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Rare Australian penny released during the Great Depression sells for nearly $60,000

A rare 1930 Australian penny that was never meant to be minted has sold for just under $60,000 at auction. 

The 1930 penny was sold at a national online auction last night for $59, 415 to a Western Australian bidder, who intends to pass the coin on to his grand children.

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