由于其历史意义，一枚非凡的硬币在拍卖会上以 10,800 美元的价格售出

硬币正面的日期和本杰明·富兰克林在其设计中的作用都对其价值做出了贡献。

A REMARKABLE coin has sold at auction for $10,800 thanks to its historical significance.

由于其历史意义，一枚非凡的硬币在拍卖会上以 10,800 美元的价格售出。

Both the date on the coin's obverse and Benjamin Franklin's role in its design contribute to its value.

硬币正面的日期和本杰明·富兰克林在其设计中的作用都对其价值做出了贡献。

The Libertas Americana medal is highly valued among collectors thanks to its rich historical significance, rarity, and connection to the founding of the US.

美洲自由勋章因其丰富的历史意义、稀有性以及与美国建国的联系而受到收藏家的高度评价。

It is one of the most famous and praised of all the medals relating to American history.

它是与美国历史相关的所有奖章中最著名和最受赞誉的奖章之一。

One such coin sold for $10,800 via Heritage Auctions on November 25, 2024.

其中一枚硬币于 2024 年 11 月 25 日通过 Heritage Auctions 以 10,800 美元的价格售出。

Benjamin Franklin, while serving as an American diplomat in France, is credited with creating the design for the Libertas Americana medal.

本杰明·富兰克林在担任美国驻法国外交官期间，被认为设计了美国自由勋章。

He intended for the medal to celebrate American independence during the Revolutionary War and commemorate key military victories at Saratoga in 1777 and Yorktown in 1781.

他打算颁发这枚奖章来庆祝独立战争期间的美国独立，并纪念 1777 年在萨拉托加和 1781 年在约克镇取得的重大军事胜利。

The coin's obverse depicts Lady Liberty with a cap and pole, which symbolizes freedom.

硬币的正面描绘了戴着帽子和杆子的自由女神，象征着自由。

The design was later featured on US half cents and large cents.

该设计后来出现在美国半美分和大美分硬币上。

The year 1776 is also engraved on the Libertas Americana medal's obverse to mark the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the US.

美洲自由勋章的正面还刻有 1776 年，以纪念《独立宣言》的通过和美国的成立。

The coin's reverse shows a scene of France as Minerva defending the US, depicted as an infant, against the British lion.

硬币的反面描绘了法国密涅瓦保卫美国（描绘为婴儿）对抗英国狮子的场景。

"This puts me in mind of a medal I have had a mind to strike... representing the United States by the figure of an infant Hercules in his cradle, strangling the two serpents; and France by that of Minerva, sitting by as his nurse, with her spear and helmet, and her robe specked by a few 'fleurs-de-lis,'" Franklin wrote in a March 1782 letter to Robert Livingston, US secretary for foreign affairs.

“这让我想起了我想要敲击的一枚奖章……代表美国的是摇篮里的赫拉克勒斯婴儿，勒死了两条蛇；代表法国的是密涅瓦，坐在一旁作为他的儿子。富兰克林在 1782 年 3 月写给美国外交部长罗伯特·利文斯顿的信中写道：“护士，戴着长矛和头盔，长袍上点缀着一些‘百合花’。

Augustin Dupré, a renowned French medalist, engraved the design, and it was struck at the Paris Mint.

法国著名奖牌获得者奥古斯丁·杜普雷 (Augustin Dupré) 雕刻了该图案，并在巴黎造币厂铸造。

The Libertas Americana medal is considered a "Holy Grail" item in the American coin space, consistently driving high auction prices.

美国自由勋章被认为是美国硬币领域的“圣杯”物品，一直推高拍卖价格。

In addition to the medal's historical significance, its pristine condition contributed to its high price tag.

除了该奖章的历史意义外，它的原始状态也导致了其高昂的价格。

It was certified by NGC, or Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, as uncirculated, which is highly desirable for collectors.

它经 NGC（钱币担保公司）认证为未流通，这对收藏家来说非常理想。

Another rare coin sold for $2.52 million in a record-breaking auction.

另一枚稀有硬币在破纪录的拍卖会上以 252 万美元的价格售出。

Some of the rarest and hardest-to-find coins are from the pre-Federal era, which refers to the time before the US Mint was established in 1792.

一些最稀有、最难找到的硬币来自前联邦时代，即 1792 年美国造币厂成立之前的时期。

One of the rarest of the pre-federal coins is the 1652 NE Threepence, one of which sold on November 18 for over $2.5 million.

1652 年 NE 三便士是联邦前硬币中最稀有的硬币之一，其中一枚于 11 月 18 日以超过 250 万美元的价格售出。

Coin experts called it the "most significant numismatic discovery in generations."

钱币专家称其为“几代人以来最重要的钱币发现”。

Rare coins

稀有硬币

You may be holding something valuable in your wallet. Check out these articles on rare coins to see if you may have a treasure hidden deep in your pockets.

您的钱包里可能藏着一些值钱的东西。查看这些有关稀有硬币的文章，看看您的口袋深处是否藏着宝藏。

Until 2024, only one of these coins was known to have been discovered and sold at auction — and that was 150 years ago.

直到 2024 年，已知这些硬币中只有一枚被发现并在拍卖会上出售——那是 150 年前的事了。

The coin's value was increased by the signature "NE" for New England stamped at the top of the obverse and the Roman numeral three engraved in the same spot on the reverse.

正面顶部印有代表新英格兰的签名“NE”，背面同一位置刻有罗马数字“3”，这增加了硬币的价值。

These historic details link the coin to Hull and Sanderson's mint in Boston, Massachusetts, and confirm the period it was produced, despite the absence of a date stamp.

这些历史细节将硬币与马萨诸塞州波士顿的赫尔和桑德森铸币厂联系起来，并确认了它的生产时期，尽管没有日期戳。

Check out these other rare coins.

查看这些其他稀有硬币。

Three sisters sold a rare dime with a missing mint mark for $500,000 after it was locked in a family vault for emergencies.

三姐妹将一枚缺少铸币标记的稀有硬币以 50 万美元的价格出售，因为它被锁在家庭金库中以备不时之需。

Plus, read up on the four rare nickels worth up to $3.7 million.

另外，请仔细阅读价值高达 370 万美元的四枚稀有镍币。