Most people who come across an old Buffalo nickel assume it's worth a few dollars at most - a curiosity from a grandparent's ...

You probably have a handful of nickels in your pocket right now. They seem so ordinary, worth just five cents each, right? Yet some of these unassuming coins from more than a century ago have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nickels are the unsung heroes of American coins. Where would all of us be with our fast math skills without the most useful and ...

An old expression goes a little something like this: “Don’t take any wooden nickels.” That’s because if you did, the nickel would practically be worthless. Or would it be? Some bills and coins ...

That cluttered junk drawer or old coffee can of change could be hiding a serious payday. Rare pennies from the 1940s, early wheat cents, silver quarters and quirky mint errors have all surfaced in ...

President Donald Trump killed the penny because the government lost money whenever it pressed one. Nickels cost even more to mint.