加州淘金幣在拍賣會上以 144 萬美元的價格售出

週二下午，狂熱的錢幣收藏家抓住了這個機會，在南加州的一家拍賣行買到了一枚罕見的 20 美元「雙鷹」金幣。

A rare $20 “double eagle” gold coin from the 1870s sold for $1.44 million at a Southern California auction Tuesday, falling short of expectations but still netting a hefty profit compared to the last time it was sold.

週二，一枚罕見的 20 美元 1870 年代“雙鷹”金幣在南加州拍賣會上以 144 萬美元的價格成交，雖然低於預期，但與上次拍賣相比仍然獲得了豐厚的利潤。

The gold piece — minted in Carson City, Nev. — was sold by Stack’s Bowers Galleries in Los Angeles. Only 3,789 of them were produced and an estimated 40 to 50 remain, according to John Kraljevich, who specializes in coin history at the auction house.

這枚金幣在內華達州卡森城鑄造，由洛杉磯的 Stack's Bowers Galleries 出售。據該拍賣行專門研究錢幣歷史的 John Kraljevich 稱，其中僅生產了 3,789 枚，估計還剩下 40 至 50 枚。

The auction house did not give any information about who bought the coin.

拍賣行沒有提供任何有關誰購買了該硬幣的資訊。

Prior to 1849, the highest denomination for a gold coin was $10, known as the eagle. The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply, Kraljevich said.

1849 年之前，金幣的最高面額為 10 美元，稱為鷹金幣。 Kraljevich 表示，20 美元的雙鷹金幣是在加州​​淘金熱帶來充足的黃金供應後獲得授權的。

The last time this specific coin was sold was at a Stack’s auction in 1986 for $23,100.

這種特定硬幣最後一次出售是在 1986 年的 Stack 拍賣會上，售價為 23,100 美元。

“This thing was totally off everybody’s radar,” Kraljevich said. “When this thing appeared kind of out of the woodwork after being off the market for 25 years, 30 years, it was almost like a new discovery.”

「這件事完全沒有引起大家的注意，」克拉列維奇說。 「當這個東西在退出市場 25 年、30 年後突然出現時，它幾乎就像一個新發現。”

By the time the live auction reached the coin, the bid price had already reached $800,850, far outpacing the other coins in the catalog. It was sold from the Bernard Richards collection and is the finest grade coin of its type known to exist, according to the Professional Coin Grading Service. However, it fell short of the auction’s prediction that it would break the $2 million barrier.

當現場拍賣到該幣時，出價已達到 800,850 美元，遠遠超過目錄中的其他幣。它是伯納德·理查茲 (Bernard Richards) 收藏品中出售的，根據專業硬幣評級服務機構的說法，它是已知同類硬幣中等級最好的硬幣。然而，它並未達到拍賣會預測的突破 200 萬美元大關的目標。

The second finest coin was sold in an auction for $1.62 million in November. The price of collector’s coins went up substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people turned to investing in their hobbies, Kraljevich said.

第二枚最精美的硬幣在 11 月的拍賣中以 162 萬美元的價格售出。 Kraljevich 說，在 COVID-19 大流行期間，隨著人們轉向投資自己的愛好，收藏幣的價格大幅上漲。

The value of the gold itself, which in the coin is just under one ounce, is worth roughly $2,600.

黃金本身的價值約為 2,600 美元，硬幣的重量略低於 1 盎司。