一个价值成千上万的硬币可能坐在您的零钱中。

它不仅是从一个著名的一年开始，而且包含美国最罕见的错误之一。

A COIN worth thousands could be sitting in your spare change.

一个价值成千上万的硬币可能坐在您的零钱中。

Not only is it from a notable year, but it contains one of the rarest errors American cents can have.

它不仅是从一个著名的一年开始，而且包含美国最罕见的错误之一。

Pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters from a variety of years that contain a unique history or minting errors have sold for hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars at auction.

在拍卖会拍卖时，多年的便士，镍，一角钱和四分之一的零售业已经售出了数十万到数百万美元。

Uniqueness directly correlates to worth when it comes to coins, and the United States Mint has produced some special additions, whether by accident or on purpose, since it made the first circulating cents in 1793.

独特性直接与硬币有关的价值直接相关，而美国造币厂则产生了一些特殊的补充，无论是偶然还是故意，因为它在1793年达到了第一批流通的美分。

While things first began in Philadelphia, the US Mint has five other locations around the country today: Fort Knox, Denver, San Francisco, Washington DC, and West Point.

当事情始于费城，美国造币厂今天在全国各地还有其他五个地点：诺克斯堡，丹佛，旧金山，华盛顿特区和西点。

The Mints make coins with two types of “strikes,” either business or proof.

造币厂制作的硬币具有两种类型的“罢工”，无论是企业还是证明。

Business struck coins meant for circulation to be used in American commerce.

商业击中了用于在美国商业中使用的发行量的硬币。

Proofs are crafted to be collected, typically containing a shinier surface and having more detail.

精心制作证明是要收集的，通常包含更明亮的表面并具有更多细节。

A proof quarter from 2000 is one to watch out for if you want to make some serious cash.

如果您想赚一些认真的现金，则应提防2000年的证明季度。

It’s actually not even a quarter, as it was supposed to be a one-dollar coin featuring Sacagawea.

实际上，它甚至没有四分之一，因为它应该是萨卡加维亚（Sacagawea）的一亿美元硬币。

MULE MIXUP

痣混合

They were only struck at the Philadelphia mint in the summer of 1999, with 39 made as a test.

他们只在1999年夏天才在费城造币厂袭击，其中39次进行了测试。

Only 12 versions currently reside in Fort Knox.

目前只有12个版本位于诺克斯堡。

Somewhere along the way, the planchets used to make the Sacagawea golden one-dollar coin and those for a standard quarter from 2000 were mixed up, creating what’s called a “mule” error on one specific coin that sold for a whopping $88,125 in 2013, per Heritage Auctions.

在此过程中的某个地方，这些平面物用来使Sacagawea Golden一美元硬币和2000年的标准四分之一硬币混合在一起，从而在2013年以高达88,125美元的价格出售了一枚特定的硬币，造成了所谓的“ m子”错误。

The reverse (tails) side of the gold coin contained what it was supposed to: the “ONE DOLLAR” across the bottom, “E Pluribus Unum,” and an American Eagle.

金币的相反（尾巴）一侧包含了应该的内容：底部的“一美元”，“ e pluribus unum”和一只美国鹰。

Except, on the obverse (heads) side of the coin, there was the quarter strike with former President George Washington and a small “P” stamp for the Philadelphia Mint.

除了硬币的正面（头）一侧，还有前总统乔治·华盛顿（George Washington）的四分之一罢工，费城造币厂的小“ P”邮票。

That’s a classic “mule” error, which is essentially mismatching heads and tails sides from other coins.

这是一个经典的“ m子”错误，本质上是与其他硬币的头部和尾巴不匹配。

This has happened before with Lincoln pennies, where the tails side contains the strike for a Roosevelt dime.

林肯便士以前发生了这种情况，那里的尾部侧面包含了罗斯福一角钱的罢工。

Those go for thousands at auction as well.

那些也在拍卖会上进行。

QUALITY PRESERVED

保留质量

So not only did the “mule” error make the 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar valuable, but it was also in great shape.

因此，“ m子”错误不仅使2000-P Sacagawea美元有价值，而且还处于良好状态。

The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) awarded it a Mint State (MS) 66.

专业硬币分级服务（PCGS）授予了薄荷状态（MS）66。

For reference, the Grading Standards scale goes from one to 70, so a 66 means it’s in very good condition with few scratches or fading.

作为参考，分级标准量表从1到70，因此66意味着它的状况很好，划痕或褪色很少。

Americans should also remain aware of other coins they could find lying around that are worth some serious money.

美国人还应该意识到他们可以发现的其他硬币值得一提。

A Lincoln penny with three crucial letters on the back is worth $94,000, for example.

例如，林肯的一分钱，背面有三个重要的信件，价值94,000美元。

There’s even a Liberty nickel that went for $4.5 million, partially due to its “glittering” surface.

甚至有一个自由镍的价格为450万美元，部分原因是其“闪闪发光”的表面。