這枚 50 便士的硬幣缺少一個微小的“標記”，售價是平時價值的 200 倍 - 你有一枚嗎？

查爾斯王大西洋鮭魚 50 便士在 eBay 上被宣傳為“無私人標記”。經過熱心收藏家的 23 次出價後，這件作品最終以 102 英鎊的價格售出。

A RARE 50p coin, sold for 200 times its usual value, had a particular tiny "mark" missing - but what does this mysterious mark mean?

一枚稀有的 50 便士硬幣，售價是平時價值 200 倍，卻缺少一個特殊的微小「標記」——但這個神秘的標記意味著什麼？

The King Charles Atlantic Salmon 50p was advertised as having "no privy mark" on eBay.

查爾斯王大西洋鮭魚 50 便士在 eBay 上被宣傳為“無私人標記”。

It later sold for a whopping £102 following 23 bids from eager collectors.

經過熱心收藏家的 23 次競價後，這件作品最終以 102 英鎊的價格售出。

A privy mark is a tiny crown symbol stamped onto some coins on the "heads" or "obverse" side - or on the rim.

私人標記是一個微小的皇冠符號，印在一些硬幣的“正面”或“正面”或邊緣上。

In the case of the King Charles Atlantic Salmon 50p, first minted in 2023 in celebration of Charles' ascension of the throne, the privy mark is a small Tudor crown.

查爾斯國王大西洋鮭魚 50 便士於 2023 年首次鑄造，慶祝查爾斯登基，其私人標記是一頂都鐸王朝的小王冠。

It can be spotted just behind the King's head.

它就在國王的頭後面。

Only a small number of coins in circulation have a privy mark, as they're only etched onto coins produced for special occasions - such as coronations and jubilees - and for collector's editions.

只有少數流通中的硬幣有私人標記，因為它們只蝕刻在為特殊場合（例如加冕典禮和周年慶典）以及收藏版而生產的硬幣上。

The limited number of coins with privy marks means they have greater collectability factor - and are generally more valuable.

帶有私人標記的硬幣數量有限，這意味著它們具有更大的收藏價值 - 並且通常更有價值。

But, confusingly, 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p coins are actually more valuable without privy marks.

但令人困惑的是，2023 年大西洋鮭魚 50 便士硬幣在沒有私人標記的情況下實際上更有價值。

There were only 200,000 of these mark-less coins put into general circulation, making them even rarer than the Kew Gardens 50p - and therefore extremely valuable.

這些無標記硬幣投入流通的數量只有 20 萬枚，比英國皇家植物園 50 便士還要稀有，因此價值極高。

As well as the recent £120 sale, another example of the same coin sold for £110 this week.

除了最近以 120 英鎊的價格出售外，本週另一枚同款硬幣也以 110 英鎊的價格出售。

By contrast, you quite easily can buy the version with a privy mark - which were never released into circulation - direct from the Royal Mint.

相比之下，您可以輕鬆地直接從皇家造幣廠購買帶有私人標記的版本（該版本從未投入流通）。

They are sold as part of "Definitive Annual Sets" for £34.

它們作為“最終年度套裝”的一部分以 34 英鎊的價格出售。

So, if you come across a King Charles Atlantic Salmon dated 2023 and without a privy mark in your loose change, you may just be in for a hefty profit.

因此，如果您遇到一條 2023 年的查爾斯王大西洋鮭魚，並且您的零錢上沒有私人標記，那麼您可能會獲得巨額利潤。

In fact, a bag of these plain-looking coins sold this week for a huge £1,700 after a bidding war.

事實上，在一場競價戰之後，一袋這些看似樸素的硬幣本週以 1,700 英鎊的天價售出。