20p mule硬幣：創建收集器項目的鑄造錯誤

20p件是從2008年開始的“ m子”硬幣，由於錯誤而無需在硬幣上鑄造。錯誤意味著硬幣被視為收藏家的物品。

A 20p coin from 2008 has sold on eBay for an incredible £97. This is 485 times its face value.

2008年的20便士硬幣在eBay上以令人難以置信的97英鎊售出。這是其面值的485倍。

The coin is part of a batch that was minted without a date due to an error in the minting process.

硬幣是由於鑄造過程中的錯誤而沒有日期鑄造的批處理的一部分。

The mistake occurred when the Royal Mint changed the location of the date on 20p coins from the tail side to next to the Queen’s head on the coin.

當皇家造幣廠將日期的位置從20便士的尾部從尾部側轉到硬幣的女王頭旁邊時，這一錯誤就發生了。

However, a mistake meant the old format was used on the Queen’s side and the new format on the tails side.

但是，錯誤意味著舊格式在女王的一側和尾部的新格式使用。

As a result, the first batch of British coins with no date on them was released into circulation for the first time in more than 300 years.

結果，沒有約會的第一批英國硬幣在300多年來首次發行。

It is believed around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 entered circulation with no date on them.

據信，它在2008年11月鑄造了大約250,000 20便士硬幣，沒有約會。

The coin that was sold on eBay was listed as being in “mint condition” and had a starting bid of just 99p.

在eBay上出售的硬幣被列為“薄荷狀況”，僅需99便士。

However, the bidding quickly escalated and reached almost £100,000 by the time the auction closed.

但是，競標迅速升級，到拍賣結束時達到了近100,000英鎊。

The winning bid was placed by a user with the name Vandervelden, and the total amount paid for the coin was £97,485.

獲勝的出價是由范德維爾登（Vandervelden）名稱的用戶放置的，硬幣支付的總金額為97,485英鎊。

This particular coin was sold by a coin collector who had owned it for several years and had kept it in a sealed plastic case to preserve its condition.

這種特定的硬幣是由一位擁有的硬幣收集器出售的，該硬幣已經擁有了幾年，並將其保存在密封的塑料外殼中以保留其狀況。

The seller, who is based in the Netherlands, said they were “very happy” with the final sale price and that they planned to use the money to buy more coins.

總部位於荷蘭的賣方說，他們對最終銷售價格感到“非常高興”，他們計劃使用這筆錢購買更多硬幣。

They added that they had originally bought the coin for around £200 from a coin fair in the UK.

他們補充說，他們最初從英國的一家硬幣博覽會上以200英鎊的價格購買了硬幣。

The coin is now considered to be a “mule” coin, due to the error in its design, and is highly sought-after by collectors.

由於其設計錯誤，該硬幣現在被認為是“ m子”硬幣，並且在收藏家之後受到了極大的追捧。

The 20p coin is the most common coin in the UK, with billions of the coins being minted since they were first introduced in 1982.

20p硬幣是英國最常見的硬幣，自1982年首次推出以來，數十億個硬幣被鑄造出來。

However, this particular coin is now one of the most valuable 20p coins in existence.

但是，這種特殊的硬幣現在是現有最有價值的20p硬幣之一。