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One of the 1974 coins was certified by Professional Coin Grading Services as Mint State 62 grade in 2005. Albert P. Toven, a former U.S. Capitol police officer, apparently picked up the penny in the basement of the Rayburn Office Building in Washington, DC in 1974 after a congressman dropped it, the complaint states.
Thinking it was a dime, Toven tried to return it to the congressman, but was told to keep it. Toven then realized it was not a dime, but an aluminum penny. The coin was passed on to his family after Toven died in 1999, the complaint states.
Thinking it was a dime, Toven tried to return it to the congressman, but was told to keep it. Toven then realized it was not a dime, but an aluminum penny. The coin was passed on to his family after Toven died in 1999, the complaint states.
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