How much was nickel worth in the 1800s?

Answer 1

It was worth 5 cents, the same as today, but that amount bought considerably more at the time.

It's difficult to make a specific comparison because goods and services are so different now than they were 150 years ago, but a very rough guess extrapolating from 20th-century inflation figures indicates that a nickel in the late 1800s would buy at least what $1.50 to $2.00 buys today.