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如果您仔細瀏覽互聯網,您一定會看到兜售這種或那種硬幣的頭條新聞。其中許多是可能價值數千美元的常見問題
When I interviewed potential student employees in years past to work at my coin business, one question I liked to ask was, “What is something worth?” Only once did I get the correct business (as opposed to possible sentimental) answer: "What someone else is willing to pay for it.”
過去幾年,當我面試在我的硬幣業務工作的潛在學生員工時,我喜歡問的一個問題是:“什麼東西有價值?”只有一次我得到了正確的商業(而不是可能的感傷)答案:“別人願意為此付出的代價。”
This US Proof 1975 Roosevelt Dime with a missing mint mark has been graded Superb Gem Proof-67 with a CAC sticker.
這枚美國精製 1975 年羅斯福一毛錢缺少鑄幣標記,已被評為 Superb Gem Proof-67,帶有 CAC 貼紙。
GreatCollections
偉大的收藏
If you peruse the internet, you are bound to see headlines touting this or that coin. Many of them are common issues that may be worth thousands or sometimes even millions of dollars because of minor manufacturing defects. In almost every instance, there is little substance to the story.
如果您仔細瀏覽互聯網,您一定會看到兜售這種或那種硬幣的頭條新聞。其中許多都是常見問題,由於輕微的製造缺陷,這些問題可能價值數千甚至數百萬美元。幾乎在每一個例子中,故事都沒有什麼實質內容。
These kinds of stories get a boost when a real numismatic rarity is discovered. The most recent one is the weekend auction for the US Proof 1975 Roosevelt Dime that is missing the S mintmark. There were 585 million 1975 Roosevelt dimes struck for circulation at the Philadelphia Mint that don’t have a mintmark, but they don’t qualify. PCGS has now certified this second specimen as Superb Gem Proof-67 with a CAC sticker. The other specimen was graded Superb Gem Proof-68 by PCGS and last sold in a major auction in 2019 for $456,000. This newly discovered rarity will almost certainly realize hundreds of thousands of dollars.
當真正的錢幣稀有品被發現時,這類故事就會被推動。最近的拍賣是美國精製 1975 年羅斯福一毛硬幣的周末拍賣,該硬幣缺少 S 鑄幣標記。費城鑄幣廠鑄造的 1975 年羅斯福 10 角硬幣有 5.85 億枚沒有鑄幣標記,但不符合資格。 PCGS 現在已將第二個樣本認證為帶有 CAC 貼紙的 Superb Gem Proof-67。另一個標本被 PCGS 評為 Superb Gem Proof-68,最後一次在 2019 年的一次大型拍賣會上以 456,000 美元的價格售出。這種新發現的稀有物品幾乎肯定會價值數十萬美元。
People like to dream of discovering hidden treasures. Earlier on the day I’m writing this column, I talked with a young man who had a US 1976-D Bicentennial Quarter with a filled D mintmark, and where the motto looks like it reads “In Cod We Trust” instead of "In God We Trust.” The caller had done a little research and seen some just like it offered on eBay for as much as $10,000.
人們喜歡夢想發現隱藏的寶藏。在我寫這篇專欄的那天早些時候,我與一位年輕人交談過,他擁有一枚美國1976 年二百週年紀念幣,上面刻有D 鑄幣標記,其座右銘看起來像是“In Cod We Trust”,而不是“In Cod We Trust”。我們信賴的上帝。”來電者做了一些研究,發現一些類似產品在 eBay 上的售價高達 10,000 美元。
Anyone can post any price they want to ask. That doesn’t mean that someone else will be willing to pay for it. I advised him to review only completed sales for an indication of value and also to consider how many such pieces were currently offered for sale on the site. At least 70 other examples were offered for sale today on eBay, which is not a sign of a rare coin. Further, very few have sold in recent months, with one on August 17 selling for $2.00 plus $1.15 shipping. Some sold in the $10-25 range. A few went for more. I warned the caller that some of the issues that were reported selling for a high price might be sham purchases by a conspirator of the seller. Such scammers can then try to post another specimen at a similar price to pick off an unknowledgeable collector misled by the fake reported sale. Another indicator of whether this might be a valuable error is to see if it is listed in a reputable reference catalog such as The Redbook (which doesn’t list this error).
