奥运会 50 便士硬币的错误可能价值数千美元 - 你的口袋里有一枚吗？

这枚“现存最贵的 50 便士”在 eBay 上引发了一场小型竞购战，最终以 4,000 英镑的价格售出 - 但您知道要寻找什么吗？

A commemorative 2012 Olympic 50p coin has sold for thousands after it was revealed to be one of the rarest 50ps in existence.

一枚 2012 年奥运会 50 便士纪念币被发现是现存最稀有的 50 便士之一，现已售出数千美元。

The coin, designed in 2011 and previously described by the Royal Mint as "extra special", was reportedly sold for 8,000 times its face value in September.

这枚硬币于 2011 年设计，此前被皇家造币厂描述为“特别”，据报道 9 月份的售价是其面值的 8,000 倍。

Marking the London games, the Royal Mint held a coin design competition as they produced 29 pieces and introduced the youngest ever designer of United Kingdom coinage at just nine years old.

为了纪念伦敦奥运会，皇家造币厂举办了一场硬币设计比赛，生产了 29 枚硬币，并推出了英国有史以来最年轻的硬币设计师，年仅九岁。

This included an aquatics coin designed by Jonathan Olliffe, with an image of a swimmer in action on the tail side with fluid lines struck into the metal representing the waves.

其中包括由乔纳森·奥利夫 (Jonathan Oliffe) 设计的一枚水上运动硬币，硬币尾部刻有游泳运动员的图案，金属上刻有代表波浪的流畅线条。

However, in the first design lines covered the swimmers face and soon after its release it was tweaked to make the face more visible but not before it made it out onto the world.

然而，最初的设计线条覆盖了游泳者的脸部，发布后不久就进行了调整，使脸部更加明显，但并不是在它面世之前。

The first design of 2012 Olympic 50p coin, which had lines covering the swimmer's face, is one of the rarest in circulation (Image: Royal Mint)

2012 年奥运会 50 便士硬币的第一个设计是流通中最稀有的硬币之一，其线条覆盖了游泳运动员的脸部（图片：皇家造币厂）

The Royal Mint said: "One of the most exciting aspects of this special 50p is that no one knows exactly how many entered circulation before the changes were made, only that numbers are extremely limited.

英国皇家造币厂表示：“这款特殊的 50 便士最令人兴奋的方面之一是，在变化之前没有人确切知道有多少枚进入流通，只知道数量极其有限。

"This is often the case with error coins, and they immediately become a collectable piece.

“错误硬币经常出现这种情况，它们立即成为收藏品。

"Few have ever been sold and many take pride of place in private collections, but there’s always a chance this valuable coin could find its way to you."

“很少有硬币被售出，许多都在私人收藏中占有一席之地，但这枚有价值的硬币总有机会找到你的手中。”

Last month, the first design of coin caused a bidding war with 28 bids placed during the online auction before selling for £4,000.

上个月，第一枚设计的硬币在网上拍卖中引起了一场竞价战，共有 28 人出价，最后以 4,000 英镑的价格成交。

This comes after another 2012 London Olympics coin - depicting a cartoon high-jumper drawn by a nine-year-old Florence Jackson - sold on eBay for a staggering £216.

此前，另一枚 2012 年伦敦奥运会硬币——描绘了由 9 岁的弗洛伦斯·杰克逊 (Florence Jackson) 绘制的卡通跳高运动员——在 eBay 上以 216 英镑的惊人价格售出。

The individual who listed the coin received 26 bids on the coin before finalising the sale on September 14.

在 9 月 14 日完成销售之前，列出该代币的个人收到了 26 次竞标。

The image was drawn by the schoolgirl for a competition organised by the long-running children's TV show Blue Peter.

该图像是由女学生为长期播出的儿童电视节目《蓝色彼得》组织的比赛绘制的。

The 50 pence piece is the largest of any British coin allowing space for decorative pictures meaning it has become the most valued and collected coin in the UK.

这枚 50 便士硬币是英国硬币中最大的，可以容纳装饰图片，这意味着它已成为英国最有价值和最收藏的硬币。