英国人敦促检查他们的零钱，因为他们可能坐拥巨额财富

2024 年，成千上万的卖家从他们发现的零钱中获利，并决定在销售网站 eBay 上列出。

Thousands of people made a fortune in 2023 by selling spare change they found at home on eBay.

2023 年，成千上万的人通过在 eBay 上出售家里找到的零钱发了财。

In some cases, coin collectors started bidding wars over a selection of Royal Mint coins that have an incredibly low mintage.

在某些情况下，硬币收藏家开始竞购皇家造币厂的一些硬币，这些硬币的发行量极低。

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected coin in the UK with many collectable designs appearing on the heptagonal canvas.

这枚 50 便士硬币已成为英国最有价值、最具收藏价值的硬币，其七边形画布上出现了许多具有收藏价值的设计。

Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate big events over the past 50 years of British history.

其 27.5 毫米的直径使其成为英国硬币中最大的，并为装饰图片留出了空间。英国过去50年历史上经常用它来庆祝重大事件。

The rarest coins tend to be of the greatest value, with the mintage (number of coins with each design made) being the fundamental attraction for collectors.

最稀有的硬币往往具有最大的价值，其发行量（每种设计的硬币数量）是对收藏家的基本吸引力。

Along with the design, other aspects of the coin which increase value are the condition of the coin and whether it has an error in its design.

除了设计之外，硬币增值的其他方面还包括硬币的状况以及设计是否存在错误。

The way in which it is sold can also determine the coin’s value - while some coin collectors will bid vast amounts of money on eBay or at auction, others opt for more robust valuations by selling via a coin dealer.

出售方式也可以决定硬币的价值 - 虽然一些硬币收藏家会在 eBay 或拍卖会上出高价，但其他人则选择通过硬币经销商出售来获得更稳健的估值。

One of the year's most profitable sellers sold the “extra-special” rare commemorative 2012 Olympic 50p coin for 8,000 times its face value.

今年最赚钱的卖家之一以面值 8,000 倍的价格出售了“特别”稀有的 2012 年奥运会 50 便士纪念币。

The coin, which marked the London games with an image of a swimmer on the tail side, was sold for a staggering £4,000.

这枚硬币的尾部印有游泳运动员的图案，标志着伦敦奥运会，售价高达 4,000 英镑。

Another super rare 50p coin, which led to a huge profit for sellers, was the 2009 Kew Gardens 50p coin.

另一种超级稀有的 50 便士硬币为卖家带来了巨额利润，那就是 2009 年邱园 50 便士硬币。

This ultra rare coin, released in 2009 to mark 250 years since the opening of Kew Gardens in 1759, sold multiple times for a huge profit, including one time when it sold for £158 on eBay.

这枚极其罕见的硬币于 2009 年发行，以纪念英国皇家植物园自 1759 年开业以来的 250 周年，多次出售并获得巨额利润，其中一次在 eBay 上以 158 英镑的价格出售。

The King Charles III Atlantic Salmon 50p is another rarity which sold for £111 after sparking a mini bid war this year.

查理三世国王大西洋三文鱼 50 便士是另一件稀世珍品，在今年引发了一场小型竞购战后以 111 英镑的价格售出。