Buffalo nickels sit in countless jars and dresser drawers, yet some of these 5 cent pieces can trade for four or even five figures when the right date, mint mark and condition line up. The key is ...

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 ...

Buffalo nickels are nostalgic coins that were in circulation from 1913 until 1938. Once a regular discovery in everyday life, these coins are now valued antiquities from a bygone period. They were ...