罕見的20美元「雙鷹」金幣在拍賣會上以144萬美元的價格售出

週二下午，狂熱的錢幣收藏家抓住了這個機會，在南加州的一家拍賣行買到了一枚罕見的 20 美元“雙鷹”金幣，但只有一位在付出了高昂的價格後獲勝。

A rare $20 “double eagle” gold coin from 1870 has sold for a staggering $1.44 million at a Southern California auction.

一枚 1870 年價值 20 美元的罕見「雙鷹」金幣在南加州拍賣會上以 144 萬美元的天價售出。

Only 3,789 of these coins were ever produced, and an estimated 40 to 50 are still in existence, according to John Kraljevich, who specializes in coin history at Stack's Bowers Galleries, which handled the auction.

據負責此次拍賣的 Stack's Bowers Galleries 專門研究硬幣歷史的 John Kraljevich 稱，這些硬幣僅生產了 3,789 枚，估計還有 40 至 50 枚仍然存在。

The coin was minted in Carson City, Nevada, and is the finest grade coin of its type known to exist, according to the Professional Coin Grading Service, the industry standard.

該硬幣是在內華達州卡森城鑄造的，根據行業標準專業硬幣評級服務，它是已知同類硬幣中等級最好的硬幣。

The last time this specific coin was sold was at a Stack's auction in 1986, when it went for $23,100.

這種特定硬幣最後一次出售是在 1986 年的 Stack 拍賣會上，當時的成交價為 23,100 美元。

The identity of the buyer was not disclosed by the auction house.

拍賣行並未透露買家的身分。

Prior to 1849, the highest denomination for a gold coin was $10, known as the eagle. The $20 double eagle was authorized after the California Gold Rush brought an abundance of gold supply, according to Kraljevich.

1849 年之前，金幣的最高面額為 10 美元，稱為鷹金幣。 Kraljevich 表示，20 美元的雙鷹金幣是在加州​​淘金熱帶來充足的黃金供應後獲得授權的。

“This thing was totally off everybody’s radar,” Kraljevich said of the coin. “When this thing appeared kind of out of the woodwork after being off the market for 25 years, 30 years, it was almost like a new discovery.”

「這件事完全沒有引起大家的注意，」克拉列維奇談到這枚硬幣時說道。 「當這個東西在退出市場 25 年、30 年後突然出現時，它幾乎就像一個新發現。”

The coin was sold from the Bernard Richards collection, and by the time the live auction reached it, the bid price had already reached $800,850, far outpacing the other coins in the catalogue.

這枚硬幣是伯納德·理查茲 (Bernard Richards) 收藏的硬幣，當現場拍賣到達時，出價已達到 800,850 美元，遠遠超過目錄中的其他硬幣。

However, the final selling price fell short of the auction's prediction that it would break the $2 million barrier.

然而最終的售價卻沒有達到拍賣會預測的突破200萬美元大關。

The second finest coin was sold in an auction for $1.62 million in November 2021.

第二枚最精美的硬幣在 2021 年 11 月的拍賣中以 162 萬美元的價格售出。

According to Kraljevich, the price of collector's coins went up substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as people turned to investing in their hobbies.

據 Kraljevich 稱，隨著人們轉向投資自己的愛好，Covid-19 大流行期間收藏幣的價格大幅上漲。

The value of the gold itself, which in the coin is just under one ounce, is worth roughly $2,600.

黃金本身的價值約為 2,600 美元，硬幣的重量略低於 1 盎司。