Is there a US nickel worth 6 million dollars?

Answer 1

No US nickel currently (08/2015) sells for $6 million, but the famous 1913 Liberty nickel comes very close with an estimated auction value of over $4.4 million.

Don't expect to find any of these coins in change, because only five were made and all are accounted for. There's some debate over what specifically happened, but it's known that when it looked like the new buffalo nickel design might not be available at the start of 1913 the Mint had dies prepared for one more year of Liberty head nickels. However the existing stockpile of nickels was sufficient to meet demand until the buffalo design was ready, so the Mint ordered that no more Liberty nickels would be struck.

Despite that restriction, five 1913-dated Liberty head nickels were made anyway. Some historians claim that they were trial strikes to verify the dies in case they were needed, but many others say that a few Mint employees used the dies without authorization. Either way, the coins are among the most famous American numismatic rarities.

Answer 2

No US nickel currently (08/2015) sells for $6 million, but the famous 1913 Liberty nickel comes very close with an estimated auction value of over $4.4 million.

Don't expect to find any of these coins in change, because only five were made and all are accounted for. There's some debate over what specifically happened, but it's known that when it looked like the new buffalo nickel design might not be available at the start of 1913 the Mint had dies prepared for one more year of Liberty head nickels. However the existing stockpile of nickels was sufficient to meet demand until the buffalo design was ready, so the Mint ordered that no 1913 Liberty nickels would be struck.

Despite that restriction, five Liberty head nickels with that date were made anyway. Some historians claim that they were trial strikes to verify the dies in case they were needed, but many others say that a few Mint employees used the dies without authorization. Either way, the coins are among the most famous American numismatic rarities.