Despite the nickel name, the coin contains 25% nickel and 75% copper. During a period of 1942 to 1945, there was no nickel contained in the U.S. nickel.

In honor of the coin’s 150th anniversary, read up on how the nickel came to be minted Daniel A. Gross The nickel wasn't always worth five cents. In 1865, the U.S. nickel was a three-cent coin ...

Be the first to comment. The nickel isn’t the only low denomination coin that is punching well below its weight. Pennies now cost 2.7 cents to make, and billions are manufactured every year.

The nickel is worth more than a dime. Nickel prices, for the metal not the coin, spiked to $100,000 per metric ton on the London Metal Exchange this past week before trading was halted.

DEADWOOD | In what is being described as a "Eureka!" moment, numismatists examining a treasure trove of coins unearthed during four years of archaeological digs in this Black Hills community ...

An internal federal analysis shows the government has studied the pros and cons of the nickel — but Ottawa insists it has no plans to force the five-cent coin into retirement, as it did the penny.

Coin collectors have their first chance in 67 years to get their hands on a shiny new buffalo nickel Tuesday when the U.S. Mint rolls out its latest product.

The coin, called the Walton 1913 Liberty Head nickel, was sold to GreatCollections for a whopping $4.2 million dollars, according to a press release put out Sunday by the auction house.

In November 2021, the auction house made a $13.35 million three-coin purchase to acquire the Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, the Dexter 1804 Silver Dollar and the 1894-S Proof Dime.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A rare nickel was up for auction in Philadelphia on Wednesday. The Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head Nickel fetched $4.56 million from an anonymous buyer.

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 ...