Assertion: alloy's nickel | /r/ObjectUse | used in country
Facets:
value: as a cheap coinage metal
type: PURPOSE
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
value: after 1859
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Nickel was also occasionally used in some countries after 1859 as a cheap coinage metal (see above), but in the later years of the 20th century, it was replaced by cheaper stainless steel (i.e., iron) alloys, except in the United States and Canada.