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Where are nickels made?
Nickels are made in the United States Mint. Seventy-five percent of the nickel is copper and twenty-five is made of actual nickel.
Are Nickels made from real silver?
No, Nickels are made from a mixture of 25% Nickel and 75% Copper.
Is a nickel made of steel?
American nickels are made of 75% copper and 25% nickel Canadian nickels used to be pure nickel but are now made out of steel.
What is the value of a US Nickel that is 75 percent copper and 25 percent nickel?
Please post a new question with your nickel's date. Except for the famous "war nickels" minted from 1942 to 1945, ALL US nickels made since 1866 have been struck in the same 75/25 cupronickel alloy.
What year were full-nickel nickels no longer made?
The US has never made coins from pure nickel. Canadian nickels were made of 99.9% pure nickel from 1922 to 1999, except during wartime due to metal shortages.
Are US nickels made from silver?
No. The U.S. nickel is made from, ironically, nickel and copper. (That's how it got the name.) 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.
What is the name of the metal that nickel is made out of?
The nickel is made mostly with steel. 94.5% Steel 3.5% Copper 2% Nickel plating (Canadian nickels) --------- 75% copper 25% nickel (american nickels)
Are nickels actually made from nickel?
Nickels are composed of 75% copper and 25% nickel.
What are 2014 nickels made of?
2014 US nickels, like most US nickels, are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. 2014 Canadian nickels are made of an alloy of 94.5% steel and 3.5% copper, plated with 2% nickel.
Do us nickels have silver in them?
No, they don't. US nickels are made of copper and nickel. The only ones that DO contain silver are war nickels, minted 1942-1945.
What kind of metal are nickels dimes and quarters made of?
Present day nickel, dimes and quarters are composed of copper and nickel.
What 2 metals are nickels primarily made of?
US nickels are made of an alloy of 25% nickel and 75% copper. Since 2000, most Canadian nickels have been made of a steel/copper alloy plated with nickel.
