這枚邱園 50 便士硬幣在 eBay 上售價為 186 英鎊 - 原因如下

收藏家喜歡錯誤硬幣，因為它們的產量如此之低，這意味著它們很難獲得。

A RARE Kew Gardens 50p coin has sold for £186 on eBay after the seller revealed their copy had an unusual error.

一枚稀有的邱園 50 便士硬幣在 eBay 上以 186 英鎊的價格售出，此前賣家透露他們的硬幣有一個不尋常的錯誤。

The Kew Gardens design is one of the most sought after, so it can typically sell for hundreds on the online auction site anyway.

英國皇家植物園的設計是最受歡迎的設計之一，因此它通常可以在線上拍賣網站上以數百美元的價格出售。

But the minting mistake has made the coin sell for a lot more than its face value as well.

但鑄造錯誤也導致硬幣的售價遠高於其面值。

Bidders took their chance on the coin before it sold on October 27 this year.

今年 10 月 27 日，競標者在這枚硬幣售出之前抓住了機會。

Between them they placed 23 bids, which was enough to rocket the price to £186.

他們總共提出了 23 次出價，這足以將價格飆升至 186 英鎊。

And the lucky winning bidder had to pay £9.46 for Royal Mail Special Delivery on top of the £186.

幸運的得標者除了 186 英鎊之外，還必須為皇家郵政特快專遞支付 9.46 英鎊。

The coin is suspected to have been mistruck at some point in the minting process.

這枚硬幣被懷疑在鑄造過程中的某個時刻被誤投。

While that makes it an imperfect design, it's exactly the thing some collectors are looking for to fill their collection of one-offs and rare finds.

雖然這使它成為一種不完美的設計，但這正是一些收藏家正在尋找的東西來填補他們的一次性和稀有發現的收藏。

We take a look at what might happen if you spotted an odd one in your change, and how much you could make selling it on.

讓我們來看看如果您在零錢中發現了奇怪的東西可能會發生什麼，以及出售它可以賺多少錢。

Why has this 50p sold for so much?

為什麼這個50p能賣這麼貴？

Collectors love error coins as they are produced in such low numbers - meaning they're difficult to get hold of.

收藏家喜歡錯誤硬幣，因為它們的產量如此之低，這意味著它們很難獲得。

But that just means they can place a high price on something worth a lot less at face value.

但這僅僅意味著他們可以對錶面價值低得多的東西定價高。

That's what happened with this 50p after it sold for over 287 times more than what you'd get for it in a vending machine or a parking meter or more.

這就是這個 50 便士的情況，它的售價是自動販賣機、停車計時器或其他價格的 287 倍以上。

Usually error coins will have missing elements, like the rare commemorative WW1 £2 coin spotted missing the words "two pounds".

通常錯誤硬幣都會缺少一些元素，例如罕見的一戰紀念幣 2 英鎊，被發現缺少“兩磅”字樣。

The design printed may be misaligned too, and in some cases that can make a coin look like it's been overlapped by another.

印刷的設計也可能會錯位，在某些情況下，這會使一枚硬幣看起來像是被另一枚硬幣重疊了。

Because they come across as peculiar, bidding wars can break out as collections scramble to claim something unique for their own.

由於它們給人的印像很奇特，因此當藏品爭先恐後地聲稱自己擁有獨特的東西時，競標戰可能會爆發。

But from one day to the next, interest can change on particular rare coins.

但隨著時間的推移，人們對特定稀有硬幣的興趣可能會改變。

The Kew Gardens 50p remains at the top of the charts on Change Checker's scarcity index so often collections are just after a copy because of the rare design.

在 Change Checker 的稀缺性指數中，英國皇家植物園 50 便士仍然位居榜首，因此，由於其稀有的設計，收藏品往往緊隨複製品之後。

There's no hard and fast guarantee you'll be minted snapping one up, though others have had success in the past, and a faulty one could boost your chances too.

雖然過去也有其他人取得成功，但並不能保證您一定會搶購其中一件，而一件有缺陷的商品也可能會增加您的機會。

Could one crop up in my change?

我的改變中會出現這樣的狀況嗎？

The Royal Mint manufactures between three million and four million coins a day, so mistakes will often happen and can rock up in your change.

皇家造幣廠每天生產三百萬到四百萬枚硬幣，因此經常會出現錯誤，並且可能會影響您的找零。

Error coins are still legal tender too, so one could easily fall into your possession through any kind of transaction.

錯誤幣仍然是法定貨幣，因此很容易透過任何類型的交易落入您的手中。

If you spot a coin that looks different to normal or is imperfect, you can check it against other listings on eBay to see how much others are selling for, or are willing to pay for a similar strike.

如果您發現一枚硬幣看起來與正常硬幣不同或不完美，您可以將其與 eBay 上的其他商品進行檢查，看看其他人的售價是多少，或者願意為類似的硬幣支付多少錢。

But remember that on eBay, a buyer can always pull out of the sale, which means it won't have sold for the price that it may say it has.

但請記住，在 eBay 上，買家隨時可以退出銷售，這意味著商品不會以其聲稱的價格出售。

Experts also warn of fakes - especially when it comes to buying and selling on eBay - so you have to be careful when you're on the hunt.

專家也警告人們要謹防假貨，尤其是在 eBay 上買賣時，因此您在尋找假貨時必須小心。

Change experts like Coin Hunter or Change Checker will help you verify if it's real too, and they can help place a value on the coin that might put some weight in your wallet.

像 Coin Hunter 或 Change Checker 這樣的找零專家也會幫助您驗證它是否是真實的，他們可以幫助您對硬幣進行估價，這可能會為您的錢包增加一些重量。