2002 年罕见的 2 英镑硬币因隐藏的微小符号而售价超过 50 英镑

如果你手边有 2 英镑的硬币，值得仔细检查一下。 2002 年的一件特别设计目前售价超过 50 英镑

Keep an eye out for any spare £2 coins you may have lying around, as one particular design from 2002 could be worth over £50 to the right collector.

请留意您身边是否有闲置的 2 英镑硬币，因为 2002 年的一款特殊设计对于合适的收藏家来说可能价值超过 50 英镑。

The coin was minted to mark the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Northern Ireland and features an athlete silhouette and the UK flag on one side, with the Queen's portrait on the other.

这枚硬币是为了纪念 2002 年北爱尔兰英联邦运动会而铸造的，一侧为运动员剪影和英国国旗，另一侧为女王肖像。

But what makes this £2 coin special is a tiny, obscure symbol that was included in the original design - and it's causing the coin to be valued at up to 26 times its original £2 face value on the collectors' market.

但这枚 2 英镑硬币的特别之处在于其原始设计中包含的一个微小而晦涩的符号，这使得该硬币在收藏市场上的价值高达 2 英镑原始面值的 26 倍。

In total, 4,855,500 of these coins were minted, so there are plenty out there waiting to be discovered by eagle-eyed collectors.

这些硬币总共铸造了 4,855,500 枚，因此还有大量硬币等待目光敏锐的收藏家发现。

The collectable bimetallic coin seems to have surged in value thanks to an unusual marking that's been engraved on the metal.

由于金属上刻有不寻常的标记，这种具有收藏价值的双金属硬币的价值似乎已经飙升。

Released during Queen Elizabeth II's reign, the coin is made up of a base metal alloy and was first circulated in 2002 to mark the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games, the Mirror reports.

据《镜报》报道，该硬币是在伊丽莎白二世女王统治期间发行的，由贱金属合金制成，首次流通于 2002 年，以纪念北爱尔兰英联邦运动会。

And now, The Britannia Coin Company, based in Royal Wootton Bassett, has unveiled images of the rare £2 coin, which the company is offering for sale with an initial price tag of £52 - highlighting the huge premium it has gained over the original £2 face value.

现在，总部位于皇家伍顿巴西特的大不列颠硬币公司公布了这枚罕见的 2 英镑硬币的图片，该公司以 52 英镑的初始价格出售 - 突显了它比原版获得了巨大的溢价面值 2 英镑。