The 1943-S Copper Penny Found by Kenneth Wing

[jeff of pa]

Some guys have all the luck, and then some guys make their own luck by creating the opportunity to be lucky. Teenage collector Kenneth S. Wing, of Long Beach, Ca., created one of his biggest opportunities in the early 1940s when he decided to start checking the dates of all of the pennies he came across in pocket change to see if he could build a complete collection of Lincoln Cents.

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[kieser sousa/rip]

Cool story Jeff thanks for sharing.I have a copper coated 43 that my Dad gave me years ago that to me is even more valuable.

 

[Yarrum]

Great story thanks for sharing.

 

[deepskyal]

Maybe it's time for me to start cleaning my collection of wheats I just kept tossing in a jar over the years. Never really took a good look at them...never washed the dirt off them...half a 2 qt. jar full just sitting.

Al