印有查理三世国王和蜜蜂图案的新版 1 英镑硬币今天开始流通

英国皇家造币厂表示，该硬币将于今天开始流通，并带有蜜蜂图案。这是去年 10 月推出的八枚新硬币之一，是收藏家以查尔斯国王为主题的系列硬币的一部分。

New £1 coins featuring King Charles III will start to appear in people's change this week - and they could create a buzz for collectors.

本周，以国王查理三世为主题的新版 1 英镑硬币将开始出现在人们的零钱中，它们可能会引起收藏家的热议。

The coin, which features bees, will enter circulation today, the Royal Mint has said.

英国皇家造币厂表示，这枚带有蜜蜂图案的硬币将于今天开始流通。

It is one of eight new coins which were unveiled last October as part of a collectors' set to feature King Charles.

这是去年十月推出的八枚新硬币之一，是收藏家以查尔斯国王为主题的系列硬币的一部分。

It marks the first time since the new style 12-sided coin launched that there is a circulating £1 coin with a different design to that which have the 'nations of the crown' on the reverse.

这是自新型12面硬币推出以来首次出现流通的1英镑硬币，其设计与背面“王冠国家”的硬币不同。

There are believed to be around 750million £1 coins minted with that design.

据信采用这种设计铸造的硬币数量约为 7.5 亿英镑。

However, this new bee design has a mintage of 2.975million. They were struck last November, so all have 2023 on them.

然而，这种新的蜜蜂设计的发行量为297.5万只。它们是去年 11 月铸造的，因此全部都刻有 2023 年。

Whether or not more £1 coins will enter into circulation will depend on demand, with mintage figures for new coins being released at the end of the year - but there will be no more than 2.975million with 2023 stamped on them.

是否会有更多 1 英镑硬币进入流通将取决于需求，新硬币的发行量数据将在今年年底公布，但印有 2023 年印记的硬币不会超过 297.5 万枚。

Last month, This is Money revealed that The Royal Mint plans to stop making new coins from scratch from December, instead focusing on ramping up its gold recovery facility.

上个月，This is Money 透露，英国皇家造币厂计划从 12 月开始停止制造新硬币，转而专注于加强其黄金回收设施。

Gregory Edmund, senior specialist at auctioneer Spink & Son, said: 'It is a surprise that the Royal Mint is issuing new coins at all given the announcement that they would stop producing new coins from scratch last month.

拍卖行 Spink & Son 的高级专家格雷戈里·埃德蒙 (Gregory Edmund) 表示：“考虑到皇家造币厂上个月宣布将停止从头开始生产新硬币，他们发行新硬币真是令人惊讶。”

'If they are going stick to a strictly 3million circulation figure that would be very unusual in how low it is.'

“如果他们严格遵守 300 万份的发行量，那么这个数字就非常不寻常了。”

The number indicating the value of each of the new coins has been enlarged since the last time a new £1 coin was released in 2017.

自 2017 年上次发行 1 英镑新币以来，表示每枚新币价值的数字有所扩大。

The Royal Mint said this is 'to help children understand the value of money'.

英国皇家造币厂表示，这是为了“帮助孩子们了解金钱的价值”。

Cash payments increasingly make up a smaller proportion of all transactions. Cash use dropped last year to make up 12 per cent of all payments – and UK Finance says 22million adults are 'primarily cashless.'

现金支付在所有交易中所占的比例越来越小。去年现金使用量下降，占所有支付的 12%，英国财政部称 2200 万成年人“基本上没有现金”。

The data showed that 1.5million adults used cash as their main spending method last year, according to UK Finance data – the first rise since 2019.

英国金融数据显示，去年有 150 万成年人使用现金作为主要支出方式，这是 2019 年以来的首次增长。

Edmund said: 'The coins will be be popular and garner general intrigue. With a circulation of 3million it will be one of the rarer £1 coins in circulation.

