英国人敦促留意特定的 2 英镑硬币，对收藏家来说可能价值数百美元

据了解，这件 2011 年的作品售价约为 270 英镑，一些卖家甚至在网上标价超过 1,000 英镑。

Keep an eye out for a specific £2 coin that could be worth hundreds to collectors.

留意一枚特定的 2 英镑硬币，对于收藏家来说可能价值数百美元。

The piece from 2011 has been known to sell for around £270, with some sellers even listing it for more than £1,000 online.

据了解，这件 2011 年的作品售价约为 270 英镑，一些卖家甚至在网上标价超过 1,000 英镑。

The coin in question features an image of the fourth official Commonwealth Youth Games Mascot, Tosha the Cat. Pobjoy Mint issued the coin on behalf of the Isle of Man Treasury.

这枚硬币上印有第四届英联邦青年运动会官方吉祥物“猫托沙”的图像。 Pobjoy 铸币厂代表马恩岛财政部发行了该硬币。

And in 2018, it gained even more popularity online with coin enthusiasts on social media labelling it the “coin of the year”.

2018 年，它在社交媒体上受到硬币爱好者的青睐，被称为“年度硬币”。

But what makes this £2 coin so special?

但这枚 2 英镑的硬币为何如此特别呢？

Experts at Change Checker explained: “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.

Change Checker 的专家解释说：“虽然稀有度通常是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。

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

“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数字的两倍。”

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

eBay 上的这枚马恩岛硬币的挂牌价格经常超过 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。