一罐太妃糖中发现的稀有大陆币硬币售价 25,000 英镑

这枚硬币直径 38 毫米，由锡合金制成，由本杰明·富兰克林 (Benjamin Franklin) 设计，于 1776 年在美国铸造。

A rare Continental Dollar coin, designed by Benjamin Franklin and minted in 1776, has been found in a toffee tin and sold for £25,000 at auction.

一枚罕见的大陆币硬币由本杰明·富兰克林设计，于 1776 年铸造，在太妃糖罐中被发现，在拍卖会上以 25,000 英镑的价格售出。

The pewter coin, measuring 38mm across, was discovered by auctioneers Joseph Trinder at Wotton Auction Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge.

这枚锡制硬币直径为 38 毫米，由拍卖师 Joseph Trinder 在 Wotton-under-Edge 的 Wotton 拍卖行发现。

Only around 6,000 of the coins are believed to have been made, and as few as 100 are thought to remain.

据信，这些硬币仅铸造了约 6,000 枚，据信仅存 100 枚。

The coin had to be sent to the United States to be verified due to its rarity and the number of fakes in existence.

由于其稀有性和假币的数量，该硬币必须被送往美国进行验证。

It was eventually graded Very Fine Details by coin grading experts the Numismatic Guaranty Company.

最终，硬币评级专家 Numismatic Guaranty Company 将其评级为“非常精细的细节”。

The coin was sold on Thursday, December 15 at Wotton Auction Rooms for a total of £25,000.

这枚硬币于 12 月 15 日星期四在沃顿拍卖行以 25,000 英镑的总价售出。

Auctioneer Mr Trinder said: “This coin represents a discovery that is in the top five of my career to date, and the sort of thing every auctioneer up and down the country hopes they’ll find.

拍卖师特林德先生表示：“这枚硬币是我迄今为止职业生涯中排名前五的发现，也是全国各地拍卖师都希望能找到的东西。

“We discovered it in a large toffee tin a private vendor brought to us, full of all manner of interesting sorts of knick-knacks - other coins, little bits of jewellery, carved stone and fossils.

“我们在一个私人供应商给我们带来的一个大太妃糖罐里发现了它，里面装满了各种有趣的小摆设——其他硬币、小件珠宝、雕刻的石头和化石。

“We had a jolly good look through and made sure we got to the bottom of everything inside.

“我们进行了彻底的检查，并确保我们了解了里面所有东西的真相。

''There were some really interesting pieces like gold coins and some other valuable items, but, languishing at the bottom of this tin of treasures we found this amazing Continental Dollar coin.

“有一些非常有趣的物品，例如金币和其他一些有价值的物品，但是，在这罐宝藏的底部，我们发现了这枚令人惊叹的大陆美元硬币。

“Due to its potential value and rarity, and the fact that there are a lot of fakes out there, we had to send it to America to be verified by coin grading experts the Numismatic Guaranty Company.”

“由于它的潜在价值和稀有性，而且市面上有很多赝品，我们不得不将它送到美国，由钱币评级专家 Numismatic Guaranty Company 进行验证。”