What are dimes, nickels and pennies made of?

Modern Nickels are actually mostly Copper - they’re made of an alloy (mixture) of 25% Nickel metal, and 75% Copper. Modern Quarters and Dimes (and half-dollars) are made of a Copper core with Nickel plating on the outside - think of it as a sandwich where Nickel metal is the “bread”, and Copper metal as the filling. read more

The quarter, dime, nickel and penny are coins of the American currency. A quarter is worth 25 cents (25% of a dollar), a dime is worth 10 cents (10% of a dollar), a nickel is 5 cents (20% of a dollar and a penny is 1 cent (1% of a dollar). Pennys are made of zinc, but used to be made of copper and Iron as well. Nickels are made of nickel and copper. read more