There are 91 nickels per pound. When wanting to calculate how many nickels per pound exactly, it would be 90.7184 nickels. 1 pound equals 453.592 grams. One nickel per 5 grams. 453.592 / 5.00 = 90.7184. Rounding up since you would not want to cut a nickel to the exact measurement, you get 91 nickels per pound.