双鹰：世界上最昂贵的硬币

从表面上看，所谓的“双鹰”的价值似乎仅为15.80英镑（20美元），尽管2021年拍卖表明情况并非如此。

A rare 1933 Double Eagle coin has sold for an impressive sum at auction.

1933年罕见的双鹰硬币在拍卖会上售出了令人印象深刻的款项。

At its surface, the coin appears to have a value of just £15.80 ($20). However, this is not quite the case.

从表面上看，硬币的价值似乎仅为15.80英镑（20美元）。但是，情况并非如此。

The coin sold for a staggering £13,334,400 ($18,872,250) at Sotheby’s in New York, making it the most expensive coin ever sold at auction, according to Guinness World Records.

根据吉尼斯世界纪录（Guinness World Records），该硬币的出售价格为惊人的13,334,400英镑（18,872,250美元），这使其成为吉尼斯世界唱片公司（Guinness World Records）在拍卖会上售出的最昂贵的硬币。

But what exactly makes it so special? While a reported 445,500 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagles were minted in 1933, they were actually never used is currency.

但是，什么使它如此特别？据报道，据报道，1933年铸造了445,500台圣高的双鹰，但实际上从未使用过货币。

This was mainly due to financial issues sparked by the Great Depression at the time. When President Franklin D Roosevelt took office that year, he banned the possession of gold, including coins like the Double Eagle.

这主要是由于当时的大萧条引起的财务问题。当那年富兰克林·D·罗斯福（Franklin D Roosevelt）上任时，他禁止拥有黄金，包括像双鹰这样的硬币。

Instead, specialists claim they were never issued and melted down to gold bars. Just two were spared by the Government, but more than a dozen others escaped destruction.

取而代之的是，专家声称他们从未发行过并融化为金条。政府只有两个人幸免于难，但有十几个逃脱了破坏。

“Perhaps the rarest and most valuable gold coin in the world is the 1933 Double Eagle,” explains dealers at The Britannia Coin Company. “The allure of this extremely scarce gold coin stems from its inextricable link to U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order 6102.

“也许世界上最稀有，最有价值的黄金硬币是1933年的双鹰，”不列颠尼亚硬币公司的经销商解释说。 “这种极为稀缺的黄金硬币的魅力源于与美国总统富兰克林·罗斯福（Franklin Roosevelt）的行政命令6102的无情联系。

“Although 445,500 specimens were struck by the Philadelphia Mint, they were never officially issued by the U.S. Treasury. Subsequently, they were ordered to be melted down with only two coins to be spared. Naturally, a few coins escaped the melting pot.”

“尽管费城造币厂击中了445,500个标本，但它们从未由美国财政部正式发行。随后，他们被命令将其融化，仅保留两个硬币。自然，一些硬币逃脱了熔炉。”

Of the two legally spared, one went to the National Numismatic Collection, while a second was kept in a private collection until 2002 before selling at auction, according to MJ Hughes Coins. It is thought that 20 others were stolen, but many of these were recovered by the U.S. Secret Service.

根据MJ Hughes Coins的说法，在这两个合法中幸免的情况下，一个人去了国家钱币的收藏，而一秒钟一直保存在私人收藏中，直到2002年，然后在拍卖会上出售。据认为，其他20个被盗，但其中许多是由美国特勤局收回的。

To this day, it remains illegal to own a 1933 Double Eagle coin in the U.S., with the exception of just one. The nation’s Mint recovered 10 in 2005 and reiterated that they their illegality.

直到今天，在美国拥有1933年的Double Eagle硬币仍然是非法的，只有一枚。该国的造币厂于2005年收回10，并重申了他们的非法性。

The former U.S. Mint acting director David Lebryk said at the time: “These Double Eagles were never lawfully issued, but instead, were taken from the United States Mint at Philadelphia in an unlawful manner more than 70 years ago. They are, and always have been, public property belonging to the United States.”

这位前美国造币厂代理总监戴维·莱布里克（David Lebryk）当时说：“这些双头老鹰从未合法发行，而是从70年前以非法的方式从费城的美国造币厂拿走。他们是属于美国的公共财产。”

Although it is therefore unlikely you’ll make a fortune from a 1933 Double Eagle, there other legal coins that can fetch a hefty sum. Take for example, the extraordinary case where another rare 1933 coin from Britain recently sold for £140,000 at auction.

因此，尽管您不太可能从1933年的双鹰（Double Eagle）发挥作用，但其他法律硬币也可以拿到一笔巨额的钱。以非凡的案例为例，这是英国的另一枚稀有1933年的硬币最近在拍卖会上以14万英镑的价格售出。

Speaking to the Star, Chris Yang, co-founder of Coins Value, said: “Remember, the thrill of coin collecting isn’t always about striking gold; it’s about connecting with history and uncovering hidden treasures. Your old coin jar might hold more than just spare change – it could be a portal to a fascinating past.”

硬币价值的联合创始人克里斯·杨（Chris Yang）在对明星说：“请记住，收集硬币的刺激并不总是关于击打黄金。这是关于与历史联系并揭开隐藏的宝藏。您的旧硬币罐可能不仅容纳备用零钱 - 这可能是一个令人着迷的过去的门户。”