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In a sense a ritual practice, coins are used by nurses and/or undertakers to close the eyes of people who have recently died. In Europe there is or was considerable ritual, for example with the Italian royalty a black cloth thing similar to a blindfold was used in tandem with two gold pieces- thus the Eyes of Queen Margherita were closed up- by either family members or nursing sisters ( nuns). obviously the types of coins vary as to the importance of the person involved. these are conserved as family relics and are not buried with the deceased. As thiis is connected with dead bodies- there is a loose paralell to Voodoo and related practices. Mercury dimes were popular for this task as they are small and easily concealed- and Mercury was the messenger of the Gods!
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How do you make five dollars with us coins but you can not use nickels?
20 quarters
How do you use 13 coins out of 33 cents?
5 nickels and 8 pennies
28 coins can you use to equal 1.00?
18 nickels and 10 pennies
what do you use coins for?
In the US, we use pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters.
How do you make 25 cents with ten coins?
You cannot. With US coins, you are limited to pennies, nickels, and dimes. 5 pennies = 5 cents 4 nickels = 20 cents Total of 9 coins and 25 cents. It is impossible to use any greater number of coins and impossible to use 10 coins in today's US currency.
Using 50 coins to make a dollar what coins are you going to be use?
All you need to use is 40 pennies, 8 nickels and 2 dimes.
How can you use 24 coins to make 1 dollar?
19 nickels and 5 pennies.
How can you make change for 100 using exactly fifty coins?
You can use 1 quarter, 2 nickels, 2 dimes and 45 pennies OR 40 pennies, 8 nickels and 2 dimes
What coins make 28 without nickels?
You could use 28*4 = 112 quarters
What 6 coins can you use to make 80 cents?
Half-Dollar + dime + four nickels
When use has?
Nickels and other coins are used when the you pay for something. You usually use them when you pay in cash. Surprisingly nickels cost more than their currency and they might not be made anymore one day.
How can you make 26 cents out of 9 coins?
Use one dime, two nickels and 6 cents.
