流通中最稀有的 50 便士硬币已经揭晓 - 它可能价值 195 英镑

有时候，当我们从口袋或钱包里掏出零钱来支付咖啡费、停车费或帮助有需要的人时，我们中的很多人甚至没有真正看一下硬币本身。特别是随着人们越来越多地使用非接触式支付，我们对零钱罐里或手提包深处的硬币的考虑就更少了，但有时你的口袋里实际上可能有一点金矿，因为稀有的硬币可能价值很高比你想象的更多。

When you pull your change out of your pockets or wallets to pay for a coffee, parking, or to help out someone in need, do you ever really look at the coins themselves?

当你从口袋或钱包里掏出零钱来支付咖啡费、停车费或帮助有需要的人时，你是否真正看过硬币本身？

Particularly as people use contactless payments more and more, we think even less about the coins in our change jars or in the depths of our handbags.

特别是随着人们越来越多地使用非接触式支付，我们对零钱罐或手提包深处的硬币的考虑就更少了。

But sometimes you might actually have a bit of a goldmine in your pocket because rare coins can be worth far more than you think.

但有时您的口袋里实际上可能有一点金矿，因为稀有硬币的价值可能远远超出您的想象。

The Royal Mint quite often issues special coins - these can mark special occasions, like the King's birthday or coronation, notable public figures, or landmark political events, like Brexit.

皇家造币厂经常发行特殊硬币 - 这些硬币可以纪念特殊场合，例如国王的生日或加冕典礼，著名的公众人物，或具有里程碑意义的政治事件，例如英国脱欧。

But these aren't the only coins that can end up being worth more than their face value.

但这些并不是唯一最终价值超过其面值的硬币。

A few factors generally go into a coin's value to collectors, with a low mintage being a major one. When a low number of coins were ever minted, it means that's it pretty rare, and die-hard coin collectors will search high and low for them.

通常有几个因素会影响硬币对收藏家的价值，其中发行量低是一个主要因素。当铸造的硬币数量很少时，就意味着它非常稀有，顽固的硬币收藏家会到处寻找它们。

Another big factor is if there are any errors on the coin - for instance, a spelling mistake, or something is missing from the design. The Royal Mint doesn't generally make that many minting errors, which makes a coin in circulation with one seriously valuable to rare.

另一个重要因素是硬币上是否存在任何错误，例如拼写错误或设计中缺少某些内容。皇家造币厂通常不会犯那么多铸造错误，这使得流通中的硬币变得非常有价值，变得稀有。

One coin, in particular, has become increasingly valuable recently - and the 50p coin featuring King Charles has been sold for more than 400 times its value.

尤其是一枚硬币，最近变得越来越值钱——以查尔斯国王为主题的 50 便士硬币的售价已超过其价值的 400 倍。

The coin in question features Atlantic Salmon on what we would traditionally call the 'tails' side of the coin, and only 200,000 of them were ever minted.

这枚硬币的背面印有大西洋鲑鱼图案，我们传统上称之为硬币的“尾部”，并且仅铸造了 200,000 枚。

It knocked the Kew Gardens 50p coin off the top spot, which had held strong as the rarest and most sought-after coin for an impressive 15 years.

它把英国皇家植物园 50 便士硬币从榜首位置上挤了下来，该硬币在长达 15 年的时间里一直保持着最稀有、最受欢迎的硬币的地位。

The Kew Garden coin had seen a mintage of 210,000, so that's 10,000 more out there than the 50 pence pieces featuring Atlantic Salmon.

邱园硬币的发行量为 210,000 枚，比印有大西洋鲑鱼的 50 便士硬币多出 10,000 枚。

According to the Islington Gazette, there is a reason that 50p coins are so often the most valuable out there: the 27mm size of the coins means there is more room to include artistic designs on the tails side.

据《伊斯灵顿公报》报道，50 便士的硬币往往是最有价值的，这是有原因的：硬币的 27 毫米尺寸意味着有更多的空间在背面添加艺术设计。

The newspaper reports that one of the Atlantic Salmon coins recently sold for a whopping £195 on eBay, so it's well worth checking out the 50p coins in your home to see if you have one.

据报道，一枚大西洋鲑鱼硬币最近在 eBay 上以 195 英镑的价格售出，因此非常值得检查一下您家中的 50 便士硬币，看看您是否有一枚。

The Royal Mint has said about the Atlantic Salmon coin becoming the rarest out there: "The releasing of mintage figures is an eagerly anticipated event among the coin collecting community – and this year is particularly exciting as we reveal the Atlantic Salmon as the rarest 50p in circulation.

英国皇家造币厂表示，大西洋鲑鱼硬币将成为最稀有的硬币：“发行量数据的发布是硬币收藏界热切期待的事件，今年尤其令人兴奋，因为我们将大西洋鲑鱼硬币列为最稀有的 50 便士硬币。循环。

"For the first time in 15 years, the highly collectable Kew Gardens 50p loses its top spot as the rarest in circulation with the Atlantic Salmon 50p splashing its way to number one.

“15 年来，极具收藏价值的邱园 50 便士首次失去了流通量最稀有的第一名，而大西洋鲑鱼 50 便士则跃居第一。

"2023 marked pivotal changes for the nation's coinage, including the introduction of coins celebrating King Charles III's coronation entering circulation. Finding these special designs, like the Atlantic Salmon, in your change is a win for all collectors."

“2023 年标志着国家硬币的关键变化，包括庆祝国王查理三世加冕的硬币进入流通。在您的硬币中找到这些特殊的设计，例如大西洋鲑鱼，对所有收藏家来说都是一场胜利。”

Do you have a story to tell? Email: emma.mackenzie@reachplc.com

你有故事要讲吗？电子邮件：emma.mackenzie@reachplc.com