Many programmers use all-uppercase names for constants(final variables), such as NICKEL_VALUE. That way, it is easy to distinguish between variables(with mostly lowercase letters) and constants. This rule is a matter of good style, not a requirement of the Java language. The compiler will not complain if you give a final variable a name with lowercase letters.
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