16-year-old Coin Numismatist Gets Hold Of A Rare Coin As A Spare Change,uncovers Its Worth Years Later
By Apoorva Jha
The Highest Bidder
The winning bid came from Tom Caldwell, owner of northeast numismatics. According to him, this piece is one of 19 known copper pennies minted in 1943. The coin attracted more than 30 bids and was finally sold to Caldwell at 2.4 million dollars.