英国人敦促在家检查稀有的 50 便士硬币，价值可能高达 2,500 英镑

据一位专家称，这枚 2011 年的作品是为庆祝 2012 年伦敦奥运会而铸造的

People in the UK are being urged to check their homes for a rare 50 pence coin that could be worth £2,500.

英国民众被敦促检查自己的家中是否有一枚罕见的 50 便士硬币，其价值可能高达 2,500 英镑。

The 2011 piece was minted to celebrate the London Olympics in 2012, according to one expert.

据一位专家称，这枚 2011 年的作品是为了庆祝 2012 年伦敦奥运会而铸造的。

Although millions of this specific coin were actually made, one small difference on the coin could make it especially valuable.

尽管这种特定硬币的实际产量有数百万枚，但硬币上的微小差异可能会使其变得特别有价值。

The coin in question is known as the “aquatics” design and features a swimmer clad in goggles and a swimming cap.

这枚硬币被称为“水上运动”设计，上面有一个戴着护目镜和泳帽的游泳者。

The coin expert, known online as Coin Collector UK, explained more about the design on social media platform TikTok.

这位网上被称为 Coin Collector UK 的硬币专家在社交媒体平台 TikTok 上解释了有关该设计的更多信息。

He said: “Become rich if you find this coin.

他说：“如果你找到这枚硬币，你就会变得富有。

“This coin is worth £2,500 pounds if you find the rare version in your change.”

“如果你在零钱中找到了稀有版本，这枚硬币价值 2,500 英镑。”

However, you need to look carefully to ensure the piece has the feature that makes it more rare.

然而，您需要仔细观察，以确保该作品具有使其更加稀有的特征。

Lines representing water will need to be engraved over the swimmer’s face. Without these lines, the 50p isn’t worth nearly as much.

需要在游泳者的脸上刻上代表水的线条。如果没有这些线条，50 便士就没有那么值钱了。

He continued: “The one to be looking out for will have lines covering the face like this.”

他继续说道：“要小心的是，脸上会有这样的皱纹。”

This was the original design until it was updated with the lines removed.

这是最初的设计，直到更新并删除了线条。

“Only 600 of these were minted before the Royal Mint decided to change the design as it was too hard to make out,” the Coin Collector said.

“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，”硬币收藏家说。

But the common version without the lines over the face is “still worth keeping”.

但脸上没有纹路的普通版“还是值得保留”。

He said: “And with a mintage of around two million, it's worth about £2.”

他说：“发行量约为 200 万枚，价值约为 2 英镑。”

However, the valuable coin came as part of a souvenir set to it is less likely to actually be in circulation.

然而，这枚价值不菲的硬币是作为纪念品的一部分而不太可能真正流通。

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

他补充道：“不幸的是，脸上有皱纹的那张并没有投入流通，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用掉了。尽管由于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。

“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. So get checking.”

“尽管如此，它总是值得检查。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。所以去检查一下。”