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 ...

Believe it or not, there are plenty of valuable nickels out there that couldjust be taking up space in your coin jar. These five-cent pieces could be worthdramatically more than their face value ...

Most people who come across an old Buffalo Nickel in a kitchen drawer or a grandparent's coin jar assume it's worth little more than a curiosity. That assumption is increasingly wrong. Over the past ...