FYI, the US Mint always uses metric measurements.
Current 2001 coinage:
cent 2.5g
nickel 5g
dime 2.268g
quarter 5.67g
half 11.34g
dollar 8.1g
As printed on the "Certificate of Authenticity" for the
Mint's 2001 uncirculated set. www.usmint.gov
In the 60's and 70's, which is where the term came from, herb was generally $20 per "ozzie". Thus, the name "nickel" was given to a 1/4 ozzie because it cost $5. So 7gms cost $5 ...
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