Extremely Rare One Pence Piece Auctioned Off For £72,000

If you're anything like me, when you see a penny - you don't pick it up. Well, you'd better start changing that attitude because it turns out that you could be sitting on a FREAKING GOLDMINE.

Someone's sold one measly little one pence piece for an eye-watering £72,000.

It was originally made in 1933, which really isn't that old when you think about it. David Attenborough was seven back then.

Only four were made as it was a 'pattern' coin, which basically means that it was a model of a coin that was considered for production - but never actually went into circulation.

Okay, so maybe those pennies you've got in a biscuit tin on your shelf aren't actually going to make you a millionaire.

A spokesperson for the house said of the price: "No other bronze coin has ever come close.

"I think the last was in the region of £15,000."

So yeah, apparently people collect coins. Hey, I'm not judging. I went through a brief stage of stamp collecting. No fucks given.

Words by Mel Ramsay

Featured image credit: Baldwin and Sons

Topics: auction

Mel Ramsay

Mel Ramsay has been a Senior Journalist for Tyla and LADbible since 2015. She started her career writing obituaries and funeral guides online. Since then, her work has been published in a wide variety of national and local news sites. She is part of the BBC's Generation project and has spoken about young people, politics and mental health on television, radio and online. Contact her - [email protected]

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