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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.

An historic gold coin is to be displayed in San Francisco for the general public for the first time, according to News-Antique.com.

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.

The first gold coin made for the United States, hand-struck in 1787 by George Washington's New York City neighbor and later owned by a prominent 19th century railroad magnate, will be publicly displayed for the first time in San Francisco.

Last week he bought a penny for $72,500. This week, he plans to sell it again. It's something he knows well, Steve Contursi has been in the rare-coin business for 30 years.

News that Steve Contursi has purchased a 1943-S copper cent previously unknown to exist by the general hobby is riveting.

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