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It really depends on which country you are talking about and what years. For the US, from the time the 5 cent nickel was introduced in the late 1800s to present it is 75% copper and 25% nickel with a brief interruption from 1942-1945 which changed the composition to one including silver and removed all nickel from it because it was needed for the war effort. If you are talking about Canada, 1922-1942 it was made with pure nickel, 1942-1943 it was made of "Tombac" a mixture of mostly copper with a bit of zinc. 1944-1945 it was made of chrome plated steel. From 1946-1951 it was again pure nickel. From 1951-1954 it was again chrome plated steel. The coin was pure nickel again from 1955-1981. From 1982-1999 (with some of the production still being in this alloy up until 2006) Canada adopted the US alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. From 2000-present the Canadian nickel has been nickel plated steel.
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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.
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.
What is a 1 Euro coin made of?
€1 coins are bimetallic; that is, they're made in two parts, each with a different metal. The outer ring of the coin is made of nickel-brass, an alloy composed of 75% copper, 20% zinc and 5% nickel. This alloy has a gold colour. The inner core of the coin is made of an alloy consisting of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What metal is the 1876 10 pfennig coin made of?
nickel?
What property is described by a nickel coin being shiny?
The property descibed by a nickel coin being shiny is lustre.
What is a metal that is also an American coin?
A nickel or 5 cent piece
Will a magnet be attracted to nickel?
If you mean the metal, yes. If you mean the coin, no.
A silver white metal used in coins?
coin
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) .
How does the name nickel relate to its value?
It does not. When the price of silver and other metals went up in the 1800's, someone game up with the idea of using a nickel/copper alloy for a new coin. This new coin was the Shield Nickel and was called a nickel, well because the metal nickel being in the coin.
What is the metal content of a 5 cent coin?
A US 5-cent coin is 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What is nickel's color?
Nickel is a metallic and silver-ish color, just like the US coin, the nickel (worth 5 cents).
