这枚 50 便士的硬币缺少一个微小的“标记”，售价是平时价值的 200 倍 - 你有一枚吗？

查尔斯王大西洋三文鱼 50 便士在 eBay 上被宣传为“无私人标记”。经过热心收藏家的 23 次出价后，这件作品最终以 102 英镑的价格售出。

A RARE 50p coin, sold for 200 times its usual value, had a particular tiny "mark" missing - but what does this mysterious mark mean?

一枚稀有的 50 便士硬币，售价是平时价值 200 倍，却缺少一个特殊的微小“标记”——但这个神秘的标记意味着什么？

The King Charles Atlantic Salmon 50p was advertised as having "no privy mark" on eBay.

查尔斯王大西洋三文鱼 50 便士在 eBay 上被宣传为“无私人标记”。

It later sold for a whopping £102 following 23 bids from eager collectors.

经过热心收藏家的 23 次出价后，这件作品最终以 102 英镑的价格售出。

A privy mark is a tiny crown symbol stamped onto some coins on the "heads" or "obverse" side - or on the rim.

私人标记是一个微小的皇冠符号，印在一些硬币的“正面”或“正面”或边缘上。

In the case of the King Charles Atlantic Salmon 50p, first minted in 2023 in celebration of Charles' ascension of the throne, the privy mark is a small Tudor crown.

查尔斯国王大西洋鲑鱼 50 便士于 2023 年首次铸造，庆祝查尔斯登基，其私人标记是一顶都铎王朝的小王冠。

It can be spotted just behind the King's head.

它就在国王的头后面。

Only a small number of coins in circulation have a privy mark, as they're only etched onto coins produced for special occasions - such as coronations and jubilees - and for collector's editions.

只有少数流通中的硬币有私人标记，因为它们只蚀刻在为特殊场合（例如加冕典礼和周年庆典）以及收藏版而生产的硬币上。

The limited number of coins with privy marks means they have greater collectability factor - and are generally more valuable.

带有私人标记的硬币数量有限，意味着它们具有更大的收藏价值 - 并且通常更有价值。

But, confusingly, 2023 Atlantic Salmon 50p coins are actually more valuable without privy marks.

但令人困惑的是，2023 年大西洋鲑鱼 50 便士硬币在没有私人标记的情况下实际上更有价值。

There were only 200,000 of these mark-less coins put into general circulation, making them even rarer than the Kew Gardens 50p - and therefore extremely valuable.

这些无标记硬币投入流通的数量只有 200,000 枚，比英国皇家植物园 50 便士还要稀有，因此价值极高。

As well as the recent £120 sale, another example of the same coin sold for £110 this week.

除了最近以 120 英镑的价格出售外，本周另一枚同款硬币也以 110 英镑的价格出售。

By contrast, you quite easily can buy the version with a privy mark - which were never released into circulation - direct from the Royal Mint.

相比之下，您可以很容易地直接从皇家造币厂购买带有私人标记的版本（该版本从未投入流通）。

They are sold as part of "Definitive Annual Sets" for £34.

它们作为“最终年度套装”的一部分以 34 英镑的价格出售。

So, if you come across a King Charles Atlantic Salmon dated 2023 and without a privy mark in your loose change, you may just be in for a hefty profit.

因此，如果您遇到一条 2023 年的查尔斯王大西洋鲑鱼，并且您的零钱上没有私人标记，那么您可能会获得巨额利润。

In fact, a bag of these plain-looking coins sold this week for a huge £1,700 after a bidding war.

事实上，在一场竞价战之后，一袋这些看似朴素的硬币本周以 1,700 英镑的天价售出。