U.S. coins worth five cents have been around since 1794, but they were called “half dimes” during the early decades. The term “nickel” wasn’t (um) coined until 1866, though the smaller half dime ...

The 1970s, a decade of bell bottoms, disco, and groundbreaking technology. While much of that era feels like a distant memory, some of its smallest artifacts might just hold significant value today.

Collectors hunting for valuable coins don’t have to reach back a century or more to find them — they can pop back a few decades to the era of disco music and leisure suits. Several U.S. coins from the ...