英国人敦促检查他们的 50 便士硬币，因为稀有版本可能价值 2500 英镑

2011 年硬币是为庆祝 2012 年伦敦奥运会而铸造的，被称为“水上运动”设计，并带有游泳运动员的形象

Brits are being urged to check their loose change for a rare 50p coin that could be worth a staggering £2,500.

英国人被敦促检查他们的零钱，寻找一枚罕见的 50 便士硬币，其价值可能高达 2,500 英镑。

The 2011 coin, minted to celebrate the London Olympics in 2012, is the "aquatics" design and features an image of a swimmer donning goggles and a swimming cap.

2011 年硬币是为庆祝 2012 年伦敦奥运会而铸造的，采用“水上运动”设计，并刻有戴着护目镜和泳帽的游泳运动员的图案。

While millions of these coins were produced, one tiny variation on the coin could make it particularly valuable.

虽然这些硬币的产量有数百万枚，但硬币上的一个微小变化都可能使其变得特别有价值。

Coin Collector UK, a coin expert who shares his knowledge on TikTok, explained more about this unique design.

英国硬币收藏家 (Coin Collector UK) 是一位在 TikTok 上分享知识的硬币专家，他详细解释了这一独特的设计。

"Become rich if you find this coin. This coin is worth £2,500 pounds if you find the rare version in your change," he said.

“如果你找到这枚硬币，你就会变得富有。如果你在零钱中找到了稀有版本，这枚硬币价值 2,500 英镑，”他说。

But you'll need to inspect the coin closely to ensure it has the feature that makes it rare.

但您需要仔细检查硬币，以确保它具有使其稀有的特征。

Engraved lines representing water must be visible over the swimmer’s face.

代表水的雕刻线必须在游泳者的脸上可见。

Without these lines, the 50p isn’t nearly as valuable.

如果没有这些线条，50 便士就没有那么值钱了。

"The one to be looking out for will have lines covering the face like this," he said, demonstrating the original design before it was updated with the lines removed.

“要注意的是脸上会有这样的线条，”他一边说，一边展示了原始设计，然后才更新了线条，去掉了线条。

"Only 600 of these were minted before the Royal Mint decided to change the design as it was too hard to make out."

“在皇家造币厂决定改变设计之前，只铸造了 600 枚，因为它太难辨认了。”

However, even the common version without the lines over the face is "still worth keeping".

不过，即使是脸上没有纹路的普通版也“仍然值得保留”。

"And with a mintage of around two million, it's worth about £2," he added.

“发行量约为 200 万枚，价值约为 2 英镑，”他补充道。

However, the valuable coin was included in a souvenir set, making it less likely to actually be in circulation.

然而，这枚价值不菲的硬币被包含在纪念品套装中，因此不太可能真正流通。

"Unfortunately, the one with the lines over the face was not put into circulation so you will need to be lucky to find it and hope someone has broken it out of the packaging and spent it by mistake," Coin Collector said.

“不幸的是，脸上有线条的那枚并没有投入流通，所以你需要运气好才能找到它，并希望有人把它从包装中拆开并错误地花掉了，”硬币收藏家说。

"This is unlikely though considering they sell for between £2,000 and £3,000 due to the limited numbers originally minted."

“尽管考虑到最初铸造的数量有限，它们的售价在 2,000 至 3,000 英镑之间，但这种情况不太可能发生。”

Adding a ray of hope, he said: "Nonetheless, it is always worth checking. I found numerous coins that were not meant to be in circulation, which proves they do pop up every so often.

他补充道：“尽管如此，这总是值得检查的。我发现了许多本来不应该流通的硬币，这证明它们确实经常出现。”

"So get checking."

“所以去检查一下吧。”