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simple puzzle .. need answer

I have two coins that adds to 55 cents. One of them is not nickle, what are the two coins?

Rinken Patel
Friday, January 07, 2005

a half dollar and a nickle

I choose the half dollar to be the coin that is not nickle

JHY
Friday, January 07, 2005

nickel means ..................

murthy
Monday, January 10, 2005

1.
Symbol Ni
A silvery, hard, ductile, ferromagnetic metallic element used in alloys, in corrosion-resistant surfaces and batteries, and for electroplating.
Atomic number 28;
atomic weight 58.69;
melting point 1,453°C;
boiling point 2,732°C;
specific gravity 8.902;
valence 0, 1, 2, 3.

2.
A U.S. coin worth five cents, made of a nickel and copper alloy

JHY
Monday, January 10, 2005

A half dollar coin will amount to 50 cents and a nickle will be 5 cents. if I add up both I will be getting 55 cents.

Varadh
Thursday, January 13, 2005

One of them is not a nickel, so the other coin is a nickel

stg
Thursday, March 31, 2005

Since when there's half dollar? I never knew! DAMN....

aaa
Sunday, April 17, 2005