俄亥俄州农场家庭购买并隐藏数十年的稀有硬币预计将获得巨额赔偿

来自俄亥俄州的三姐妹继承了银行金库中保存了 40 多年的一毛钱，她们知道它有一定的价值。但直到几年前他们才知道到底有多少。

Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago.

来自俄亥俄州的三姐妹继承了银行金库中保存了 40 多年的一毛钱，她们知道它有一定的价值。但直到几年前他们才知道到底有多少。

The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975, could bring in more than $500,000 at auction, said Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, which specializes in currency and is handling an online auction that will end in October.

GreatCollections 总裁伊恩·拉塞尔 (Ian Russell) 表示，这枚极其稀有的硬币于 1975 年由旧金山美国造币厂铸造，拍卖价格可能超过 50 万美元。

The sisters, who live on a farm in northwest Ohio, inherited the coin from their parents, Russell said. He declined to identify the sisters or say exactly where they live to protect their privacy.

拉塞尔说，这对姐妹住在俄亥俄州西北部的一个农场，从父母那里继承了这枚硬币。为了保护她们的隐私，他拒绝透露姐妹俩的身份，也拒绝透露她们的确切居住地点。

The sisters knew the coin was valuable because their parents had told them so, but they didn’t know the full extent of its value until they had it appraised a few years ago by a local coin dealer, Russell said. The sisters then decided to sell the coin through GreatCollections.

拉塞尔说，姐妹俩知道这枚硬币很有价值，因为她们的父母告诉过她们，但直到几年前，她们才知道它的全部价值，直到几年前由当地的硬币经销商对它进行了评估。姐妹俩随后决定通过 GreatCollections 出售这枚硬币。

The coin is an example of what’s known as a “no S dime.” In 1975, the U.S. Mint in San Francisco struck a small number of proof dimes by mistake without the mint’s letter S mintmark. Most proof coins are struck at least twice to give them a sharper impression and higher relief.

这枚硬币就是所谓的“无 S 硬币”的一个例子。 1975年，旧金山美国铸币厂错误铸造了少量精制一角硬币，没有铸币厂字母S的铸币标记。大多数精制硬币至少被压印两次，以赋予其更清晰的印象和更高的浮雕。

The no S dimes were struck only once, which makes them even rarer than the standard proof dimes, Russell said. Only about 10 examples of the no S dime are known to exist, he said.

拉塞尔说，无 S 硬币只被铸造一次，这使得它们比标准精制硬币更加稀有。他说，据了解，只有大约 10 枚无 S 硬币存在。

The sisters’ coin is in a plastic holder and has a grade of Proof-66 by the Numismatic Guaranty Corp., which indicates that it is in excellent condition with very few signs of wear or handling.

姐妹俩的硬币装在塑料盒中，钱币担保公司的评级为 Proof-66，这表明硬币状况良好，几乎没有磨损或处理过的迹象。

The coin is expected to be one of the highlights of GreatCollections’ Baltimore Currency Signature Auction, which will take place from Sept. 24 to Oct. 1. The auction will feature more than 1,200 pieces of U.S. currency, including banknotes, coins, tokens and medals.

该硬币预计将成为 GreatCollections 巴尔的摩货币签名拍卖会的亮点之一，该拍卖将于 9 月 24 日至 10 月 1 日举行。此次拍卖将展出 1,200 多枚美国货币，包括纸币、硬币、代币和硬币。奖牌。

Bidders can participate in the auction online at GreatCollections.com or by phone.

竞标者可以通过 GreatCollections.com 在线或通过电话参与拍卖。