1913年Liberty Head Nickel

儘管與普通變化相似，但1913年的自由頭鎳絕非普通。 5美分的硬幣最近以約500萬美元的價格出售

Among U.S. coins, the 1913 Liberty Head nickel is probably the most famous and valuable. Only five of these coins are known to exist, and they were never part of the minting plan, so these rogue coins were never meant to exist.

在美國硬幣中，1913年的自由頭鎳可能是最著名和最有價值的。這些硬幣中只有五個存在存在，而且它們從來都不是鑄造計劃的一部分，因此這些流氓硬幣永遠不會存在。

These five coins quickly became a gem for U.S. coin collectors after World War I when former Mint employee and numismatist Samuel Brown, who was the first to reveal the coins publicly, began collecting them. Many speculate that Brown created these coins himself or enlisted someone inside the Mint to do it.

第一次世界大戰後，這五枚硬幣很快成為了美國硬幣收藏家的寶石，當時薄荷的僱員和貨幣主義者塞繆爾·布朗（Samuel Brown）是第一個公開露出硬幣的人，開始收集它們。許多人推測布朗本人創造了這些硬幣，或者邀請了造幣廠內部的某人來做。

One of these rare coins, known as the Walton nickel, was misidentified as a fake for over four decades. When owner, George O. Walton, died in a 1962 car crash on his way to a coin show with his prized possession, the coin was dismissed by experts and tucked away in a Virginia closet.

這些稀有硬幣之一，被稱為沃爾頓鎳，被誤認為是假貨已有40多年了。當所有者喬治·O·沃爾頓（George O. Walton）在1962年的車禍中去世，並在他的珍貴財產中去了一場硬幣表演的途中，該硬幣被專家解僱，並藏在弗吉尼亞州的壁櫥裡。

After Walton’s death, the coin had been returned to his family. Although the coin was initially deemed a counterfeit by numismatic professionals who were unfamiliar with the coin’s unique characteristics, it soon became a coin that all collectors wanted. The coin stayed forgotten for 41 years.

沃爾頓去世後，硬幣被送回了他的家人。儘管硬幣最初是由不熟悉硬幣的獨特特徵的錢幣專業人士認為是偽造的，但它很快就變成了所有收藏家想要的硬幣。硬幣被遺忘了41年。

The coin reemerged in 2003 when an attempt was made to relocate the missing fifth Liberty Head nickel before a major coin convention. Walton’s heirs turned in the coin that had long been hidden to experts for review. In a protected room in Baltimore, a panel of six leading numismatists confirmed that the Walton nickel was genuine.

硬幣在2003年重新出現，當時試圖在重大硬幣大會之前將失踪的第五個自由主義者鎳搬遷。沃爾頓（Walton）的繼承人轉向了長期以來一直被專家審查的硬幣。在巴爾的摩的一個受保護的房間裡，由六名主要錢幣主義者組成的小組證實，沃爾頓鎳是真實的。

After 10 years, the coin sold for $3.1 million. Later, the Firman family of Florida got the coin privately and displayed it at numismatic exhibitions and museums across the country to the delight of collectors.

10年後，硬幣以310萬美元的價格售出。後來，佛羅里達州的Firman家族將硬幣私下拿到，並在全國各地的錢幣展覽和博物館中展示，使收藏家感到高興。