nickel coins

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Nickel coins are five-cent pieces in U.S. currency, named for the metal they contain.

The term appears most often when distinguishing denominations: The machine only takes nickel coins and dimes.

In numismatics, nickel coins may refer to any coinage struck from nickel alloy.

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