罕见的 1776 年大陆美元硬币即将拍卖

一美元的价值将远高于此——一枚罕见的 1776 年大陆美元硬币将于下个月拍卖。

A rare 1776 continental dollar coin is set to go to auction next month, and it could fetch up to $39,540.

一枚罕见的 1776 年欧陆元硬币将于下个月进行拍卖，售价可能高达 39,540 美元。

The coin was recently found in a collection of 18th and 19th-century items that were brought to Wotton Auction Rooms in Gloucestershire, England. Auctioneers found the coin in a toffee tin that contained hundreds of pieces.

这枚硬币最近在英国格洛斯特郡沃顿拍卖行的一系列 18 世纪和 19 世纪物品中被发现。拍卖师在一个太妃糖罐中发现了这枚硬币，里面装有数百枚硬币。

"It was one of the last objects to be examined. Once work started, we thought that the chances were that it could well be a copy, although everything else within the tin had been genuine and of a very good standard," the auction house said in an email to CBS News.

“这是最后要检查的物品之一。工作开始后，我们认为它很可能是复制品，尽管罐子里的其他东西都是真品，而且质量非常好，”拍卖行在给哥伦比亚广播公司新闻的一封电子邮件中说道。

The auction house sent the coin to the NGC numismatic guarantee company for authentication and the results confirmed the coin's authenticity.

拍卖行将这枚钱币送往NGC钱币担保公司进行鉴定，结果证实了该钱币的真伪。

The continental dollar was the first pattern coin struck for the United States. Believed to be designed by Benjamin Franklin, the continental dollar concepts were translated into coins by Elisha Gallaudet, a New York engraver. Gallaudet was thought to have made them at a makeshift private mint in New Jersey, the Smithsonian Museum said, and the coins were issued in silver and pewter.

大陆美元是为美国铸造的第一种图案硬币。大陆美元的概念被认为是由本杰明·富兰克林设计的，后来由纽约雕刻师 Elisha Gallaudet 转化为硬币。史密森尼博物馆称，这些硬币被认为是加劳德在新泽西州的一个临时私人造币厂铸造的，这些硬币以银和锡制发行。

The silver versions of the coins are extremely rare and only two are known to exist, according to the Professional Coin Grading Service, a rare coin grading company. About 20 pewter continental dollars exist in mint condition, said PCGS.

据稀有硬币评级公司专业硬币评级服务公司称，这些硬币的银版极为罕见，已知仅存在两枚。 PCGS 表示，大约有 20 枚锡制大陆美元完好无损。

In 2008, a pewter continental dollar was auctioned for the record price of $264,500. In 2015, a silver continental dollar was auctioned off for a record $1,527,500.

2008年，一枚白镴大陆币以264,500美元的创纪录价格拍卖。 2015 年，一枚欧陆银币的拍卖价格达到创纪录的 1,527,500 美元。

The recently discovered coin is set to be auctioned on October 3, said the auction house. It is estimated to go for £20,000 (about $26,360) to £30,000 (about $39,540).

拍卖行表示，这枚最近发现的硬币将于 10 月 3 日拍卖。预计售价为 20,000 英镑（约 26,360 美元）至 30,000 英镑（约 39,540 美元）。