A Purse Lost in 1957 Was Just Found After Not Being Moved For Decades— And What’s Inside Is Surprising

The Teenager Had “Wheat” Coins in Her Purse

The teenager who had peppermint-flavored Beech-Nut gum inside her purse, also had a wallet with several bronze “wheat” penny coins that dated back to the 1950s. On the North Canton City Schools’ Facebook page they posted, “Each of her five children kept one of the wheat pennies as a token of remembrance of their mom.”