Both nickels and dimes are composed of Copper and Nickel. A dime, however, is 91.67% Copper and 8.33% Nickel, while a nickel is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel. Since Copper is a bit denser than Nickel, and a dime contains relatively more Copper, than a dime would be denser than a nickel.
Yes, a nickel is half a dime!
There are 18.
None is. Those two coins have always had different faces on them.
You fail to understand the value of a nickel or a dime. A nickel is 5 cents. A dime is 10 cents. There are 2 nickels to make 1 dime.
Both nickels and dimes are composed of Copper and Nickel. A dime, however, is 91.67% Copper and 8.33% Nickel, while a nickel is 75% Copper and 25% Nickel. Since Copper is a bit denser than Nickel, and a dime contains relatively more Copper, than a dime would be denser than a nickel.
The size of coins is not directly related to their value. The penny and nickel are larger than the dime because they are made of different metals and were designed at different times with various considerations in mind, such as ease of use and production costs. The dime, despite being smaller, still holds a higher value than the penny and nickel.
Yes, a nickel is half a dime!
A nickel equals 5 cents; the dime 10 cents. Two nickels equals one dime in value. So the nickel is 50% of the dime.
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A quarter is heavier than a nickel or dime. A quarter weighs 5.67 grams, while a nickel weighs 5.00 grams and a dime weighs 2.27 grams.
Because it makes more cents.
There are 18.
Dime: Franklin D. Roosevelt Nickel: Thomas Jefferson
None is. Those two coins have always had different faces on them.
The dime had more cents.
You fail to understand the value of a nickel or a dime. A nickel is 5 cents. A dime is 10 cents. There are 2 nickels to make 1 dime.