家具中發現的稀有硬幣在拍賣會上以 250 萬美元的價格售出

一枚小銀幣於 1652 年在波士頓鑄造，大小約為 5 分鎳幣，於 11 月 19 日星期二在加州一家拍賣行以 250 萬美元的價格售出，創下了世界紀錄。

A rare silver coin, discovered tucked away in a piece of furniture, has sold for a staggering $2.5 million at a California auction house.

一枚藏在一件家具中的稀有銀幣在加州一家拍賣行以驚人的 250 萬美元成交。

The small coin, about the size of a nickel, was struck in Boston in 1652, according to Stack’s Bowers Galleries, which handled the sale on Tuesday, November 19.

據負責處理 11 月 19 日星期二拍賣的 Stack's Bowers Galleries 介紹，這枚硬幣大小約為 5 分鎳幣，於 1652 年在波士頓鑄造。

The coin was found in an old cabinet in Amsterdam around 2016, and the owner recently decided to research more about it, the auction house said.

拍賣行表示，這枚硬幣在 2016 年左右在阿姆斯特丹的舊櫃子裡被發現，主人最近決定對它進行更多研究。

It is believed the coin came from the Quincy family of Boston, a political dynasty that included Abigail Adams (née Smith), the wife of John Adams, who was ambassador to the Netherlands in the 1770s and 1780s, and later the second President of the United States.

據信，這枚硬幣來自波士頓的昆西家族，該家族包括約翰·亞當斯(John Adams) 的妻子阿比蓋爾·亞當斯(Abigail Adams)（娘家姓史密斯），約翰·亞當斯(John Adams) 在1770年代和1780 年代擔任駐荷蘭大使，後來成為美國第二任總統。

The coin’s recent price smashed the previous record price of $646,250 for an American coin that struck before the Revolution, according to Stack’s Bowers Galleries.

據 Stack's Bowers Galleries 稱，這枚硬幣最近的價格打破了革命前發行的美國硬幣 646,250 美元的價格紀錄。