稀有的兩便士作品在拍賣會上剛剛以750英鎊的價格售出 - 敦促英國人檢查他們的更改

1985年的硬幣是在1990年代後期在一家小豬銀行中發現的，在拍賣會上售出了近40,000倍的面值。

A rare two-pence piece has just sold for £750 at auction today – and Brits have been urged to check their change in case they've got one too.

今天拍賣會上，一件罕見的兩便士剛剛以750英鎊的價格售出了 - 並敦促英國人檢查他們的變化，以防他們也有一張。

The coin, dated 1985, was found in a piggy bank in the late 1990s, and sold for nearly 40,000 times its face value at auction.

1985年的硬幣是在1990年代後期在一家小豬銀行中發現的，在拍賣會上售出了近40,000倍的面值。

Unlike other 2p coins, it's made from cupronickel, a metal alloy normally used for higher-denomination coins such as 10 pence pieces.

與其他2p硬幣不同，它是由庫咖anikel製成的，它是一種金屬合金，通常用於高級式硬幣，例如10便士。

As a result, it's got a unique silver colour, instead of the usual bronze tint, and will stand out in a handful of change.

結果，它具有獨特的銀色，而不是通常的青銅色，並且會在少數變化中脫穎而出。

The coin went the hammer at RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton Bassett earlier this week.

硬幣在本週早些時候在皇家伍頓·巴塞特（Roy Wootton Bassett）的RWB拍賣會上進行了錘子。

Auctioneers estimated it would fetch between £300 and £400 at auction. But the coin more than doubled that, going for a staggering £750.

拍賣行估計拍賣會在300英鎊至400英鎊之間。但是硬幣增加了一倍以上，價格驚人的750英鎊。

Coin expert and YouTuber Christopher Collects, who works with The Britannia Coin Company, sister firm to RWB Auctions, described how the coin may have come out in silver.

硬幣專家和YouTuber Christopher收集了與RWB拍賣會的姊妹公司的不列顛尼亞硬幣公司合作的，他描述了硬幣是如何用銀出來的。

He said: "It's been struck on the wrong metal disk.

他說：“這是在錯誤的金屬磁盤上擊中的。

"So somehow a cupronickel silvery-looking blank has managed to get into one of the striking machines and has filtered into the machine whilst they were striking two pence coins.

“因此，某種程度上，看起來像銀色的銀色空白設法進入了一台醒目的機器，並在敲擊兩便士硬幣的同時過濾到了機器中。

The rare silver 2p piece which is expected to fetch up to £400 at auction today

稀有的銀2p件，預計今天的拍賣會最高可達400英鎊

(Image: RWB Auctions)It is believed to have been created when the coin was struck with the wrong metal disk

（圖片：RWB拍賣）據信它是在用錯誤的金屬磁盤撞擊硬幣時創建的

(Image: RWB Auctions)

（圖片：RWB拍賣）

"There's this great big metal bin that's full of all these blanks - because they're not a coin until they've been struck - and they just lift them up and tip them into a hopper.

“有一個巨大的大金屬垃圾桶，裡面充滿了所有這些空白 - 因為它們直到被擊中才是硬幣 - 而且它們只是將它們抬起並把它們放入料斗中。

"It all gets fed into the machine, and so one of these blanks has managed to get stuck in the machinery and has then dislodged while they're striking two pence coins."

“這一切都被送入了機器，因此其中一個空白設法陷入了機械中，然後在擊中兩便士硬幣的同時脫落。”

He continued: "They can strike up to 16 coins a second in one of those machines, so you can imagine the sheer volume of coins that they produce when they're minting them for circulation.

他繼續說：“其中一台機器中最多可以擊中16枚硬幣，因此您可以想像它們在造成循環時會產生的巨大硬幣。

"They can't check every single one, so normally they would grab a handful and check them over, and it's obviously not been in the handful of coins that they've pulled out to check."

“他們不能檢查每個人，因此通常他們會抓住少數幾個並檢查它們，而且顯然並不是少量的硬幣來檢查。”

The coin features a crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by artist Raphael Maklouf which was used on British currency between 1985 and 1997.

該硬幣的特色是藝術家拉斐爾·馬克洛夫（Raphael Maklouf）的伊麗莎白女王二世（Queen Elizabeth II）的王冠肖像，該肖像在1985年至1997年之間在英國貨幣上使用。

The reverse features the badge of the Prince of Wales - ostrich plumes within a coronet.

相反的特色是威爾士親王的徽章 - 冠冕內的鴕鳥羽。

Its cupronickel composition has been confirmed using x-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology, and it's also been authenticated by a third party, the Numismatic Guaranty Company.

它的蛋白石成分已使用X射線熒光（XRF）技術證實，並且也經過第三方（Numismant Pusentation Companicant Company）進行了認證。

Pictured: An ordinary 2p piece. It is not known how many of the rare coins are in circulation

圖：普通的2p件。尚不知道有多少稀有硬幣在循環中

(Image: PA)It's unclear how many cupronickel 2p pieces are in circulation.

（圖片：PA）目前尚不清楚有多少杯形2p散佈。

"It's anybody's guess, there is no way to track back how many have been made," Christopher said.

克里斯托弗說：“這是任何人的猜測，沒有辦法追溯到製造了多少。”

The coin expert says there could be one in your pocket right now.

硬幣專家說，現在您的口袋裡可能有一個。

He said: "If you don't look, you definitely won't find, is what I would normally say.

他說：“如果您不看，您肯定不會找到，那就是我通常會說的。

"It does stand out if you've got a handful of two pence coins and you have a silver-looking one rather than a coppery-looking one.

“如果您有少數兩便士硬幣，並且看起來像銀色的硬幣，而不是看起來像銅的一枚硬幣，那確實很突出。

"This one was found in a piggy bank, so there's every chance that there could be more out there, but they're not going to be in huge numbers.

“這是在一家小豬的銀行中發現的，因此有可能還有更多的地方，但是它們不會大量。

"This just sort of highlights the kind of treasure that you can find in your change, in your pocket, in your money jars."

“這只是突出了您在零錢，口袋，金錢罐中可以找到的寶藏。”