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

The Beginning

This exceptional story began on an ordinary day in the summer of 1947 at Pittsfield High school when a young student named Don Lutes Jr. stumbled upon an unusual item at the high school cafeteria. Little did he know his little discovery will one day become a story that will leave a mark in the history of numismatics.