专家称新版 Gruffalo 50 便士硬币可能价值数千美元

这枚刻有“咕噜牛之子”角色的硬币已开始发售，以庆祝 2004 年发布的“咕噜牛之子”故事发布 20 周年。

A new 50p coin is up for sale to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Gruffalo's Child story.

一枚新的 50 便士硬币即将发售，以庆祝《咕噜牛之子》故事诞生 20 周年。

The coin, which depicts the Gruffalo's Child character, has gone on sale to mark two decades since the much-loved tale was published in 2004.

这枚硬币描绘了咕噜牛之子的角色，现已发售，以纪念这个深受喜爱的故事自 2004 年出版以来二十周年。

To celebrate the anniversary of the original Gruffalo story, which was released in 1999, two 50p tributes were also released - and some people are already flogging them on online auction sites.

为了庆祝 1999 年发布的原版《咕噜牛》故事周年纪念，还发布了两幅 50 便士的致敬作品 - 一些人已经在在线拍卖网站上拍卖它们。

The new coins were designed by Magic Light Pictures, The Sun reports.

据《太阳报》报道，新硬币由 Magic Light Pictures 设计。

The company created the films of the series, which were originally written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler.

该公司制作了该系列的电影，最初由朱莉娅·唐纳森编剧，阿克塞尔·舍夫勒插画。

Rare coins can quickly go up in value and make people a tidy profit.

稀有的钱币可以迅速升值，给人们带来丰厚的利润。

The Sun reports that the Royal Mint sold the 2019 Gruffalo coin for £10 - but one coin was sold for £26 on eBay in August.

据《太阳报》报道，皇家造币厂以 10 英镑的价格出售了 2019 年的 Gruffalo 硬币，但 8 月份在 eBay 上以 26 英镑的价格出售了一枚硬币。

Oliver Miller, managing director of Bishop & Miller auctioneers, told the newspaper: "With the release of the new Gruffalo 50p, people will ask me whether it's an investment or not.

Bishop & Miller 拍卖行董事总经理奥利弗·米勒 (Oliver Miller) 告诉该报：“随着新款 Gruffalo 50p 的发布，人们会问我这是否是一项投资。

"What it comes down to is how many are minted - if it’s a low mint it’s worth more as the rarity goes up, if a huge amount are minted, these are worth less.

“归根结底是铸造了多少枚——如果铸币量较低，那么随着稀有度的上升，其价值就会更高；如果铸造量很大，那么它们的价值就会降低。

"The other factor is how popular will they be. I would say as a father of two fans of the Gruffalo these will be popular and could prove to be a nice little investment.”

“另一个因素是它们有多受欢迎。我想说，作为两个咕噜牛球迷的父亲，这些会很受欢迎，并且可能会被证明是一笔不错的小投资。”

The cheapest and uncoloured version of the new Gruffalo coin is on sale on the Royal Mint website for £12.

最便宜的无色新版 Gruffalo 硬币在皇家造币厂网站上出售，售价 12 英镑。

A colour version costs £21 while a silver proof colour coin is £75.

彩色硬币的售价为 21 英镑，而精制银币的彩色硬币则为 75 英镑。

The gold proof coin, meanwhile, is £99.50.

与此同时，精制金币的价格为 99.50 英镑。

The Gruffalo's Child isn't the only children's book character on special coins this year.

咕噜牛之子并不是今年特殊硬币上唯一的儿童读物人物。

Earlier this month, the Royal Mint revealed The Snowman is being depicted on a new Royal Mint coin - with a gold version hidden in one of its advent calendars for someone to discover on Christmas Eve.

本月早些时候，英国皇家造币厂透露，皇家造币厂将在一枚新硬币上描绘雪人形象，其中一枚金色版本的硬币藏在其降临节日历中，供人们在平安夜发现。

To further celebrate the launch of The Snowman 2024 collectable 50p, the Mint has hidden a solid gold coin behind door 24 in one limited-edition The Snowman advent calendar, offering someone the chance of “striking gold”.

为了进一步庆祝《雪人》2024 年 50 便士收藏版的推出，造币厂在限量版《雪人》降临节日历的 24 号门后面隐藏了一枚纯金币，为人们提供了“撞金”的机会。

The Snowman 50p coin is available in a range of precious metal finishes, including colour editions, on the Royal Mint’s website, with prices starting at £12.

雪人 50 便士硬币有多种贵金属饰面可供选择，包括彩色版本，可在皇家造币厂网站上购买，起价为 12 英镑。

It will not be entering general circulation.

它不会进入一般流通。

The coin celebrates Raymond Briggs’ picture book with a new design created by Robin Shaw, who was art director on The Snowman And The Snowdog, the sequel to the original television adaptation.

该硬币采用罗宾·肖 (Robin Shaw) 设计的新设计来庆祝雷蒙德·布里格斯 (Raymond Briggs) 的图画书，罗宾·肖 (Robin Shaw) 曾担任原版电视改编续集《雪人与雪狗》的艺术总监。

Printing errors and other strange occurrences can result in odd coins that become valuable.

印刷错误和其他奇怪的现象可能会导致奇怪的硬币变得有价值。

In 2014, a £2 coin featuring Lord Kitchener was issued with a printing error.

2014年，一枚印有基奇纳勋爵头像的2英镑硬币出现印刷错误。

There are believed to be around 800 versions of the coin that have the error on.

据信，大约有 800 个版本的硬币上有这个错误。