英國人敦促留意特定的 2 英鎊硬幣，對收藏家來說可能價值數百美元

據了解，這件 2011 年的作品售價約為 270 英鎊，有些賣家甚至在網路上標價超過 1,000 英鎊。

Keep an eye out for a specific £2 coin that could be worth hundreds to collectors.

留意一枚特定的 2 英鎊硬幣，對於收藏家來說可能價值數百美元。

The piece from 2011 has been known to sell for around £270, with some sellers even listing it for more than £1,000 online.

據了解，這件 2011 年的作品售價約為 270 英鎊，有些賣家甚至在網路上標價超過 1,000 英鎊。

The coin in question features an image of the fourth official Commonwealth Youth Games Mascot, Tosha the Cat. Pobjoy Mint issued the coin on behalf of the Isle of Man Treasury.

這枚硬幣上印有第四屆英聯邦青年運動會官方吉祥物「貓咪托沙」的圖像。 Pobjoy 鑄幣廠代表馬恩島財政部發行了該硬幣。

And in 2018, it gained even more popularity online with coin enthusiasts on social media labelling it the “coin of the year”.

2018 年，它在社交媒體上受到硬幣愛好者的青睞，被稱為“年度硬幣”。

But what makes this £2 coin so special?

但這枚 2 英鎊的硬幣為何如此特別呢？

Experts at Change Checker explained: “Whilst rarity is normally a large factor in how collectable a coin is, mintage figures for British Isles coins are notoriously hard to track down and this coin is no exception.

Change Checker 的專家解釋說：「雖然稀有度通常是硬幣收藏價值的一個重要因素，但不列顛群島硬幣的發行量卻很難追踪，這枚硬幣也不例外。

"No one actually knows the true mintage figure, so it can’t be said how rare the coin is, although we do know that British Isles coins typically have lower mintages than UK coins due to the smaller population.

「沒有人真正知道真實的發行量，所以不能說這枚硬幣有多稀有，儘管我們確實知道，由於人口較少，不列顛群島的硬幣通常比英國硬幣的發行量要低。

“One thing we do know for certain is that the Isle of Man Tosha Cat £2 is definitely sought-after amongst collectors.

「我們確實知道的一件事是，售價 2 英鎊的曼島 Tosha Cat 絕對受到收藏家的追捧。

"Although the Tosha Cat £2 was issued in 2011, it wasn’t until it was posted on Facebook coin groups in 2018 that the price started skyrocketing on the secondary market.

「雖然 Tosha Cat 2 英鎊是在 2011 年發行的，但直到 2018 年在 Facebook 硬幣群組上發布後，二級市場上的價格才開始飆升。

“In fact, in 2018 this coin became ‘Coin of the Year’ on Facebook coin groups, and this is where it really found its success.

“事實上，2018 年，這款代幣成為 Facebook 代幣群組中的‘年度代幣’，這才是它真正成功的地方。

"Following the Facebook hype surrounding the Tosha £2, eBay bidding wars began.

「繼 Facebook 對 Tosha 2 英鎊的炒作之後，eBay 的競購戰開始了。

"At a time when the Kew Gardens was selling for around £80 on eBay, this coin was regularly selling for double that.”

“當時英國皇家植物園在 eBay 上的售價約為 80 英鎊，而這枚硬幣的售價通常是這個數字的兩倍。”

Listings on eBay continue to regularly exceed £100 and even go up to thousands of pounds for this Isle of Man coin.

eBay 上的這枚馬恩島硬幣的掛牌價格經常超過 100 英鎊，甚至高達數千英鎊。

In a recent video posted to social media platform TikTok, expert the Coin Collector UK revealed the coin to be worth around £270.

在最近發佈在社群媒體平台 TikTok 上的一段影片中，英國硬幣收藏家專家透露，這枚硬幣的價值約為 270 英鎊。