It is spelled Nickel.

fcloud · April 4, 2004 5:01AM

Nickel is a metal and the correct spelling is

Nickel

Just in case you were wondering.

Aethelred · April 4, 2004 5:03AM

<<It is spelled Nickel.>>

In fact you are wrong!

It is spelled "it."

Donovan · April 4, 2004 5:04AM

Now, give us the history of why "nickel" is called nickel. Hint: It's of German origin.

fcloud · April 4, 2004 5:08AM

<<It is spelled Nickel.>>

In fact you are wrong!

It is spelled "it."

You are correct "it" is spelled "it".

However, "Nickel" is still spelled "Nickel."

fcloud · April 4, 2004 5:14AM

Donovan, here is a link on the metal Nickel.

Nickel Information

Stuart · April 4, 2004 5:17AM

Spelling not to be confused with Nipple

Donovan · April 4, 2004 5:27AM

<< <i>Donovan, here is a link on the metal Nickel.

Nickel Information >>

That link only hints at why it's called nickel, and they have it wrong anyway. It's not "false copper" but something else in German. Do you know what it is and why they named it that?

coppercoins · April 4, 2004 5:34AM

The post probably comes from the fact that many people insist on spelling it incorrectly, "nickle".

Aethelred · April 4, 2004 5:38AM

<< <i><<It is spelled Nickel.>>

In fact you are wrong!

It is spelled "it."

You are correct "it" is spelled "it".

However, "Nickel" is still spelled "Nickel."

>>

Right, well I can't argue with that.

Do you collect nickles?

airplanenut · April 4, 2004 5:39AM

Actually, Websters contains "Nickle" as a correct variant

fcloud · April 4, 2004 5:49AM

Check any coin magazine, book or article, the hobby uses "Nickel."

mas3cf · April 4, 2004 8:08AM

In chemistry, we use "Nickel" or just "Ni" but never "Nickle"!!

Baley · April 4, 2004 8:12AM

your write nickEL it's there name

cladking · April 4, 2004 8:16AM

What's in a name...

Well in this case nickel is in a nickel..

...or is it nickle in a nickel?

Damn! Now I'm confused.

cladking · April 4, 2004 8:16AM

...and what about the cooper?

zenny · April 4, 2004 11:33AM

and, of course, one of two or more halves is not a halve....

cladking · April 4, 2004 7:51PM

...and no matter how many you've got they aren't "haves".

UncleJoe · April 4, 2004 9:53PM

kupfernickel

copper demon

Joe.

Prometheus183 · April 4, 2004 10:55PM

I'd put my two cents in about this nickel thing, but it wouldn't be worth a dime!

Craig

nwcs · April 4, 2004 11:09PM

And we don't have pennies in the US, either!

dorkkarl · April 4, 2004 11:37PM

actually "nickle" is the correct spelling when nickels are inadvertently struck on pickles.

K S

Conder101 · April 5, 2004 9:35AM

kupfernickel

Devils copper. The ore looked like very similar to that of copper ore but it wouldn't smelt at the same temperatures. The heat had to be much greater. In one referenes it was described as "requiring the very fires of Hell to melt it".

Baley · April 5, 2004 11:49AM

you know, nickel is a really neat metal. Yes, high melting point, also harder than copper, silver and of course, gold. Not as malleable or ductile, but with better tensile characteristics. Unalloyed, it sticks to magnets. Resists corrosion, not as well as gold or the noble metals but much better than silver or especially copper. Alloyed, it makes for an excellent coin metal.

Donovan · April 5, 2004 12:24PM

<< <i>kupfernickel

Devils copper. The ore looked like very similar to that of copper ore but it wouldn't smelt at the same temperatures. The heat had to be much greater. In one referenes it was described as "requiring the very fires of Hell to melt it". >>

Thanks, I was beginning to think no one knew where it really came from.

Gemini · April 5, 2004 7:59PM

A coupel

more misnomers....halves not halfs or haves and Kennedys not Kennedies....

UncleJoe · April 5, 2004 9:43PM

I guess my previous post went unnoticed.

Of course I didn't go into the detail like condor101. Good job!

Joe.

It is spelled Nickel.

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