<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Not one but two of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Australia"><span>Australia</span></a><span>'s most legendary rare coins - the 1930 penny - are up for grabs to the highest bidder this week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While pennies were commonplace </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/money" rel="" target="" title="currency"><span>currency</span></a><span> at the time, only approximately 1500 copies of the 1930 penny are believed to exist.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minted at the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> Mint during the Great Depression, it's believed the coins may have been struck in error as there was no formal Treasury request to strike pennies that year. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/money-news-as-cash-use-declines-across-the-country-these-aussies-are-bucking-the-trend/4f903b8e-806e-4f4f-be5c-1ee148ad5478" rel="" target="" title="These Aussies still believe that cash is king"><strong><span>These Aussies still believe that cash is king</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One of the pennies going to auction in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/brisbane" rel="" target="" title="Brisbane"><span>Brisbane</span></a><span> from Wednesday has already attracted an early bid of $16,000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The other will open for bidding at $17,500.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Auction 154 offers collectors another opportunity to secure exceptional pieces, from legendary Australian rarities through to important international issues," Roxbury's Auction House Director Scott Waterman said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/australias-most-famous-coin-1930-penny-returns-to-auction/e3b44d32-f5a8-4f59-9a61-f8c55ce78ff5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Also going up for auction this week is a scarce 1914/15 "Rainbow Pound" emergency banknote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/kyle-and-jackie-o-show-new-broadcasting-rules/a67ef930-744a-4532-80af-8708adf161c1" rel="" target="" title="Repeated breaches by Kyle and Jackie O show punished"><strong><span>Repeated breaches by Kyle and Jackie O show punished</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These one-pound notes were hastily printed without security features to fill a currency shortage following the outbreak of war, and then withdrawn from circulation in April 1915.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Collectors will also have the chance to get their hands on an iconic 1813 New South Wales 'Dump', one of Australia's earliest coins.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=9news.com.au" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>