· Nickel can be found in coins in several currencies such as Indonesia. During the 1950, Indonesian coins mostly contained aluminum for a number of values. But the 50 cent coins was the only value that contained coppernickel in it. Nickel is still used in some values to this day with the most recent one being Rp1,000 coin. It contains nickelplated steel. Nickel is also used for plating and to ...