Thread: Money/Coins Problem

I have two U.S. coins. They total thirty cents. One of them is not a nickel. What are the coins?

A nickel and a quarter?

Yes, you got it!
I was thinking it would either get solved quickly, or confuse folks for a bit.

Hello, mathbyte!

I have two US coins.
They total thirty cents.
One of them is not a nickel.
What are the coins?

I first heard this riddle on the playground.
I didn't care for the answer then.
I'm not too crazy about it now.
(But some of my friends laughed hysterically over it. .Go figure.)

"One of the coins is not a nickel", but the other coin is! . Nyuk-nyuk!

Okay, let's make it a bit harder...
Same question, but there is actually another answer!
Hint: In this instance, I'd be crazy to actually spend the coins as thirty cents.