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A US 5-cent coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel.

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1991 5 cent coin stamped on a copper?

i have a 1991 5 cent coin printed on a copper(penny


What kind of metal is used in a 5 cent coin?

Metal Compositionof a U.S. Nickel: .750 Cu (75%Copper) .250 Ni (25%Nickel) .


What metal is used for a coin of 5 cents?

In the United States, 5 cent pieces (or "nickels") are composed of an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. In Canada, depending on their dates the coins can be made of 99.9% nickel, the same alloy as US nickels, or nickel-plated steel. The euro 5-cent piece is made of copper-plated steel. The Australian 5-cent coin is made of the same alloy as US nickels.


Is nickel from earth the same as the 5 cent nickel?

US "nickels" (5-cent coins) contain nickel metal - except during WWII, they've always been struck in an alloy of 25% nickel metal and 75% copper. The coin's name comes from the fact that it was one of the first US coins to contain nickel metal. When nickel coins were introduced in the mid-19th century people referred to them as "nickels" to distinguish them from their older silver counterparts. The denomination was also part of the nickname, e.g. "three-cent nickel", "five-cent nickel". By the late 19th century the five-cent nickel was the only coin of that composition still being made, so the people gradually shortened the nickname in common slang. When Canada replaced its silver 5-cent coins with nickel coins in 1922 the US slang name was already well-established, so Anglophone Canadians adopted it as well. Unlike their American counterparts, Canadian nickels actually were pure nickel from 1922 to 1981, except during war years when various substitute metals were used.


Is nickel a pure metal?

No, because steel is a mixture.True, but more to the point:Nickel is an element, chemical symbol Ni, chemical element Z = 28, a silvery-white metal, a ferromagnetic metal [you can make magnets with it]. All by itself. Nickel is not a mixture of anything.

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What is a metal that is also an American coin?

A nickel or 5 cent piece


What metal is the Singapore 5 cent coin made of?

It is made of bronze or copper-clad steel.


What is metal used in a 5 cent coin?

United States 5 cent pieces, known as "nickels" are composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel.


what makes 75 cents in cents?

75/5 = 15 So 15, 5 cent coins make up 75 cents. 75/10 = 7 and then another 5 cent coin So 7, 10 cent coins and one 5 cent coin makes up 75 cents. 75/20 = 3 and then another 10 cent coin and a 5 cent coin So 3, 20 cent coins, one 10 coin and one 5 cent coin. 75/50 = 1 and then another 20 cent coin and a 5 cent coin. So 1, 50 cent coin, one 20 cent coin and one 5 cent coin. There the Answer, By Answerly


What weight is a 5 cent coin?

The U.S.A. 5 cent coin is 5 gram Other countries also use a 5 Cent coin though, and it was not mentioned in the question which country. Example: the Australia 5 cent coin is 2.83 gram


What animal does the 5 cent coin have?

Years ago the 5 cent coin had a Buffalo on it.


What picture does a Australian 5 cent coin have?

The Australian 5 cent coin has an echidna on it?


What do you call 5 cent coin in Canada?

A 5 cent coin in Canada is known as the 'nickel'.


What is the value a 1970 5 cent coin?

5 cent


Is the Australian 5 cent coin going out of production?

The Australian 5 cent coin will go the way of the 1 and 2 cent coins one day, but the Royal Australian Mint has no plans to withdraw the 5 cent coin in the immediate future. New Zealand dispensed with their 5 cent coin in 2006.


1991 5 cent coin stamped on a copper?

i have a 1991 5 cent coin printed on a copper(penny


How do you spell nickel like the money?

The spelling of the 5-cent coin is nickel, named for the metal it was made from.