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Nickel
Nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile...

is a chemical element. The word may also refer to:

Coins:
  • Flying Eagle cent
    Flying Eagle cent
    The Flying Eagle cent is a United States coin that was minted from 1856 to 1858. The coin was designed by James B. Longacre. The Flying Eagle was the first small-sized cent coin minted in the US, replacing the earlier large cent. The obverse of the coin depicts an eagle in flight, a unique subject...

     (1857–1858), called a "nick" or "nickel"
  • Indian Head cent
    Indian Head cent
    The Indian Head one-cent coin, also known as an Indian Penny , was produced by the United States Mint from 1859 to 1909 at the Philadelphia Mint and in 1908 and 1909 at the San Francisco Mint...

     (1859–1864), called a "nickel" until nickel three-cent pieces appeared
  • Three-cent piece (United States coin)
    Three-cent piece (United States coin)
    The United States three cent piece was a unit of currency equaling 3/100th of a United States dollar. The mint produced two different three-cent coins: the three-cent silver and the three-cent nickel. Its purchasing power in 1851 would be equivalent to $ today.-History:The three cent coin has an...

     (1865–1889), also known as the "three-cent nickel"
  • Nickel (United States coin)
    Nickel (United States coin)
    The nickel is a five-cent coin, representing a unit of currency equaling five hundredths of one United States dollar. A later-produced Canadian nickel five-cent coin was also called by the same name....

    , introduced in 1866
  • Nickel (Canadian coin)
    Nickel (Canadian coin)
    The Canadian five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a coin worth five cents or one-twentieth of a Canadian dollar. It was patterned on the corresponding coin in the neighbouring United States...

    , introduced in 1922


Surname:
  • Arno Nickel
    Arno Nickel
    Arno Nickel is a German correspondence chess Grandmaster.Arno Nickel currently lives in Berlin and writes and publishes chess books through his well-known Edition Marco...

     (born 1952), German correspondence chess Grandmaster
  • Bernd Nickel
    Bernd Nickel
    Bernd Nickel is a former German footballer.Due to his straight shots his nickname was "Doktor Hammer".Nickel began his career in 1957 at SV Eisemroth. In 1966 he was signed by Eintracht Frankfurt, where he scored 141 goals in 426 Bundesliga games. He won the DFB-Pokal in 1974, 1975 and 1981...

     (born 1949), German former footballer
  • Eckhart Nickel
    Eckhart Nickel
    Eckhart Nickel is a German author and journalist.Nickel was born in Frankfurt am Main. After studying art history and literature in Heidelberg and New York City, he worked at various media outlets including the German lifestyle magazine Tempo, Arte television in Strasbourg, and Architectural Digest...

     (born 1966), German author and journalist
  • Elbie Nickel
    Elbie Nickel
    Elbert Everett "Elbie" Nickel was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League...

     (1922–2007), American National Football League tight end
  • Goschwin Nickel
    Goschwin Nickel
    Goswin Nickel was a German Jesuit priest, elected the 10th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus....

     (1582–1644), Jesuit priest and the 10th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus
  • Greg Nickels
    Greg Nickels
    Gregory J. "Greg" Nickels was the 51st mayor of Seattle, Washington. He took office on January 1, 2002 and was reelected to a second term in 2005. In August 2009, Nickels finished third in the primary election for Seattle mayor, failing to qualify for the November 2009 general election, and...

     (born 1955), two-time mayor of Seattle
  • Harald Nickel
    Harald Nickel
    Harald Nickel is a German former footballer.-References:**...

     (born 1953), German former footballer
  • Herman W. Nickel
    Herman W. Nickel
    Herman W. Nickel was United States Ambassador to South Africa during the Reagan administration. He was born in Berlin, Germany. Abitur, Dahlem ; A.B., Union College, Schenectady, NY, 1951; LLB, Syracuse University College of Law.President Reagan announced his intention to nominate Nickel for the...

     (born 1928), United States Ambassador to South Africa during the Reagan administration
  • Jens Nickel
    Jens Nickel
    Jens Nickel is one of Germany's leading Ten-pin bowlers. He plays for the bowling team Strikees, Germany and any world championship events.Jens Nickel became the world champion in 2005 during the world famous bowling World Tenpin Masters, beating England's Paul Moor in the final and was...

    , German ten-pin bowler
  • Mike Nickel
    Mike Nickel
    Mike Nickel is a politician in Alberta, Canada and a former municipal councillor in Edmonton.Nickel was born in Edmonton and attended the University of Alberta, earning a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and a Master's degree in Statistics and Media Studies...

     (born 1965), Canadian politician
  • Richard Nickel
    Richard Nickel
    Richard Stanley Nickel was an American photographer and historian of Polish descent best known for his efforts to preserve and document the buildings of architect Louis Sullivan.-Early life:...

     (1928–1972), American photographer and historian
  • Walter R. Nickel
    Walter R. Nickel
    Walter Russell Nickel, M.D. was an American dermatologist who was one of the founders of the field of dermatopathology. He was a co-founder and president of four different professional societies and was the founding chairman of the Division of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego...

     (1907–1989), American dermatologist


In entertainment:
  • Nickels
    Nickels
    Nickels is a betting game played with any desired denomination of coins. It is played on a flat, hard surface next to a back wall, such as the side of a building or a street curb...

    , a street game
  • Nickel (band)
    Nickel (band)
    Nickel are an American-based band, best known for their cameo in the season 2 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer "School Hard", in which their songs "Stupid Thing" and "1000 Nights" are played in the Bronze....

  • Nickel Theatre
    Nickel Theatre
    The Nickel Theatre was the first movie theatre in Newfoundland. Part of the five-cent picture show craze that brought daily movies to almost every city and town all across North America, the Nickel opened in the Benevolent Irish Society's St. Patrick's Hall on July 1, 1907, one of a chain of B.F....

    , St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
  • Nickel Film Festival
    Nickel Film Festival
    The Nickel Independent Film Festival is an annual film festival held in St. John's, Canada. The Festival was conceived in 2001 by filmmaker Roger Maunder to allow local filmmakers to exhibit their works of filmography...

    , St. John's, Newfoundland


In football:
  • Nickel, a defense formation in American and Canadian football
  • Nickel Trophy
    Nickel Trophy
    The Nickel Trophy was presented to the winner of the formerly annual football game between the North Dakota State University Bison and the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux . The two universities sit approximately 76 miles apart on the eastern border of the state...

    , awarded to the winner of the formerly annual football game between North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota


Other:
  • Nickels Grill & Bar
    Nickels Grill & Bar
    Nickels Grill & Bar is a Canadian restaurant chain. The restaurant has an extensive menu ranging from complete breakfasts to hamburgers, milkshakes, pizza, chicken, ribs, salads and a number of sandwiches, including Montreal-style smoked meat....

    , a Canadian restaurant chain

See also

  • Nickle (disambiguation)
  • Nichols (disambiguation)
  • Nicole (disambiguation)
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