During the Great Depression, a $1 had the same buying power as $14 does today. This means that a nickel, in those times, was actually worth a nickel. In Barbara Ehrenreich’s book "Nickel and Dimed," ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Amid war in Ukraine and market chaos, ...

An old expression goes a little something like this: “Don’t take any wooden nickels.” That’s because if you did, the nickel would practically be worthless. Or would it be? Some bills and coins ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Amid war in Ukraine and market chaos, nickels are now worth more in melted metal than their face value. But before you empty the piggy bank and fire up a smelter in the yard, ...