For the packs that survived and remained sealed, times have changed. The nostalgia and desire to own a piece of Americana from the "Nifty Fifties" fueled the rise in value of vintage sealed wax. In ...

Among many blunt truths about U.S. shortages of strategic materials contained in the Paley Report (TIME, June 30, 1952), none were more pessimistic than the facts about U.S. nickel supplies: U.S.

Carrie and Chester Hughes' nickel. TRENTON -- To a coin collector, a 1936 Buffalo nickel is worth more than face value. It could fetch up to 40 or 50 cents depending on the condition. The one in ...

Some people just want more.