nickels

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Going from a bulky commercial hydrogen sensor to a smart device about the size of a stack of three nickels was a technical challenge like that of any consumer-health wearable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

He also thinks the government savings from not producing pennies will be offset by the need for more nickels, which are worth five cents but cost nearly 14 cents to make.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

“We don’t take those wooden nickels anymore,” he said.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

Mitchell stockpiled the nickels in a slow process that took him and a team of helpers more than four months.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

He held out a little square hand to show Dicey a cluster of pennies and nickels.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt