answersLogoWhite

0

Although the nickel is actually 75% copper, it is called a nickel because of the 25% nickel it contains.

User Avatar

Wiki User

8y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What do you call a five cent coin?

A five cent coin is generally called a nickel.


What is an American 5 cent coin called?

A five cent coin in the United States is called a nickel.


What is a an American five cent piece called?

is it a nickel


Buffalo nickels are also called what?

Five-Cent Indian Head


Which animal has it on the five cent coin?

An echidna is on the five cent coin.


Which animal has its picture on the five cent coin in Australia?

Echidna is the five cent coin in Australia


What is on the surface of an Italian five-cent coin?

Nothing. There is no such thing as an Italian five cent coin.


When was Australian five-cent coin created?

Australian five-cent coin was created in 1966.


What is the value of s 1964 nickle?

Five cents. It contains no silver, and they made over 2 billion of them.


How much is an five cent 2005 E pluribus unum coin worth?

A five cent coin from 2005 is worth five cents.


How much is 4 dimes and 1 nickle?

forty-five cents 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 5 = 45


What is the value of an 1820 silver five cent piece?

No five-cent coins were minted between 1806 and 1828 inclusive.The first five-cent coins were actually called half dimesand were small silver pieces about 14 mm in diameter. The denomination was issued until 1873 when it was phased out in favor of the larger and more convenient nickels we know today.If your coin is dated 1920, it's a buffalo nickel and is made of cupronickel, not silver. There's more information at the Related Question.AnswerWhen asking a question it is customary to start with Who, what, where, when or why and maybe how. as in who is on the 1820 silver five cent? Or how much is it worth? Or where was an 1820 silver five cent made? To simply ask 1820 silver five cent? doesn't really ask anything, it more of a statement.