Most coins are worth their face value, but depending on their quality and rarity, they could be worth a lot more to an avid coin collector. Read Next: These 11 Rare Coins Sold for Over $1 Million ...

On May 16 of that year, Congress passed an act to usher in the new five-cent coin, made of 25 percent nickel and 75 percent copper. Over the next seven years, the Mint produced nickels and silver half ...

While briefly made with pure nickel from 1932-39 (like the penny was made of pure copper at first), the coin has primarily been made of cupronickel, a copper-nickel alloy known for its resistance ...

The Buffalo nickel (sometimes called the Indian Head nickel) was produced from 1913 to 1921 and 1923 to 1938. A five-cent coin made of copper-nickel, it depicts the bust of a Native American profile ...

Missing mint markings: The mint mark is a letter that identifies where a coin was made. If the mint mark is ... the top of Monticello on a Jefferson nickel. Overstamps are rare to begin with ...

In 1943, copper and nickel were needed for the Allied war ... only about 20 of these coins were ever made because the new Mint experienced numerous mechanical breakdowns. According to USA Coin ...

Weighing in at 1.25 grams and measuring 10 millimeters in diameter (almost exactly half the size and half the weight of a U.S. 10¢ coin), the “Panama Pill” is the smallest coin ever made at the ... in ...

Certain collector issues were made of 95 percent copper, just like the original 1909 cents, with coins included in mint sets having a satin finish. The nickel, dime and half dollar were struck in 2009 ...

The U.S. Mint brought back the bison reverse design on the Jefferson nickel in 2005, but these coins had markings that made them worth more. According to the Professional Coin Grading Service ...