20p mule硬币：创建收集器项目的铸造错误

20p件是从2008年开始的“ m子”硬币，由于错误而无需在硬币上铸造。错误意味着硬币被视为收藏家的物品。

A 20p coin from 2008 has sold on eBay for an incredible £97. This is 485 times its face value.

2008年的20便士硬币在eBay上以令人难以置信的97英镑售出。这是其面值的485倍。

The coin is part of a batch that was minted without a date due to an error in the minting process.

硬币是由于铸造过程中的错误而没有日期铸造的批处理的一部分。

The mistake occurred when the Royal Mint changed the location of the date on 20p coins from the tail side to next to the Queen’s head on the coin.

当皇家造币厂将日期的位置从20便士的尾部从尾部侧转到硬币的女王头旁边时，这一错误就发生了。

However, a mistake meant the old format was used on the Queen’s side and the new format on the tails side.

但是，错误意味着旧格式在女王的一侧和尾部的新格式使用。

As a result, the first batch of British coins with no date on them was released into circulation for the first time in more than 300 years.

结果，没有约会的第一批英国硬币在300多年来首次发行。

It is believed around 250,000 20p coins minted in November 2008 entered circulation with no date on them.

据信，它在2008年11月铸造了大约250,000 20便士硬币，没有约会。

The coin that was sold on eBay was listed as being in “mint condition” and had a starting bid of just 99p.

在eBay上出售的硬币被列为“薄荷状况”，仅需99便士。

However, the bidding quickly escalated and reached almost £100,000 by the time the auction closed.

但是，竞标迅速升级，到拍卖结束时达到了近100,000英镑。

The winning bid was placed by a user with the name Vandervelden, and the total amount paid for the coin was £97,485.

获胜的出价是由范德维尔登（Vandervelden）名称的用户放置的，硬币支付的总金额为97,485英镑。

This particular coin was sold by a coin collector who had owned it for several years and had kept it in a sealed plastic case to preserve its condition.

这种特定的硬币是由一位拥有的硬币收集器出售的，该硬币已经拥有了几年，并将其保存在密封的塑料外壳中以保留其状况。

The seller, who is based in the Netherlands, said they were “very happy” with the final sale price and that they planned to use the money to buy more coins.

总部位于荷兰的卖方说，他们对最终销售价格感到“非常高兴”，他们计划使用这笔钱购买更多硬币。

They added that they had originally bought the coin for around £200 from a coin fair in the UK.

他们补充说，他们最初从英国的一家硬币博览会上以200英镑的价格购买了硬币。

The coin is now considered to be a “mule” coin, due to the error in its design, and is highly sought-after by collectors.

由于其设计错误，该硬币现在被认为是“ m子”硬币，并且在收藏家之后受到了极大的追捧。

The 20p coin is the most common coin in the UK, with billions of the coins being minted since they were first introduced in 1982.

20p硬币是英国最常见的硬币，自1982年首次推出以来，数十亿个硬币被铸造出来。

However, this particular coin is now one of the most valuable 20p coins in existence.

但是，这种特殊的硬币现在是现有最有价值的20p硬币之一。