埃德蒙说：“这些硬币将会很受欢迎，并引起普遍的兴趣。发行量为 300 万枚，将成为流通中较为稀有的 1 英镑硬币之一。

'It goes to show the prevailing winds of change. We may not know how many more coins The Royal Mint will issue this year, so it could pay to collect it.'

“这表明了变革的盛行之风。我们可能不知道皇家造币厂今年将再发行多少枚硬币，因此它可以付费收集这些硬币。

How rare is your coin?

你的硬币有多稀有？

Generally speaking, the lower the mintage, the rarer the coin and the harder it will be to find.

一般来说，发行量越低，硬币就越稀有，也就越难找到。

Change Checker has a scarcity index so you can see where your coin ranks.

Change Checker 有一个稀缺指数，因此您可以查看您的硬币的排名。

£2: Commonwealth Games N. Ireland - mintage 485,000 to 771,750

£2：北爱尔兰英联邦运动会 - 发行量 485,000 至 771,750

£1: Edinburgh City - mintage - 600,000 – 800,000

£1：爱丁堡市 - 发行量 - 600,000 – 800,000

50p: Kew Gardens 250 anniversary coin - mintage 210,000

50便士：邱园 250 周年纪念币 - 发行量 210,000

10p: Robin -  mintage - 304,000

10p：罗宾 - 发行量 - 304,000

Could the bee £1 coins be worth a mint in the future?

1英镑的蜜蜂硬币将来能值钱吗？

How much any new coin will be coveted by collectors one day depends on how many enter into circulation.

有一天，任何新硬币会受到收藏家的垂涎，取决于有多少枚硬币进入流通。

The scarcer a coin is, the more collectible it is, as Mr Edmund from Spink highlights above.

正如斯宾克的埃德蒙先生在上面强调的那样，硬币越稀有，就越具有收藏价值。

To put it into context, one of the most sought after coins is the fabled 2009 50p Kew Gardens coin. Only 210,000 of these coins were minted and they sell on eBay for as much as £250.

结合上下文来看，最受追捧的硬币之一是传说中的 2009 年 50 便士邱园硬币。这些硬币仅铸造了 210,000 枚，在 eBay 上的售价高达 250 英镑。

With almost 3million new £1 coins initially entering into circulation, one coin expert This is Money spoke to says they will not be worth more than face value.

随着近 300 万枚新的 1 英镑硬币首次进入流通，《This is Money》采访的一位硬币专家表示，这些硬币的价值不会超过面值。

Generally, circulating coins which have mistakes or errors struck on them, such as an incorrect date, attract a premium.

一般来说，如果流通的硬币上有错误或错误，例如日期不正确，就会产生溢价。

Phil Mussell, director of Token Publishing, said: 'These coins are not likely to be worth more than face value in the future.

Token Publishing 总监 Phil Mussell 表示：“这些硬币未来的价值不太可能超过面值。

'A standard circulating coin is rarely of interest to collectors because they will become commonplace, and in time all coins in our pockets will feature King Charles III.

“标准的流通硬币很少引起收藏家的兴趣，因为它们会变得司空见惯，随着时间的推移，我们口袋里的所有硬币都将印有查理三世国王的图案。

'Granted some people will list them on eBay immediately and we could see some could sell for £5 because collectors want to be the first to have them, but these coins will not fetch any more than that.'

“当然，有些人会立即在 eBay 上列出它们，我们可以看到其中一些可以卖到 5 英镑，因为收藏家希望成为第一个拥有它们的人，但这些硬币的价格不会比这更高。”

There is a collectible set of the uncirculated coins available to buy on The Royal Mint's website starting from £33.

英国皇家造币厂网站上有一套可供收藏的未流通硬币，售价 33 英镑起。

These coins in the collectors' set feature a privy mark a small crown on the obverse or 'heads' design next to His Majesty

收藏组中的这些硬币具有私人标记，正面有一个小皇冠，或国王陛下旁边的“头像”图案