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

By Apoorva Jha

Validated Coin

Lutes left this world at the age of 87. He lived long enough to see the documentation of his beloved 1943 copper cent by a major grading company. This validated the coin to be genuine and listed it as the “Don Lutes Discovery Coin” which ensures that his name will be a part of Numismatic history forever.