英国人敦促检查他们的零钱，因为 2011 年罕见的 2 英镑硬币可能价值数百英镑

这枚硬币以其稀有性而闻名，售价高达 270 英镑，网上挂牌价格飙升超过 1,000 英镑

A special £2 coin from 2011 could be worth hundreds of pounds - if you manage to find it in your change.

2011 年一枚特殊的 2 英镑硬币可能价值数百英镑 - 如果您能在零钱中找到它的话。

The coin, which features Tosha the Cat, has been sold for as much as £270 and has listings soaring over £1,000 online.

这枚以 Tosha 猫为主题的硬币售价高达 270 英镑，网上挂牌价格飙升至 1,000 英镑以上。

It comes with the image of Tosha the Cat, the fourth official Commonwealth Youth Games Mascot, and was minted by Pobjoy Mint for the Isle of Man Treasury.

它带有第四个英联邦青年运动会官方吉祥物 Tosha 猫的形象，由 Pobjoy 铸币厂为马恩岛财政部铸造。

The coin shot to fame in 2018 when it was dubbed the "coin of the year" by enthusiasts on social media.

该硬币于 2018 年名声大噪，被社交媒体上的爱好者称为“年度硬币”。

Now, experts at Change Checker have shed light on why this £2 coin is causing such a stir.

现在，Change Checker 的专家解释了为什么这枚 2 英镑的硬币会引起如此轰动。

They said: "Whilst rarity is normally a large factor in how collectable a coin is, mintage figures for British Isles coins are notoriously hard to track down and this coin is no exception.

他们表示：“虽然稀有度通常是影响硬币收藏价值的一个重要因素，但不列颠群岛硬币的发行量却很难追踪，这枚硬币也不例外。

"No one actually knows the true mintage figure, so it can’t be said how rare the coin is, although we do know that British Isles coins typically have lower mintages than UK coins due to the smaller population."

“没有人真正知道真实的发行量，所以不能说这枚硬币有多稀有，尽管我们确实知道，由于人口较少，不列颠群岛的硬币通常比英国硬币的发行量要低。”

They added: "One thing we do know for certain is that the Isle of Man Tosha Cat £2 is definitely sought-after amongst collectors.

他们补充道：“我们确实知道的一件事是，售价 2 英镑的曼岛 Tosha Cat 绝对受到收藏家的追捧。

"Although the Tosha Cat £2 was issued in 2011, it wasn’t until it was posted on Facebook coin groups in 2018 that the price started skyrocketing on the secondary market.

“虽然 Tosha Cat 2 英镑是在 2011 年发行的，但直到 2018 年在 Facebook 硬币群组上发布后，二级市场上的价格才开始飙升。

"In fact, in 2018 this coin became ‘Coin of the Year’ on Facebook coin groups, and this is where it really found its success.

“事实上，2018 年，这款代币成为 Facebook 代币群组中的‘年度代币’，这才是它真正成功的地方。

"Following the Facebook hype surrounding the Tosha £2, eBay bidding wars began.

“继 Facebook 对 Tosha 2 英镑的炒作之后，eBay 的竞购战开始了。

"At a time when the Kew Gardens was selling for around £80 on eBay, this coin was regularly selling for double that."

“当时英国皇家植物园在 eBay 上的售价约为 80 英镑，而这枚硬币的售价通常是这个价格的两倍。”

Listings on eBay for the Isle of Man coin continue to regularly exceed £100 and even go up to thousands of pounds.

eBay 上出售的马恩岛硬币价格经常超过 100 英镑，甚至高达数千英镑。

In a recent video posted to social media platform TikTok, expert the Coin Collector UK revealed the coin to be worth around £270.

在最近发布在社交媒体平台 TikTok 上的一段视频中，英国硬币收藏家专家透露，这枚硬币的价值约为 270 英镑。