BRIGHTON, N.Y. — When the last coins of their kind rolled off the presses at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia last month, it marked the end for a piece of currency that, for some, had been a mere afterthought for years. The demise of the penny prompted some coin collectors to give their two cents on the end of the one-cent piece.
Doug Musinger’s love for coin collecting started young, at a coin shop he visited every weekend as a kid, and he now owns.
“When the coin shop owner retired, I saw it as an opportunity,” said Musinger, owner of Brighton Tokens and Coins. “I cannot wait to get in here, because it’s a treasure hunt every day.”…