His Luck Came From Spare Change
The story starts when Don Lutes Jr. was 16 years old. At the time, he received the coin in this photo when he paid for his food at the local cafeteria. The incident took place in 1947! Even though he was young, he could tell that this was a special coin from the very beginning. But what exactly made him think that?
Not Your Usual Coin
He might have been a teenager at the time, but he was already a budding coin collector. This was how he figured out that this was not a regular coin. He knew right away that there was something special about the one in his possession. In the meantime, he decided to give it a spot in his collection.