You probably have a handful of nickels in your pocket right now. They seem so ordinary, worth just five cents each, right?

Nickels are the unsung heroes of American coins. Where would all of us be with our fast math skills without the most useful and divisible coin in our pockets? Out of luck, that's what. For how much ...

Carrie and Chester Hughes' nickel. TRENTON -- To a coin collector, a 1936 Buffalo nickel is worth more than face value. It could fetch up to 40 or 50 cents depending on the condition. The one in ...

That cluttered junk drawer or old coffee can of change could be hiding a serious payday. Rare pennies from the 1940s, early ...