一罐太妃糖中發現的稀有大陸幣硬幣售價 25,000 英鎊

這枚硬幣直徑 38 毫米，由錫合金製成，由 Benjamin Franklin 設計，於 1776 年在美國鑄造。

A rare Continental Dollar coin, designed by Benjamin Franklin and minted in 1776, has been found in a toffee tin and sold for £25,000 at auction.

一枚罕見的大陸幣硬幣由本傑明·富蘭克林設計，於 1776 年鑄造，在太妃糖罐中被發現，在拍賣會上以 25,000 英鎊的價格售出。

The pewter coin, measuring 38mm across, was discovered by auctioneers Joseph Trinder at Wotton Auction Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge.

這枚錫製硬幣直徑為 38 毫米，由拍賣師 Joseph Trinder 在 Wotton-under-Edge 的 Wotton 拍賣行發現。

Only around 6,000 of the coins are believed to have been made, and as few as 100 are thought to remain.

據信，這些硬幣僅鑄造了約 6,000 枚，據信僅存 100 枚。

The coin had to be sent to the United States to be verified due to its rarity and the number of fakes in existence.

由於其稀有性和假幣的數量，該硬幣必須被送往美國進行驗證。

It was eventually graded Very Fine Details by coin grading experts the Numismatic Guaranty Company.

最終，硬幣評級專家 Numismatic Guaranty Company 將其評為「非常精細的細節」。

The coin was sold on Thursday, December 15 at Wotton Auction Rooms for a total of £25,000.

這枚硬幣於 12 月 15 日星期四在沃頓拍賣行以 25,000 英鎊的總價售出。

Auctioneer Mr Trinder said: “This coin represents a discovery that is in the top five of my career to date, and the sort of thing every auctioneer up and down the country hopes they’ll find.

拍賣師特林德先生表示：「這枚硬幣是我迄今為止職業生涯中排名前五的發現，也是全國各地拍賣師都希望能找到的東西。

“We discovered it in a large toffee tin a private vendor brought to us, full of all manner of interesting sorts of knick-knacks - other coins, little bits of jewellery, carved stone and fossils.

「我們在一個私人供應商為我們帶來的一個大太妃糖罐裡發現了它，裡面裝滿了各種有趣的小擺設——其他硬幣、小件珠寶、雕刻的石頭和化石。

“We had a jolly good look through and made sure we got to the bottom of everything inside.

「我們進行了徹底的檢查，並確保我們了解了裡面所有東西的真相。

''There were some really interesting pieces like gold coins and some other valuable items, but, languishing at the bottom of this tin of treasures we found this amazing Continental Dollar coin.

「有一些非常有趣的物品，例如金幣和其他一些有價值的物品，但是，在這罐寶藏的底部，我們發現了這枚令人驚嘆的大陸美元硬幣。

“Due to its potential value and rarity, and the fact that there are a lot of fakes out there, we had to send it to America to be verified by coin grading experts the Numismatic Guaranty Company.”

「由於它的潛在價值和稀有性，而且市面上有很多贗品，我們不得不將它送到美國，由錢幣評級專家 Numismatic Guaranty Company 進行驗證。”