50 便士硬幣在 eBay 上售價超過其面值 60 倍後，英國人敦促檢查找零

收藏家的物品可能會意外地藏在存錢筒、某人的口袋裡，甚至藏在沙發後面

Brits are being urged to check their change after a 50p coin sold for over 60 times its original value on eBay.

一枚 50 便士的硬幣在 eBay 上以超過原價 60 倍的價格出售後，英國人被敦促檢查找零。

The collector’s item could be accidentally stowed away in a piggy bank, someone’s pocket or even down the back of the sofa.

收藏家的物品可能會不小心被藏在存錢筒、某人的口袋裡，甚至沙發後面。

The coin can be spent as it is still legal tender, but only a few of them may have ever entered circulation.

這種硬幣可以使用，因為它仍然是法定貨幣，但可能只有少數硬幣曾經進入流通。

If you are fortunate enough to find this coin, which was issued in 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, then you could be in for a healthy sum of around £30.

如果您有幸找到這枚 2019 年為慶祝登月 50 週年而發行的硬幣，那麼您可能會賺到大約 30 英鎊。

That is after one coin from a seller in Malvern, Worcestershire, received £29.99, according to Worcester News.

根據伍斯特新聞報道，伍斯特郡馬爾文的一位賣家售出一枚硬幣，售價為 29.99 英鎊。

This year, the Snowman is being depicted on a new Royal Mint 50p coin – with a gold version hidden in one of its advent calendars for someone to discover on Christmas Eve.

今年，皇家造幣廠新推出的 50 便士硬幣上描繪了雪人的形象，金色版本則藏在其降臨節日曆中，供人們在平安夜發現。

The Mint said that to further celebrate the launch of The Snowman 2024 collectable 50p, it has hidden a solid gold coin behind door 24 in one limited-edition The Snowman advent calendar, offering someone the chance of “striking gold”.

造幣廠表示，為了進一步慶祝2024 年《雪人》收藏版50 便士的推出，他們在限量版《雪人》降臨節日曆的24 號門後面隱藏了一枚純金幣，為人們提供了“撞金”的機會。

The brand new Snowman 50p coin is available in a range of precious metal finishes, including colour editions, on the Royal Mint’s website, with prices starting at £12. It will not be entering general circulation, however.

全新雪人 50 便士硬幣有多種貴金屬飾面可供選擇，包括彩色版本，可在皇家造幣廠網站上購買，起價為 12 英鎊。然而，它不會進入一般流通。

The advent calendars will be priced at £30, with a total of 3,000 available – and only one will have a gold proof coin of The Snowman hidden inside.

降臨節日曆的售價為 30 英鎊，總共 3,000 份，其中只有一份會藏有一枚雪人精製金幣。

Printing errors and other strange occurrences can result in odd coins that become more and more valuable over time.

印刷錯誤和其他奇怪的現象可能會導致奇怪的硬幣隨著時間的推移變得越來越有價值。

In 2014, a £2 coin featuring Lord Kitchener was issued with a printing error. There are believed to be around 800 versions of the coin that have the error on.

2014年，一枚印有基奇納勳爵頭像的2英鎊硬幣出現印刷錯誤。據信，大約有 800 個版本的硬幣上有這個錯誤。

The image of Lord Kitchener, the secretary of state for war at the outset of World War One, is still very famous in the UK. Kitchener is known as the face of the recruiting posters showing his face with the words “your country needs you”

第一次世界大戰爆發時擔任戰爭大臣的基奇納勳爵的形像在英國仍然非常有名。基奇納被稱為招募海報的代言人，臉上寫著“你的國家需要你”

TikTok user Coin Collector UK said: "If you find this £2 coin check it for an extremely rare error. The coin must lack the inscription "two pounds" on the Queen's side, otherwise it's just a regular £2 coin."

TikTok 用戶Coin Collector UK 表示：「如果你發現這枚2 英鎊的硬幣，請檢查一下是否存在極其罕見的錯誤。這枚硬幣必須缺少女王側面的'兩英鎊'字樣，否則它只是一枚普通的2英鎊硬幣。