The Most Interesting US History Moments and Facts That School Didn’t Teach YouBy Harvey Shepherd / May 27, 2019 10. The Jefferson Nickel davescollectiblecoins.com The US government spends a total of 1.8 cents to mint a penny and 9.4 cents to mint a nickel. Now, this doesn’t sound like a good deal at all. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20