dimes were 90% silver and 10% copper.
Is nickel a combination of two or more metals?
No, nickel is a metallic element with the symbol Ni and the atomic number 28.A nickel ... a US 5 cent coin ... is made of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel (the element).
What is the US dime made out of?
it is made out of a mixture of copper and nickel
What is a 2014 nickel made of?
A 2014 US nickel is made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. A 2014 Canadian nickel is made of an alloy of 94.5% steel and 3.5% copper, plated with nickel (2%)
