The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel is perhaps the most famous and valuable of all nickels. Only five are known to exist, and they were struck under mysterious circumstances at the Philadelphia Mint. These ...

While hitchhiking feels like a distant memory, it wasn't an uncommon practice. Transient life was particularly popular during the Great Depression, as it was many people's only means of getting around ...

When President Donald Trump announced his intention to eliminate the penny Sunday, he cited the rising cost of producing the coin. Data from the U.S. Treasury shows it’s not the only coin that costs ...