罕見的 2 英鎊硬幣可以讓你在聖誕節前夕賺到一筆方便的閒錢 - 這一切都歸功於印刷錯誤

2019 年發行的 2 英鎊硬幣的設計缺陷可能使其價值達到原值的 50 倍。

A rare £2 coin could earn you a handy bit of spare cash in the run up to Christmas - all thanks to a misprint.

一枚罕見的 2 英鎊硬幣可以讓你在聖誕節前夕賺到一筆方便的閒錢 - 這一切都歸功於印刷錯誤。

The design flaw on a £2 issued in 2019 could be worth up to 50 times its original value.

2019 年發行的 2 英鎊硬幣的設計缺陷可能使其價值達到原值的 50 倍。

Rare coin site The Great British Coin Hunt suggests Brits should be on the look out for the Jersey Zoo Gorilla coin, first issued in 2019.

稀有硬幣網站 The Great Britain Coin Hunt 建議英國人應該留意 2019 年首次發行的澤西動物園大猩猩硬幣。

The coin was issued to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Jersey Zoo, but is now only available secondhand.

這枚硬幣是為了慶祝澤西動物園成立 60 週年而發行的，但現在只能買二手的。

You can try and spot an error on one already being sold in the knowledge it may actually sell for more, however.

不過，您可以嘗試找出已經出售的商品中的錯誤，因為您知道它實際上可能會賣得更高。

When the coins were being printed, someone managed to put a dye for a £2 ‘Red Arrows’ coin issued the same year in the machine by mistake.

在印刷硬幣時，有人錯誤地將同年發行的 2 英鎊“紅箭”硬幣的染料放入機器中。

This resulted in a number of uncoloured gorilla coins, Great British Coin Hunt claims.

英國硬幣狩獵組織聲稱，這產生了許多無色的大猩猩硬幣。

The site said that there was supposed to be a full set of the coin available, but only a few were printed due to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.

該網站稱，本應有全套硬幣可供使用，但由於 Covid-19 大流行的爆發，只印製了幾枚。

Normally, the coin will sell for around £100, but the misprinted ones can be worth up to £300, the Mirror previously reported.

根據《鏡報》先前報道，通常情況下，這枚硬幣的售價約為 100 英鎊，但印刷錯誤的硬幣可能價值高達 300 英鎊。

It isn’t the only misprint on a £2 coin.

這並不是 2 英鎊硬幣上唯一的印刷錯誤。

In 2014, a £2 coin featuring Lord Kitchener was issued with a printing error.

2014年，一枚印有基奇納勳爵頭像的2英鎊硬幣出現印刷錯誤。

There are believed to be around 800 versions of the coin that have the error on.

據信，大約有 800 個版本的硬幣上有這個錯誤。

The image of Lord Kitchener, the secretary of state for war at the outset of World War One, is still very famous in the UK.

第一次世界大戰爆發時擔任戰爭大臣的基奇納勳爵的形像在英國仍然非常有名。

Kitchener is known as the face of the recruiting posters showing his face with the words “your country needs you”

基奇納被稱為招募海報的代言人，臉上寫著“你的國家需要你”

TikTok user Coin Collector UK said: "If you find this £2 coin check it for an extremely rare error.

TikTok 用戶 Coin Collector UK 表示：「如果你發現這枚 2 英鎊的硬幣，請檢查是否有極為罕見的錯誤。

"The coin must lack the inscription 'two pounds' on the Queen's side, otherwise it's just a regular £2 coin."

「這枚硬幣必須沒有女王一側的『兩英鎊』字樣，否則它只是一枚普通的 2 英鎊硬幣。”

This year, the Snowman is being depicted on a new Royal Mint 50p coin – with a gold version hidden in one of its advent calendars for someone to discover on Christmas Eve.

今年，皇家造幣廠新推出的 50 便士硬幣上描繪了雪人的形象，金色版本則藏在其降臨節日曆中，供人們在平安夜發現。

The Mint said that to further celebrate the launch of The Snowman 2024 collectable 50p, it has hidden a solid gold coin behind door 24 in one limited-edition The Snowman advent calendar, offering someone the chance of “striking gold”.

造幣廠表示，為了進一步慶祝2024 年《雪人》收藏版50 便士的推出，他們在限量版《雪人》降臨節日曆的24 號門後面隱藏了一枚純金幣，為人們提供了“撞金”的機會。

The Snowman 50p coin is available in a range of precious metal finishes, including colour editions, on the Royal Mint’s website, with prices starting at £12.

雪人 50 便士硬幣有多種貴金屬飾面可供選擇，包括彩色版本，可在皇家造幣廠網站上購買，起價為 12 英鎊。

It will not be entering general circulation.

它不會進入一般流通。