一枚面额不寻常的稀有硬币在拍卖会上以 210 万美元的价格售出

特定的日期和风格使硬币的价值远远超过面值。但它很难找到，因为它是一枚 3 美元的硬币，而且专家表示这枚硬币可能是独一无二的。

A RARE coin with an unusual denomination has fetched an astronomical sum of $2.1 million at auction.

一枚面额不寻常的稀有硬币在拍卖会上拍出 210 万美元的天文数字。

The coin's particular date and style made it worth far more than its face value.

这枚硬币的特殊年代和风格使其价值远远超过其面值。

But it's especially hard to find because it's a $3 coin and experts say this one might be unique.

但它特别难找到，因为它是一枚 3 美元的硬币，而且专家表示这枚硬币可能是独一无二的。

Coin enthusiasts might be able to guess where this coin was made thanks to an “S” on the front, below the date.

硬币爱好者或许可以通过正面、日期下方的“S”来猜测这枚硬币的产地。

It's a product of the Gold Rush, when droves of people headed to California seeking riches.

它是淘金热的产物，当时成群结队的人们前往加利福尼亚寻求财富。

The coin was minted in 1855 at the San Francisco mint.

该硬币于 1855 年在旧金山铸币厂铸造。

The Gold Rush brought an influx of people to the state, and it's said that the government minted the coin to help facilitate transactions.

淘金热让大量人口涌入该州，据说政府铸造金币是为了促进交易。

They used gold to mint a coin that was worth $3.

他们用黄金铸造了一枚价值 3 美元的硬币。

But this particular coin was valued at even more than an ordinary old $3 coin.

但这枚特殊硬币的价值甚至比一枚普通的旧 3 美元硬币还要高。

That's because it's a “proof,” which means it was one of the first minted.

那是因为它是一个“证据”，这意味着它是最早铸造的之一。

Proof coins are usually made for collector or archival purposes and are often higher quality.

精制硬币通常是为了收藏或档案目的而制作的，并且质量通常较高。

A listing on Heritage Auctions, an auction house that sold the coin, said this one was owned by a California family for years before it went up for sale.

出售这枚硬币的拍卖行 Heritage Auctions 的一份清单上称，这枚硬币在出售之前由加利福尼亚的一个家庭拥有多年。

The listing said the coin was “among the most elusive issues” in the United States.

清单称，该硬币是美国“最难以捉摸的问题之一”。

Coin experts have said this particular specimen is unique in its quality.

钱币专家表示，这个特殊的标本在品质上是独一无二的。

It's made of 90 percent gold and 10 percent copper and weighs just over 5 grams.

它由 90% 的金和 10% 的铜制成，重量刚刚超过 5 克。

The rare coin sold for millions in 2023.

这枚稀有硬币在 2023 年以数百万美元的价格售出。

The $3 coin isn't the only piece of currency that's fetched big bucks.

3 美元硬币并不是唯一价值不菲的货币。

A historic coin from New England recently sold for a whopping $2.52 million.

一枚来自新英格兰的历史硬币最近以 252 万美元的天价售出。

And what exactly is a die break or error on a coin?

硬币上的断模或错误到底是什么？

What causes such defects on coins and why are they so rare to find?

是什么导致硬币上出现此类缺陷？为什么它们如此罕见？

A die break, also known as a cud, is an error on a coin that is formed when a die, (a metallic piece that is used to strike a coin) is missing a piece near the rim.

模具断裂，也称为反刍，是当模具（用于撞击硬币的金属片）在边缘附近缺少一块时形成的硬币上的错误。

When dies strike coins, they have a heavy impact and pressure and the metal from the blank part of the coin, known as the planchet, overlaps the area left by the missing piece of the die.

当模具撞击硬币时，它们会产生很大的冲击力和压力，并且硬币空白部分（称为毛坯）的金属与模具缺失部分留下的区域重叠。

Coins with such deformities are rare thanks to the strict quality control measures at the US Mint.

由于美国造币厂严格的质量控制措施，出现这种畸形的硬币很少见。

When such errors do occur, they are often caught and destroyed.

当此类错误确实发生时，它们通常会被捕获并销毁。

However, those that slip through the net become huge collector's items worth much more than their face value.

然而，那些漏网之物却成为了巨大的收藏品，其价值远高于其面值。

The simple design predates the United States itself.

这种简单的设计早在美国诞生之前就已存在。

Three sisters recently sold off a rare dime that was valued at an incredible $500,000.

三姐妹最近出售了一枚罕见的一角硬币，其价值高达 50 万美元。

It had been stashed away by the family for emergencies.

家人把它藏起来以备不时之需。

See the exact date to look for to make $156,000 off a dime.

查看确切日期，寻找一毛钱赚 156,000 美元的机会。

An odd penny also sold for a massive sum of $840,000.

一枚奇怪的便士也以 840,000 美元的巨额成交。