Lateral Thinking · Ages 10–12
Riddle #111
You have two coins that add up to 30 cents in total, and one of them is not a nickel. What are the two coins?
You solved this one before
Open-ended riddle: think it through, then reveal the answer.
Answer: A quarter and a nickel
"One of them is not a nickel" is true — the quarter isn't a nickel. It never said the other coin wasn't.