Miracle penny that saved WWI soldier's life to go up for auction: 'Never seen anything like this...

Why would a family let that out of their possession?

LTC Stephen F. SP5 Mark Kuzinski COL Mikel J. Burroughs SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. "Bill" PriceCPL Dave Hoover SSG William Jones Sgt Vance Bonds SGT (Join to see) Cpl (Join to see) SGT Rick Colburn PO1 H Gene Lawrence Maj Robert Thornton PO3 Bob McCord SPC Douglas Bolton CWO3 Dennis M. Lt Col Charlie Brown TSgt Joe C. PO3 Craig Phillips CW5 Jack Cardwell

CW5 Jack Cardwell WHAT??? That is wrong to sell something as precious as that.

I would never let anything that tied into My family History like that go for any price. It should have continued to pass down into more generations. One reason any items I have although they may not have any cash value I'll pass them to My middle son as I know He values things like that and will also pass it down. Anything that had cash value the items have more value to Me than anything I could get for selling them. To anyone outside the family that's fine but but the items should never have been put up for sale from within the family. Not everyone values the ties to their family History though it seems.