Not what, but WHO - a portrait of Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd President of the United States, appears on the front of the US nickel. Check out the U.S. Mint website www.usmint.gov for information about other coins.
From 1982 to 1999 all Canadian nickels were made out of the same 75% copper / 25% nickel alloy used in US nickels. That alloy doesn't contain enough nickel to be attracted to a magnet.
AnswerPure nickel is magnetic. However, US nickels aren't magnetic because they are made of an alloy (a combination of different metals) that's mostly copper.However, older Canadian nickels are pure nickel, so they are magnetic. Newer Canadian nickels are steel so they're still attracted to a magnet.
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That depends on what nickel you are talking about. Is it a US coin, a Canadian coin, what year is it? Compositions change both from country to country and from year to year. Try being more specific in your question, in order to get a proper answer.
The Canadian one-dollar coin, also known as the loonie, is made of a nickel plated with brass. The inner core of the coin is made of pure nickel. Its distinctive design features a common loon, a bird native to Canada, which is how it got its nickname.
the obverse
the big nickel is about 64,607,747 times the size of a Canadian nickel
By convention, the front (known as the obverse) of all Canadian coins have an image of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. The current 5c coin has an image of a beaver on the reverse. This could (mistakenly) be thought of as the 'front' - it's not.
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how much does canadian nickel 1751-1951 is worth
A nickel is an American or Canadian coin which is worth 5 cents.
A composition of steel, copper, and nickel
that is not clear
Canadian money does not actually have a nickel. They have what is called a five cent piece. A 2002 Canadian 5¢ piece is only worth face value.
Up till the 1990s Canadian dimes were made of pure nickel. Since then they've been made of steel because the price of nickel went up.
Yes. It consists of nickel, nickel, and nickel.
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