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

By Apoorva Jha

Holy Grail

The 1943 copper penny was considered to be the ‘Holy Grail’ of mint errors. Despite conducting a fierce search by different collectors, only a handful of legitimate specimens have been discovered. Which is why the penny was sold for 2.4 million dollars surpassing its pre-sale estimate of 1.7 million dollars.