纪念2012年奥运50p硬币的售价近500倍

在纪念2012年奥运会50p硬币售出的近500倍面值的500倍之后，您的房子里可能会有一个小的财富。

A commemorative 2012 Olympic 50p coin has sold for almost 500 times its face value after a mini bidding war broke out at auction.

在拍卖会上爆发了一场迷你竞标战之后，纪念2012年奥运50p硬币的售价近500倍。

The coin was minted to mark the London games and features an image of a swimmer on the tail side.

硬币被铸造出来标记伦敦奥运会，并在尾部侧面有一名游泳者的图像。

Designed in 2011, the coin was previously described by the Royal Mint as “extra special”.

该硬币在2011年设计，以前被皇家造币厂描述为“额外的特殊”。

The “extra-special” 2011 Olympic Games aquatics 50p coin (Image: Royal Mint)

2011年“特殊”奥运会水上运动50p硬币（图片：皇家薄荷）

They explained: “The design was created by Jonathan Olliffe, and it depicts a swimmer in action with fluid lines struck into the metal representing the waves.

他们解释说：“该设计是由乔纳森·奥利夫（Jonathan Olliffe）创建的，它描绘了一名在代表海浪的金属中撞向的流体线的游泳者。

“In the rare first design, these lines covered the swimmer’s face. Soon after its release, the coin was tweaked to make the face more visible, but not before the first design made it out into the world.

“在罕见的第一个设计中，这些线条覆盖了游泳者的脸。发行后不久，硬币进行了调整以使脸更明显，但在第一个设计使其进入世界之前。

“One of the most exciting aspects of this special 50p is that no one knows exactly how many entered circulation before the changes were made, only that numbers are extremely limited.

“这个50p的最令人兴奋的方面之一是，没有人确切知道在进行更改之前有多少流通，只有该数字极为有限。

“This is often the case with error coins, and they immediately become a collectable piece. Few have ever been sold and many take pride of place in private collections, but there’s always a chance this valuable coin could find its way to you.”

“错误硬币通常是这种情况，它们立即成为可收集的作品。很少有人被卖出，许多人都以私人收藏为基础，但是总有可能这款宝贵的硬币可以找到您的道路。”

Attracting attention from keen collectors, the coin, with lines covering the swimmers face, inspired a mini bidding war with 75 bids placed during the online auction before selling for £245.

引起了敏锐的收藏家的关注，硬币覆盖了游泳者的脸，激发了一场迷你竞标战争，在在线拍卖过程中以75次出价，然后以245英镑的价格出售。

The 50 pence piece has become the most valued and collected coin in the UK, with many collectable designs appearing on its heptagonal canvas.

50便士的作品已成为英国最有价值和收集最多的硬币，其七角形画布上出现了许多可收藏的设计。

Its 27.5mm diameter makes it the largest of any British coin, and allows space for decorative pictures. It has often been used to celebrate big events over the past 50 years of British history.

它的直径为27.5毫米，使其成为任何英国硬币中最大的，并为装饰图片提供了空间。在英国历史的过去50年中，它经常被用来庆祝大型活动。

The rarest coins tend to be of the greatest value, with the mintage (number of coins with each design made) being the fundamental attraction for collectors.

最稀有的硬币往往具有最大的价值，而铸造（每种设计的硬币数量）是收藏家的基本吸引力。

Along with the design, other aspects of the coin which increase value are the condition of the coin and whether it has an error in its design.

与设计一起，硬币的其他方面增加了价值的条件以及其设计是否有错误。

The way in which it is sold can also determine the coin’s value - while some coin collectors will bid vast amounts of money on ebay or at auction, others opt for more robust valuations by selling via a coin dealer.

出售的方式也可以决定硬币的价值 - 而一些硬币收藏家将在eBay或拍卖会上竞标大量资金，而其他硬币则通过通过硬币经销商出售而选择了更多可靠的估值。