留意你的零钱，因为它们可能值一大笔钱

虽然现在他们不会给你买太多的商品，但符合特定标准的硬币却非常有价值。

Some spare change could actually be worth a fortune - here are the coins to look out for

一些零钱实际上可能值一大笔钱 - 以下是值得留意的硬币

WATCH out for those pennies in your spare change, as they could be worth a fortune.

留意你的零钱，因为它们可能值一大笔钱。

While they won’t buy you much in the way of goods these days, coins that meet certain criteria are extremely valuable.

虽然现在他们不会给你买太多的商品，但符合特定标准的硬币却非常有价值。

The 1943-D Bronze Lincoln Cent could be worth $840,000 to the lucky person who finds it in their pocket change.

对于在零钱中发现这枚 1943-D 青铜​​林肯美分的幸运者来说，它的价值可能高达 840,000 美元。

It was created by accident in 1943 at a time when copper was an essential material for wartime goods.

它是在 1943 年偶然创建的，当时铜是战时商品的重要材料。

Just for that year, zinc-coated steel was used instead of copper in the production of all Lincoln cents.

就在那一年，所有林肯美分的生产都使用镀锌钢代替铜。

However a number of bronze blanks or planchets had been left in the bins that fed the coin presses, so along with the new steel versions, a few bronze cents were also produced.

然而，许多青铜毛坯或坯片被留在为压币机供料的箱子中，因此除了新的钢制版本外，还生产了一些青铜美分。

These are extremely rare, and it’s thought there are only a handful still in existence: six coins created in the San Francisco Mint, one in Denver, and around 10 to 15 at the Philadelphia Mint.

这些硬币极为罕见，据认为现存的硬币屈指可数：旧金山造币厂铸造了六枚，丹佛铸造了一枚，费城造币厂铸造了大约 10 到 15 枚。

The detail of the coins stands out due to the higher pressure of the presses set for the replacement steel coins and of all those created, the Denver Mint coin is the most valuable.

由于替换钢币的压机压力较高，硬币的细节非常引人注目，而在所有铸造的硬币中，丹佛铸币厂的硬币是最有价值的。

According to coin specialist Heritage Auctions: “As the only known example of this iconic Denver Mint error and the finest-certified 1943 bronze cent from any U.S. Mint, this coin should rank as the most important and valuable of all Lincoln cents.”

根据硬币专家 Heritage Auctions 的说法：“作为丹佛造币厂标志性错误的唯一已知例子，也是美国造币厂出品的最精美的 1943 年青铜美分硬币，这枚硬币应该被列为所有林肯美分中最重要和最有价值的硬币。”

It sold at auction in 2021 for $840,000.

它于 2021 年在拍卖会上以 84 万美元的价格售出。

There could still be some of these 1943 bronze cents in circulation so it may be wise to check your coins.

这些 1943 年青铜美分中的一些可能仍然在流通，因此检查您的硬币可能是明智之举。

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Rare coins are extremely sought after, not just by collectors, but by consumers fascinated at the thought of finding buried treasure at the back of a drawer.

稀有硬币不仅受到收藏家的追捧，也受到那些着迷于在抽屉后面找到埋藏宝藏的消费者的追捧。

And while the chances of finding one are slim, it is still possible.

虽然找到的机会很小，但仍然有可能。

Depending on the coin and the year of production, it could net you thousands of dollars.

根据硬币和生产年份的不同，它可以为您带来数千美元的净收入。

If it was a "proof" coin then the value could well be even greater.

如果它是一枚“精制”硬币，那么其价值可能会更高。

Proof coins are early samples of a coin issue only made for archival purposes and for checking dies.

精制硬币是硬币发行的早期样本，仅用于存档目的和检查模具。

One such coin, a 1968 dime, was sold at auction for $45,600.

其中一枚 1968 年 10 角硬币在拍卖会上以 45,600 美元的价格售出。

It was also missing the "S" mint mark that signified it was produced at the San Francisco Mint, which increased its rarity and so its value.

它还缺少“S”铸币厂标记，表明它是在旧金山造币厂生产的，这增加了它的稀有性和价值。

There could still be some in existence today.

今天可能仍然存在一些。

A more recent high-value coin is the 1985 nickel minted in Philadelphia. The 1985-P MS67+ coin sold for $9,066 due to its excellent condition.

最近的高价值硬币是 1985 年在费城铸造的镍币。 1985 年 P 版 MS67+ 硬币由于品相极佳，以 9,066 美元的价格售出。

It too was a proof coin.

这也是一枚精制币。

Minting errors generally increase the value of coins and one of these is a double strike, resulting in a double image.

铸造错误通常会增加硬币的价值，其中之一是双重铸造，导致双重图像。

A 1794 cent featuring two Liberty heads overlapping each other sold at auction in August 2024 for $588,000.

一枚 1794 美分硬币，上面有两个相互重叠的自由女神像，于 2024 年 8 月在拍卖会上以 588,000 美元的价格售出。

The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), which rates the quality of a coin in its Mint State (MS) on a scale from 1 to 70, graded it at AS66 so near-mint quality.

专业硬币评级服务 (PCGS) 对铸币状态 (MS) 的硬币质量进行评分，评分范围从 1 到 70，将其评级为 AS66，非常接近铸币质量。

Meanwhile, The "full bands" detail on the back of a 1916 dime could be worth about $18,000.

与此同时，1916 年一角硬币背面的“全条纹”细节可能价值约 18,000 美元。