A rare coin a teen received from his school cafeteria could fetch six figures at auction. The penny was produced accidentally in 1943, according to Heritage Auctions, where aspiring buyers are ...

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A rare copper penny that a Massachusetts man found in his lunch money more than 70 years ago has been sold at an auction for more than $200,000.

The penny is now up for auction and as of Wednesday morning the current bid was $120,000. The auction for the rare coin is slated to end on Thursday. A similar penny sold for $1.7 million in 2010.