| Rothhammer1 |
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| 19/01/21 07:15 PM |
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Re: Nickel scope pronunciation
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Quote:
...Along with changing the cent composition to bronze in 1864 a new two cent bronze coin was added and in 1865 the three cent silver (1851 - 72) was joined by a three cent coin with a new composition of 75% nickel, 25% copper - the first 'Nickel'.
With the success of the new three cent 'nickel', a new five cent coin of the same 75/25 copper nickel mix was introduced in 1866...
I just re read the above post of mine and found a major error (too late to edit).
The copper - nickel alloy used in U.S. coinage is 75% copper, 25% nickel - not the other way about as I had erred. (FIXED)