Penny sells for £72,000 and is now the most expensive copper coin
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Coin which is one of four in existence sold at auction after fierce battle between two bidders
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Rare 1933 penny brings record $103,000 at Baldwin's
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Your penny could be worth $240,000 but you have to look for the
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Rare 1933 penny brings record $103,000 at Baldwin's
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Penny sells for £72,000 and is now the most expensive copper coin
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