A rare 5 cent coin has sold for thousands more than its face value due to a key “accident” made during the minting process.

If we were to give you a nickel today, you would think us mad. The nickel is a 5-cent coin with very low buying power, and it is doubtful that you can purchase anything with a single nickel, not even ...

According to Coin Value Checker, certain 5-cent coins still in circulation could be worth a small fortune. The 1936-D Buffalo Nickel, 3 1/2 Legs, MS 63.

Never before in US history have coins been less valuable. In 1857, officials did away with the half-cent coin, which was then worth about $0.14 in today’s money.

That’s also more than half of the 25 cent coin’s buying power today. The quarter’s unit cost has increased by 26.2% since the Mint’s 2023 report, when its price tag was closer to 12 cents.

Prices everywhere will likely start being rounded up to 5-cent increments to match the new lowest value coin in circulation, the nickel. Nickels cost the U.S. government 13.78 cents to make, USA ...