极为罕见的 1954 年便士本月拍卖时售价可能超过 100,000 英镑

据一位对古老而有价值的硬币感兴趣的 TikTok 用户称，一枚 1954 年的便士估计价值 9 万英镑 - 售价可能超过 10 万英镑

A rare coin from the reign of Queen Elizabeth II could be worth a small fortune if you are lucky enough to own one.

如果您有幸拥有一枚伊丽莎白二世女王统治时期的稀有硬币，那么它可能价值不菲。

According to one TikTok user with an interest in old and valuable coins, a 1954 penny has achieved an estimated value of £90,000 - and could fetch in excess of £100,000 when it goes under the hammer this month.

据一位对古老而有价值的硬币感兴趣的 TikTok 用户称，一枚 1954 年的便士估价为 9 万英镑，本月拍卖时的价格可能超过 10 万英镑。

In a video posted to his nearly 210,000 followers, user @CoinCollectingWizard gives an overview of the valuable coin, which is set to be sold under auction by Sovereign Rarities on 19 November.

在向其近 210,000 名粉丝发布的视频中，用户 @CoinCollectingWizard 概述了这枚价值不菲的硬币，该硬币将于 11 月 19 日由 Sovereign Rarities 拍卖。

Holding the coin in his hands, the expert first shows the reverse, which features a beaded border and the figure of Britannia - the female personification of Great Britain.

专家手里拿着硬币，首先展示了硬币的反面，硬币上有串珠边框和不列颠尼亚的图案——大不列颠的女性化身。

Britannia is seated facing right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet and a flowing dress.

不列颠尼亚面朝右坐，头戴带冠饰的科林斯式头盔，身穿飘逸的连衣裙。

She rests her right hand on a shield bearing the combined heraldic crosses of the Union Flag, and a trident in her left, while in the background are sea waves and a lighthouse.

她右手放在盾牌上，盾牌上有英国国旗的组合纹章十字，左手握着三叉戟，背景是海浪和一座灯塔。

Britannia sits within the words 'One Penny' and the date, 1954, appears at the bottom.

Britannia 位于“One Penny”字样内，日期 1954 年出现在底部。

Turning the coin over, the expert shows the young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right.

专家将硬币翻过来，右侧是年轻的获奖者伊丽莎白二世的半身像。

A laurel wreath in the Queen's hair is tied with a ribbon and two ends flowing behind.

女王头发上的月桂花环用丝带系住，两端垂在后面。

Around the edges of the coin are the Latin words for 'Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith.'

硬币的边缘刻有拉丁文“伊丽莎白二世，蒙上帝恩典，女王，信仰的捍卫者”。

User @CoinCollectingWizard says: "And this just happens to be a 1954 penny, the rarest penny the rarest penny ever known, even rarer than the 1933 penny.

用户@CoinCollectingWizard 说：“这恰好是 1954 年的便士，是最稀有的便士，是有史以来最稀有的便士，甚至比 1933 年的便士还要稀有。

"As you may know the 1933 penny recently sold at auction for over £100,000.

“正如您所知，1933 年的便士最近在拍卖会上以超过 10 万英镑的价格售出。

"And now that a 1954 has appeared at an online auction, we know have an estimate for this coin between £90,000 and £100,000."

“现在一枚 1954 年的硬币已经出现在网上拍卖会上，我们知道这枚硬币的估价在 90,000 英镑到 100,000 英镑之间。”

The video has so far garnered more than 660 likes.

截至目前，该视频已获得超过660个点赞。

According to vintage coin experts, Online Coin Club, the 1954 penny is thought to have the 'highest rarity possible', adding it is 'one of the mysteries of British numismatics.'

据古董硬币专家 Online Coin Club 称，1954 年的便士被认为具有“最高的稀有度”，并补充说它是“英国钱币学的谜团之一”。

Before it was minted, there were already a large number of pennies in circulation and an economic slowdown after the Second World War meant there was no demand for any more.

在铸造之前，已有大量便士在流通，第二次世界大战后经济放缓意味着不再有需求。

But when George VI died in 1952 at the age of 56, new coronation coins were designed to mark the ascension of Elizabeth II.

但当乔治六世于 1952 年去世，享年 56 岁时，新的加冕硬币被设计用来纪念伊丽莎白二世的即位。

In 1953, more than 1.3 million pennies were minted for special commemorative sets, with an additional number put into circulation.

1953 年，铸造了超过 130 万枚特殊纪念币，另有数量投入流通。

Online Coin Club explains that during this period the Royal Mint 'experimented' with the design.

在线硬币俱乐部解释说，在此期间，皇家造币厂对该设计进行了“实验”。

At least one penny - though it could be many more - was minted bearing the year 1954, but these were intended for internal purposes only at the Royal Mint.

至少有一枚硬币——尽管可能更多——是铸造的，上面印有 1954 年的年份，但这些硬币仅供皇家造币厂内部使用。

The trial pennies were meant to have been destroyed and were not for wider circulation.

审判便士本来应该被销毁，并且不能用于更广泛的流通。

Online Coin Club adds: "In response to a freedom of information request in 2011 the mint stated it was "unable to say for certain that only one survived from the trial run of several hundreds,"' prompting the tantalising assumption there could be others.

在线硬币俱乐部补充道：“为了回应 2011 年的信息自由请求，造币厂表示，它“无法肯定地说只有一枚在数百枚试运行中幸存下来”，这引发了一种诱人的假设，可能还有其他硬币。

The British Museum and the Royal Mint Collection both have examples of the experimental coins, including some that were only struck on one side.

大英博物馆和皇家造币厂收藏都有实验硬币的例子，其中包括一些仅在一侧铸造的硬币。