Fact checked by Yarilet Perez Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Before the first coinage act in the United States, citizens of the U.S. exchanged goods and services through the barter system. At this ...

Nickel Street in Lordsburg and a roadway with the same name in Deming are both named after the metal.

Currency has existed in coin form since the days of the ancients -- but not all old coins are on display in a museum. Some old coins are still being used as legal tender today. Before you start ...

United States Mint. "The History of U.S. Circulating Coins." United States Mint. "Coinage Act of April 2, 1792." National Mining Association. "Historical Gold Prices 1833 to Present." Federal ...