If you've got a few Jefferson nickels in your pocket, give them a closer look. In circulation since 1938, the Jefferson nickel is something you see in your pocket change every day. However, some ...

There's change in store for Thomas Jefferson — on the nickel that is. He's getting his first makeover since being put on the coin in 1938. The makers of the nation's coins, the U.S. Mint, unveiled ...

U.S. coins worth five cents have been around since 1794, but they were called “half dimes” during the early decades. The term “nickel” wasn’t (um) coined until 1866, though the smaller half dime ...

WASHINGTON – Coming soon to a cash register near you — a smiling Thomas Jefferson looking straight at you from a new nickel that will end nearly a century of tradition for U.S. coins. The Mint plans ...

WASHINGTON (WKRC) - These are the nine most valuable nickels in circulation. Nickels have a long history in the United States. According to the U.S. Mint, the first five cent coins, which were first ...

Collectors are suddenly paying real money for a coin most people still overlook in their change: the 2005 Buffalo nickel. What began as a modest modern commemorative has turned into a hot target for ...

Coming soon to a cash register near you — a smiling Thomas Jefferson looking straight at you from a new nickel that will end nearly a century of tradition for U.S. coins. The Mint plans to begin ...

Washington – After nearly 100 years of depicting presidents in somber profiles on the nation’s coins, the Mint is trying something different: The new nickel features Thomas Jefferson, facing forward, ...

After nearly 100 years of depicting presidents in somber profiles on the nation’s coins, the Mint is trying something different: The new nickel features Thomas Jefferson, facing forward, with the hint ...

Before spending those nickels, make sure to check that they aren’t some of the few in circulation worth thousands of dollars. Rare coin hoards are fascinating discoveries that capture the imagination ...

THE COINAGE Act of 1792 established a national mint to regulate coinage in the United States. At the time, the Act started the newly created US dollar to the value of the widely used Spanish silver ...