The nickel wasn't always worth five cents. In 1865, the U.S. nickel was a three-cent coin. Before that, “nickel cents” referred to alloy pennies. It turns out that even the name “nickel ...

An auction house specializing in currency announced it recently purchased a rare nickel coin for millions of dollars. The coin, called the Walton 1913 Liberty Head nickel, was sold to ...

Named for Louis E. Eliasberg Sr., the banker and famed coin collector who bought it in 1948, the nickel will be auctioned at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money ...

Forthright commentator CGP Grey explained in detail why the United States nickel coin needs to be phased out. To make his case, Grey notes that the nickel costs more to make than it is actually ...

While some advocate for eliminating the penny and potentially the nickel due to production costs ... the company behind those coin-cashing machines you see in supermarkets. American consumers ...

The Buffalo Nickel is widely beloved among coin collectors and numismatists for its distinctive design and historical significance. Its unique combination of artistry and symbolism makes it a ...

GreatCollections announced this week that it had acquired an exceedingly rare 1913 Liberty Head nickel from a Florida family for $4.2 million. The coin, which is also known as the Walton nickel ...