Boy Finds Unique Penny, Discovers What It’s Really Worth

A Dear Friend

It turns out that Don’s good friend, Peter Karpenski, had traveled from Massachusetts to visit him at Fairview Rehabilitation Center. But Peter wasn’t expecting to become the consignor of the rare 1943 Lincoln penny that day.

Peter said: “When he was in the nursing home, I asked him… would you like some notoriety?’ And he said, ‘Sure.’ And so here we are.”