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

Kyle Mitchell, 35, who works in finance, has stockpiled $250,000 worth of U.S.-minted nickels as an “inflation hedge,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

In order that Tucker could keep at least one of each kind of coin, Harry Cat figured out that they should bring over one half dollar, four quarters, one dime, five nickels, and fifteen cents.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden