Unlike the penny, the American dime is a good example of positive seigniorage -- when producing a coin costs less than it's face value.

So, every penny minted puts the government 1.7 cents in the red, summing up to an annual loss of around $68 million. Since its debut, the nickel ... alloy as the dime, the quarter is about 2.5 ...

(WAVY) — Could you have a penny worth way more than one cent? Or a quarter worth a small fortune? A 1943 bronze Lincoln cent, a 1944 steel Lincoln cent, or a 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo nickel ... every ...

There’s an old saying about not taking any wooden nickels — but what if it was actually a dime, and what ... the proverbial wooden nickel isn’t worth a shiny penny, but there are some ...