流通中最稀有的 50 便士硬幣已經揭曉 - 它可能價值 195 英鎊

有時候，當我們從口袋或錢包裡掏出零錢來支付咖啡費、停車費或幫助有需要的人時，我們中的許多人甚至沒有真正看一下硬幣本身。特別是隨著人們越來越多地使用非接觸式支付，我們對零錢罐里或手提包深處的硬幣的考慮就更少了，但有時你的口袋裡實際上可能有一點金礦，因為稀有的硬幣可能價值很高比你想像的更多。

When you pull your change out of your pockets or wallets to pay for a coffee, parking, or to help out someone in need, do you ever really look at the coins themselves?

當你從口袋或錢包裡掏出零錢來支付咖啡費、停車費或幫助有需要的人時，你是否真正看過硬幣本身？

Particularly as people use contactless payments more and more, we think even less about the coins in our change jars or in the depths of our handbags.

特別是隨著人們越來越多地使用非接觸式支付，我們對零錢罐或手提包深處的硬幣的考慮就更少了。

But sometimes you might actually have a bit of a goldmine in your pocket because rare coins can be worth far more than you think.

但有時您的口袋裡實際上可能有一點金礦，因為稀有硬幣的價值可能遠遠超出您的想像。

The Royal Mint quite often issues special coins - these can mark special occasions, like the King's birthday or coronation, notable public figures, or landmark political events, like Brexit.

皇家造幣廠經常發行特殊硬幣 - 這些硬幣可以紀念特殊場合，例如國王的生日或加冕典禮，著名的公眾人物，或具有里程碑意義的政治事件，例如英國脫歐。

But these aren't the only coins that can end up being worth more than their face value.

但這些並不是唯一最終價值超過其面值的硬幣。

A few factors generally go into a coin's value to collectors, with a low mintage being a major one. When a low number of coins were ever minted, it means that's it pretty rare, and die-hard coin collectors will search high and low for them.

通常有幾個因素會影響硬幣對收藏家的價值，其中發行量低是一個主要因素。當鑄造的硬幣數量很少時，就意味著它非常稀有，頑固的硬幣收藏家會到處尋找它們。

Another big factor is if there are any errors on the coin - for instance, a spelling mistake, or something is missing from the design. The Royal Mint doesn't generally make that many minting errors, which makes a coin in circulation with one seriously valuable to rare.

另一個重要因素是硬幣上是否存在任何錯誤，例如拼字錯誤或設計中缺少某些內容。皇家造幣廠通常不會犯那麼多鑄造錯誤，這使得流通中的硬幣變得非常有價值，變得稀有。

One coin, in particular, has become increasingly valuable recently - and the 50p coin featuring King Charles has been sold for more than 400 times its value.

尤其是一枚硬幣，最近變得越來越值錢——以查爾斯國王為主題的 50 便士硬幣的售價已超過其價值的 400 倍。

The coin in question features Atlantic Salmon on what we would traditionally call the 'tails' side of the coin, and only 200,000 of them were ever minted.

這枚硬幣的背面印有大西洋鮭魚圖案，我們傳統上稱之為硬幣的“尾部”，並且僅鑄造了 200,000 枚。

It knocked the Kew Gardens 50p coin off the top spot, which had held strong as the rarest and most sought-after coin for an impressive 15 years.

它把英國皇家植物園 50 便士硬幣從榜首位置上擠了下來，該硬幣在長達 15 年的時間裡一直保持著最稀有、最受歡迎的硬幣的地位。

The Kew Garden coin had seen a mintage of 210,000, so that's 10,000 more out there than the 50 pence pieces featuring Atlantic Salmon.

邱園硬幣的發行量為 21 萬枚，比印有大西洋鮭的 50 便士硬幣多出 1 萬枚。

According to the Islington Gazette, there is a reason that 50p coins are so often the most valuable out there: the 27mm size of the coins means there is more room to include artistic designs on the tails side.

根據《伊斯靈頓公報》報道，50 便士的硬幣往往是最有價值的，這是有原因的：硬幣的 27 毫米尺寸意味著有更多的空間在背面添加藝術設計。

The newspaper reports that one of the Atlantic Salmon coins recently sold for a whopping £195 on eBay, so it's well worth checking out the 50p coins in your home to see if you have one.

據報道，一枚大西洋鮭魚硬幣最近在 eBay 上以 195 英鎊的價格售出，因此非常值得檢查您家中的 50 便士硬幣，看看您是否有一枚。

The Royal Mint has said about the Atlantic Salmon coin becoming the rarest out there: "The releasing of mintage figures is an eagerly anticipated event among the coin collecting community – and this year is particularly exciting as we reveal the Atlantic Salmon as the rarest 50p in circulation.

英國皇家造幣廠表示，大西洋鮭魚硬幣將成為最稀有的硬幣：「發行量數據的發布是硬幣收藏界熱切期待的事件，今年尤其令人興奮，因為我們將大西洋鮭魚硬幣列為最稀有的50便士硬幣。

"For the first time in 15 years, the highly collectable Kew Gardens 50p loses its top spot as the rarest in circulation with the Atlantic Salmon 50p splashing its way to number one.

「15 年來，極具收藏價值的邱園 50 便士首次失去了流通量最稀有的第一名，而大西洋鮭魚 50 便士則躍居第一。

"2023 marked pivotal changes for the nation's coinage, including the introduction of coins celebrating King Charles III's coronation entering circulation. Finding these special designs, like the Atlantic Salmon, in your change is a win for all collectors."

「2023 年標誌著國家硬幣的關鍵變化，包括慶祝國王查理三世加冕的硬幣進入流通。在您的硬幣中找到這些特殊的設計，例如大西洋鮭魚，對所有收藏家來說都是一場勝利。”

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