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Stamps & Coins: How a boy’s rare penny turned to gold - sacbee.com

From all accounts, Ken Wing was a typical kid. Born in 1930, his childhood invariably revolved around World War II.

Back then, young children lived for newsreels detailing accounts of the war. Many boys diligently studied aircraft silhouettes in the event of an attack. Wing was surely one of them considering he lived in Long Beach – one of the closest U.S. cities to Japan.

Read article: Stamps & Coins: How a boy’s rare penny turned to gold - sacbee.com

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