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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?
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From all accounts Ken Wing was a typical kid. Born in 1930, his childhood invariably revolved around World War II.
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A Penny Says 1943 Was a Very Good Year
From all accounts Ken Wing was a typical kid. Born in 1930, his childhood invariably revolved around World War II.
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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.
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Unusual Coin Fetches Pretty Penny
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.
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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.
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Contursi, who owns east Napa vineyard, lucks into find from 1943