證明 1975-S 羅斯福，《No S Dime：一個警世故事》

硬幣經銷商的生活很少是輕鬆的，當一枚非常有價值的硬幣進入市場時，它絕對不會變得容易，而且看起來很容易

The life of a coin dealer is seldom easy and it definitely doesn’t get easier when a very valuable coin comes to market that has any semblance to easily available pieces. It gets even worse when the general media grabs the story.

硬幣經銷商的生活很少是輕鬆的，當一枚非常有價值的硬幣進入市場並且與容易買到的硬幣有任何相似之處時，它絕對不會變得容易。當一般媒體抓住這個故事時，情況會變得更糟。

While we certainly appreciate the positive spin the story puts on numismatics, we lament the unintended consequences that will inevitably appear. We’ve used this space to talk about how misinterpreted or misrepresented information can lead to disappointing outcomes.

雖然我們當然欣賞這個故事對錢幣學的正面影響，但我們對不可避免的意想不到的後果感到遺憾。我們利用這個空間來討論誤解或歪曲訊息如何導致令人失望的結果。

Well, it’s going to be happening again, a lot.

好吧，這樣的事情還會再發生，而且會發生很多次。

I woke up Sunday to see a general interest news service delivering the report of the Proof 1975-S Roosevelt, No S dime from a Proof set created at the San Francisco Mint and headed for auction, the coin that graced the cover a recent issue of Coin World. It wasn’t a surprise, but everywhere you turned, there was the story. It is a truly newsworthy event, and we haven’t seen the last of it. Coverage won’t end until GreatCollections auctions the coin in late October.

週日，我醒來看到一家大眾新聞服務機構正在報道1975 年S 羅斯福精製版硬幣，其中一枚精製版硬幣是由舊金山造幣廠製作的，即將進行拍賣，這枚硬幣曾登上最近一期《羅斯福》雜誌的封面。這並不奇怪，但無論你走到哪裡，都有這個故事。這是一個真正具有新聞價值的事件，我們還沒有看到它的最後一個。直到十月下旬 GreatCollections 拍賣這枚硬幣，報道才會結束。

The Proof coin at the heart of the matter, one of only two known examples, is not the same as the average, run-of-the-mill dimes that were made by the millions at a different Mint in 1975. That’s what someone not involved in numismatics is not going to grasp as quickly as they should.

問題核心的精製幣是僅有的兩個已知例子之一，它與 1975 年在不同造幣廠數百萬人鑄造的普通一角硬幣不同。 。

Now, as Joe Average looks through his change and somehow comes upon a dime that is nearly 50 years old (and looks like those hundreds of millions of other dimes), he is going to believe he has found the Holy Grail. The phone calls have already started.

現在，當Joe Average 查看他的零錢時，不知何故發現了一枚已經有近50 年曆史的10 毛錢（看起來就像其他數以億計的10 毛錢），他相信自己已經找到了聖杯。電話已經開始了。

We published a story on coinworld.com years ago about 1975 dimes from the Philadelphia Mint selling for unreal money on internet sales platforms, purchased by people who didn’t know any better. In fact, there was a call just yesterday. The internet is perpetual. Once it’s out there, it’s out there forever.

幾年前，我們在coinworld.com 上發表了一篇報道，講述了費城造幣廠1975 年10 角硬幣在互聯網銷售平台上以虛幻的價格出售，而這些硬幣被那些不了解情況的人購買了。事實上，昨天就接到了一通電話。網路是永恆的。一旦它出現，它就永遠存在。

I recently read a column written by Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Company. Garrett’s words focused on misinformation and the importance of relying on experienced, knowledgeable professionals who know what they’re talking about. The line that struck me, paraphrasing now, cautioned that arguing with the expert can get you hung up on. For further support of this contention, check out what Brad Karoleff has to say on page 27. He’s another one who’s there in the trenches and has been for some time.

最近我讀了傑夫·加勒特 (Jeff Garrett) 為錢幣擔保公司 (Numismatic Guaranty Company) 撰寫的專欄。加勒特的言論重點關注了錯誤訊息以及依賴經驗豐富、知識淵博、知道自己在說什麼的專業人士的重要性。這句話讓我印象深刻，現在解釋一下，它警告說，與專家爭論可能會讓你掛斷電話。要進一步支持這一論點，請查看第 27 頁 Brad Karoleff 的言論。

I’m sure dealers hear it all the time — “I know what I have,” but if you already know, why are you going through the exercise? Dealers are far too busy working to keep the lights on to look at every 1975 dime that’s not a Proof coin, every 2013 $100 note and every $2 bill because a completely different low-serial-number example was sold at auction.

我確信經銷商經常聽到這樣的話——“我知道我擁有什麼”，但如果你已經知道了，那你為什麼還要進行這個練習呢？經銷商們忙於工作，無暇仔細查看每一張 1975 年的非精製硬幣、每張 2013 年的 100 美元紙幣和每張 2 美元紙幣，因為在拍賣會上出售了完全不同的低序號硬幣。

It’s exciting when coins like the Proof 1975-S Roosevelt, No S dime appear in the market. It’s not something that happens all of the time, and there’s a reason for that. These coins are rare. In the time it took to write this, about two dozen dealers answered the phone, dealt with a soon-to-be-disgruntled customer face-to-face, or otherwise had to explain why the common unmarked coin has no additional value.

當像 1975-S 羅斯福精製版、無 S 角硬幣這樣的硬幣出現在市場上時，真是令人興奮。這並不是經常發生的事情，而且這是有原因的。這些錢幣很稀有。在寫這篇文章的時間內，大約有兩打經銷商接了電話，面對面處理了一位即將心懷不滿的顧客，或者不得不解釋為什麼普通的無標記硬幣沒有附加價值。

We live in a world of dreamers. It’s why we play the multimillion-dollar lottery jackpots, but those results are cut and dried, and it’s easy to see when you don’t hold a winning ticket. Coins, on the other hand, all look alike…until they don’t, when you begin to see something different about YOUR coin and start to believe you may have something special. You might, but if the expert says you don’t, remember, no means no.

我們生活在一個充滿夢想家的世界。這就是為什麼我們玩數百萬美元的彩票頭獎，但這些結果是經過加工和乾燥的，當你沒有中獎彩票時很容易看出。另一方面，硬幣看起來都很相似……直到它們不同為止，當您開始看到您的硬幣有不同之處並開始相信您可能有一些特別的東西時。你可能會，但如果專家說你不會，請記住，不就意味著不。