In 1913, the U.S. Mint introduced the famous Indian Head nickel. Affectionately called the Buffalo nickel, its design was part of an attempt to beautify American coinage. Unfortunately, it was hard to ...

Nickels are the unsung heroes of American coins. Where would all of us be with our fast math skills without the most useful and divisible coin in our pockets? Out of luck, that's what. For how much ...

Emporia? Bob Finlay was 6 years old when the only hobo he has ever seen came through Harleyville, asking to dig carrots out of the family garden. It’s possible that hobo was carrying hobo nickels — ...

Are your old pennies worth millions? Experts say you shouldn't bank on it.

The corner candy store was once a magical place where children clutched their nickels and dimes, staring wide-eyed at glass jars filled with treasures most kids today have never heard of. Back when ...

The ghost of George F. Cotterill was at Carpenters Hall yesterday morning when Mayor-elect Greg Nickels strode through the door at 11:19. George wasn't about to miss Nickels' appearance, not for the ...

Maybe it’s just the lighting, but Mike McGinn’s eyes are puffy and tired in the video of his State of the City address, which he gave last week. And no wonder. “Our budget is challenged by the state ...

A 21-year-old University of Michigan student died Friday morning after falling through the glass ceiling at Ann Arbor's Nickel's Arcade, police confirmed. The man had climbed up the fire escape to the ...