任何人都可以發布他們想要詢問的任何價格。這並不意味著其他人願意為此付出代價。我建議他只查看已完成的銷售以了解其價值,並考慮目前網站上出售的此類作品有多少。今天,eBay 上還出售了至少 70 枚其他硬幣,這並不是稀有硬幣的標誌。此外,最近幾個月售出的產品很少,其中一件在 8 月 17 日售價為 2.00 美元,另加 1.15 美元運費。有些售價為 10-25 美元。有一些人想要更多。我警告來電者,據報道高價出售的一些問題可能是賣家共謀的虛假購買。然後,這類騙子可以嘗試以相似的價格發布另一個樣本,以挑選被虛假報道的銷售誤導的無知收藏家。判斷這是否是一個有價值的錯誤的另一個指標是查看它是否列在信譽良好的參考目錄中,例如紅皮書(它沒有列出此錯誤)。
Still, today’s caller was smart enough to check with an expert to see if he had found a treasure before he did something he might later regret.
儘管如此,今天的來電者還是很聰明,在他做出以後可能會後悔的事情之前,他向專家核實了一下,看看他是否找到了寶藏。
Most of you reading this column are already experienced enough not to fall for the lure of trying to find a minor coin defect that makes it worth a small fortune. One recent headline I saw said you might be able to find a coin in your change that would be worth $47 million. Since there hasn’t been any coin ever that has changed hands at prices anywhere close to that amount, I didn’t bother reading the story attached to this headline.
閱讀本專欄的大多數人都已經有足夠的經驗,不會落入試圖尋找硬幣小缺陷而使其值一筆小錢的誘惑。我最近看到的一個頭條新聞說,你也許能在零錢中找到一枚價值 4700 萬美元的硬幣。由於從來沒有任何硬幣以接近這個價格的價格轉手,所以我沒有費心閱讀這個標題所附的故事。
Over the decades, I have seen thousands of coins with minor striking errors. Many coins have also had superficial damage from circulation or been deliberately altered by someone playing a prank or having fun. Letting those who have such pieces down gently is part of the work of a coin dealer.
幾十年來,我見過數以千計的硬幣,上面都有輕微的鑄造錯誤。許多硬幣也因流通而受到表面損壞,或被惡作劇或玩耍故意改變。輕輕地將那些擁有此類物品的人放下是硬幣經銷商工作的一部分。
Still, never give up hope of finding an exception. Several decades ago, my company handled a US Quarter Eagle struck at the mint in Charlotte, North Carolina. The owner's ancestors had lived in that city back in the 1840s and apparently picked up the coin from the Mint. It came back from the grading service as one of the finest quality surviving Charlotte Mint Quarter Eagles from any year.
儘管如此,永遠不要放棄尋找例外的希望。幾十年前,我的公司處理了一枚在北卡羅來納州夏洛特鑄幣廠鑄造的美國金幣。硬幣主人的祖先早在 1840 年代就居住在這座城市,顯然是從造幣廠撿到了這枚硬幣。它從分級服務中被評為歷年夏洛特鑄幣廠四分之一老鷹中現存品質最好的之一。
Last week’s numismatic trivia question.
上週的錢幣瑣事問題。
Scrip issued by Clark, Gruber & Co. was redeemable upon demand for their privately minted gold coinage (1861 $2-1/2 Quarter Eagle).
Clark, Gruber & Co. 發行的票據可按需兌換其私人鑄造的金幣(1861 年 2-1/2 美元 25 美分鷹金幣)。
Heritage Auctions
遺產拍賣
Last week, I asked, "Why did “paper money” issued by Colorado private mint Clark, Gruber & Co. during the Civil War change hands for as much as 104% of its stated face value?" Answer: To finance soaring military expenses at the beginning of the Civil War, the US government, for the first time, issued Demand Notes in August 1861. Technically, these were
上週,我問,“為什麼科羅拉多私人造幣廠克拉克格魯伯公司在內戰期間發行的‘紙幣’易手價格高達其標稱面值的 104%?”答:為了資助南北戰爭初期飆升的軍事開支,美國政府於 1861 年 8 月首次發行了即期票據。
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