All this talk about a copper 1943-S penny, valued at an estimated quarter-million dollars, have you digging through your coin jars and checking your couch cushions?

From all accounts Ken Wing was a typical kid. Born in 1930, his childhood invariably revolved around World War II.

From all accounts Ken Wing was a typical kid. Born in 1930, his childhood invariably revolved around World War II.

A 1943-S bronze Lincoln cent. Laguna Beach resident Steve Contursi sold a rare coin he bought recently for more than $100,000 to a very happy collector on the East Coast.

A rare penny found by a teenaged collector in pocket change in Long Beach 64 years ago has been sold to a Laguna Beach resident for $72,500.

A 1943-S bronze Lincoln cent. What does $72,500 get you these days? If coin collecting is your thing, it gets you a penny.

Contursi, who owns east Napa vineyard, lucks into find from 1943