Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 177, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1920 — Nickel Money. [ARTICLE]

Nickel Money.

Nickels—which are really nickel, being a mixture of the two metals—were first coined in this country to give encouragement to nickel mining, important deposits having been found in Pennsylvania. Since then many other uses for the metal have been found. But at the present time 85 per Cent of the world’s supply of nickel Is derived from the mines of the Sudbury district, in Canada. where the reserves of ore are enormous. Of the balance, France produces the bulk, contributing 11 per cent. It has been suggested that Great Britain, practically controlling as she does the World’s nickel, might switch from cheapened gold and make the the basis of her currency. —Philadelphia Ledger.