If you've got a few Jefferson nickels in your pocket, give them a closer look. In circulation since 1938, the Jefferson nickel is something you see in your pocket change every day. However, some ...

For coin collectors and treasure hunters, few discoveries match the thrill of finding a rare nickel hiding in plain sight.

WASHINGTON (WKRC) - These are the nine most valuable nickels in circulation. Nickels have a long history in the United States. According to the U.S. Mint, the first five cent coins, which were first ...

The nickel has a long history in U.S. money, though it wasn’t the country’s first 5-cent coin. That honor goes to a “half-dime” that first appeared in 1794. Early 5-cent pieces weren’t made of nickel ...

If you still have a coin jar sitting around, you might be thinking it’s time to take it to Coinstar and get a few bucks for your change. But before you do, you might want to inspect your coins to see ...

Those loose coins in your couch cushions might help you make some quick cash to pay your rent or grow your bank account this winter. Specific Buffalo nickels and Kennedy half-dollar coins are some of ...

A little 46-year-old Chicago sculptor named Felix Schlag last week gave the U. S. Treasury Department a nickel, received $1,000 in change. Sculptor Schlag’s was no ordinary nickel, but a prize-winning ...

Collectors hunting for valuable coins don’t have to reach back a century or more to find them — they can pop back a few decades to the era of disco music and leisure suits. Several U.S. coins from the ...

But the factors that prompted the government to stop making pennies are even truer for the nickel. Pennies cost nearly 5 cents to make – 4 cents more than they’re worth. The nickel’s net loss is ...