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Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1866–present Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1942–1945 Twenty Cent 22 mm 5 g 1875–1878 $5 Half Eagle 21.6 mm 8.36 g 1795–1929 $10 American Gold Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1986–present $25 American Platinum Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1997–present Half Cent 23.5 mm 6.74 g 1795–1857 Two Cent 23 mm 6.22 g 1864-1873 Quarter (Clad) 24.26 mm 5. ...
Cupronickel or copper–nickel (CuNi) is an alloy of copper with nickel, usually along with small quantities of other metals added for strength, such as iron and manganese. The copper content typically varies from 60 to 90 percent. (Monel is a nickel–copper alloy that contains a minimum of 52 percent nickel.)
This made the new coin heavy, in terms of weight per $.01 of face value, compared to the three-cent copper-nickel coin. The bill passed without debate on May 16, 1866. [ 16 ] The new copper-nickel coin was legal tender for up to one dollar and would be paid out by the Treasury in exchange for coin of the United States, excluding the half cent ...
Its current version is composed of two layers of cupronickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) clad on a core of pure copper. [2] With the cupronickel layers comprising 1/3 of total weight, the coin's overall composition is therefore 8.33% nickel, 91.67% copper. Its weight is 0.1823 troy oz. or 0.2000 avoirdupois oz. (5.670 grams).
Jefferson nickels have been minted since 1938 at the Philadelphia and Denver mints and from the San Francisco mint until 1970. Key dates for the series include the 1939-D, and 1950-D nickels. The 1939-D nickel with a mintage of 3,514,000 coins is the second lowest behind the 1950-D nickel.
Ellis Island reverse, 2017 (Nickel-clad copper unless otherwise noted) Year Mint Mintage [1] [2] Comments 2017 P 234,000,000 D 254,000,000 S 901,780 Uncirculated 210,419 [3] Enhanced uncirculated 629,997 Proof 466,711 Silver proof (P) 40,000 Silver bullion P 17,670 Silver bullion, uncirculated
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The nickel-brass coin bears the denomination and a profile of José Rizal, a writer and a key member of the Filipino Propaganda Movement which advocated political reforms for the colony under Spain, faced to the left on the obverse, while the year of minting, the inscription 'Republika ng Pilipinas' and its official coat of arms, are all on the ...