1975 年價值超過 50 萬美元的無「S」證明一毛錢在隱藏數十年後將被拍賣

Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago.

來自俄亥俄州的三姐妹繼承了銀行金庫中保存了 40 多年的一毛錢，她們知道它有一定的價值。但直到幾年前他們才知道到底有多少。

The extraordinarily rare coin, struck by the US Mint in San Francisco in 1975, could bring more than USD 500,000, said Ian Russell, president of GreatCollections, which specialises in currency and is handling an online auction that will end in October.

GreatCollections 總裁 Ian Russell 表示，這枚極其稀有的硬幣於 1975 年由舊金山美國造幣廠鑄造，售價可能超過 50 萬美元。

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What makes the dime depicting President Franklin D Roosevelt so valuable is a missing “S” mint mark for San Francisco, one of just two without the mark known to exist. The other one sold at a 2019 auction for $456,000 and then again months later to a private collector.

描繪富蘭克林·D·羅斯福總統的 10 毛錢之所以如此珍貴，是因為缺少舊金山的“S”鑄幣標誌，這是已知的僅有的兩枚沒有該標誌的硬幣之一。另一件在 2019 年的拍賣會上以 456,000 美元的價格售出，幾個月後又被一位私人收藏家售出。

While serious coin collectors have long known about the existence of these two rare dimes, their whereabouts had remained a mystery since the late 1970s.

雖然嚴肅的硬幣收藏家早已知道這兩種稀有 10 角硬幣的存在，但自 20 世紀 70 年代末以來，它們的下落一直是個謎。

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“They were hidden for decades.” Russell said. “Most major collectors and dealers have never seen one.”

“它們被隱藏了幾十年。”拉塞爾說。 “大多數主要收藏家和經銷商都從未見過。”

The mint in San Francisco made more than 2.8 million special uncirculated “proof” sets in 1975 that featured six coins and were sold for USD 7. Collectors a few years later discovered that two dimes from the set were missing the mint mark.

1975 年，舊金山造幣廠鑄造了超過280 萬枚特殊的未流通「精製」套裝，其中包含六枚硬幣，售價為7 美元。硬幣缺少造幣廠標記。

The sisters from Ohio who inherited one of those two dimes after the recent death of brother want to remain anonymous given their sudden windfall, Russell said.

拉塞爾說，在兄弟最近去世後繼承了這兩分錢之一的來自俄亥俄州的姐妹們希望保持匿名，因為她們突然獲得了意外之財。

They shared with Russell that their brother and mother in 1978 bought the first error coin discovered for USD 18,200, which would amount to roughly 90,000 today. Their parents, who operated a dairy farm, saw the coin as a financial safety net.

他們告訴 Russell，他們的兄弟和母親在 1978 年以 18,200 美元的價格購買了第一枚發現的錯誤硬幣，相當於今天的 90,000 美元左右。他們的父母經營一家乳牛場，他們將硬幣視為金融安全網。

One of the sisters said her brother often talked about the rare coin. But she never saw it first-hand until last year.

其中一位姊妹說，她哥哥經常談論這種稀有的硬幣。但直到去年她才親眼目睹。

Russell, whose company is based in Irvine, California, said their brother reached out to him about seven years ago and eventually told him about the coin. He too kept the secret.

拉塞爾的公司總部位於加州歐文市，他說他們的兄弟大約七年前聯繫了他，並最終告訴了他有關這枚硬幣的資訊。他也保守了這個秘密。

When Russell told one of the sisters just a few years ago about the coin's potential value, he said she remarked “is that really possible?”

幾年前，當拉塞爾告訴其中一位姐妹有關這枚硬幣的潛在價值時，他說她說“這真的可能嗎？”

Now the coin, known as the “1975 no S' proof dime,” will be displayed at a coin show beginning Wednesday in Tampa, Florida, and before the auction closes in late October, Russell said.

拉塞爾說，現在這枚被稱為「1975 年無 S 證明一毛錢」的硬幣將於週三開始在佛羅裡達州坦帕舉行的硬幣展上展出，並於 10 月底拍賣結束之前進行。

While there is a chance more examples of the rare dime are out there, they would only be found among the 1975 “proof” sets and not in anyone's pocket change, Russell said.

Russell 表示，雖然有可能存在更多稀有 10 角硬幣的例子，但它們只能在 1975 年的「精製」套裝中找到，而不是在任何人的零錢中。

Still, he expects this latest discovery to set off a lot of searching. (AP)

儘管如此，他預計這項最新發現將引發大量搜索。 （美聯社）

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