1913年Liberty Head Nickel

尽管与普通变化相似，但1913年的自由头镍绝非普通。 5美分的硬币最近以约500万美元的价格出售

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.

在美国硬币中，1913年的自由头镍可能是最著名和最有价值的。这些硬币中只有五个存在存在，而且它们从来都不是铸造计划的一部分，因此这些流氓硬币永远不会存在。

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.

第一次世界大战后，这五枚硬币很快成为了美国硬币收藏家的宝石，当时薄荷的雇员和货币主义者塞缪尔·布朗（Samuel Brown）是第一个公开露出硬币的人，开始收集它们。许多人推测布朗本人创造了这些硬币，或者邀请了造币厂内部的某人来做。

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.

这些稀有硬币之一，被称为沃尔顿镍，被误认为是假货已有40多年了。当所有者乔治·O·沃尔顿（George O. Walton）在1962年的车祸中去世，并在他的珍贵财产中去了一场硬币表演的途中，该硬币被专家解雇，并藏在弗吉尼亚州的壁橱里。

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.

沃尔顿去世后，硬币被送回了他的家人。尽管硬币最初是由不熟悉硬币的独特特征的钱币专业人士认为是伪造的，但它很快就变成了所有收藏家想要的硬币。硬币被遗忘了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.

硬币在2003年重新出现，当时试图在重大硬币大会之前将失踪的第五个自由主义者镍搬迁。沃尔顿（Walton）的继承人转向了长期以来一直被专家审查的硬币。在巴尔的摩的一个受保护的房间里，由六名主要钱币主义者组成的小组证实，沃尔顿镍是真实的。

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年后，硬币以310万美元的价格售出。后来，佛罗里达州的Firman家族将硬币私下拿到，并在全国各地的钱币展览和博物馆中展示，使收藏家感到高兴。