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Alas, there are several different kinds of "ounce", making this question difficult to answer.

James B. Longacre designed the U.S. 5 cent coin (commonly called "the nickel") to weigh precisely 5 grams. At the time (1866), he and many other people expected that people in the U.S. would soon convert to the international metric system.

The "fluid ounce" is a measure of volume. While it various from one country to another, a U.S. fluid ounce measuring spoon (also called a 2 tablespoon measuring spoon) holds an amount of water that weighs the same as 6 nickels.

The avoirdupois ounce (common ounce) is 28.35 gm so it's slightly less than 6 US nickels.

The troy ounce (used for precious metals) is 31.1 gm and weighs slightly more than 6 US nickels.

Canadian nickels have had many different weights over the years. Since 2000, the most common weight has been 3.95 gm so 7 Canadian nickels (28.35 / 3.95) would approximate that amount. If you're referring to troy ounces, the nearest amount would be 8 Canadian nickels.

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