16-year-old Coin Numismatist Gets Hold Of A Rare Coin As A Spare Change,uncovers Its Worth Years Later

By Apoorva Jha

Peter Karpenski

There is another person who played an important role in bringing this story together. That person is Peter Karpenski, a dear friend of Lutes. He went to visit him one day at Fairview Rehabilitation Center, which is where he was living after his wife passed away. He expected to catch up with an old friend, however, he never knew Lutes will ask him to be the consignor of the 1943 Lincoln copper penny.