罕见的 25 便士硬币目前在英国流通，价值可能高达 700 英镑

这枚硬币的形状与 20 便士相同，因此很容易让您失望。 25 便士的硬币一侧有盾牌，另一侧有主权球。

Rare coins can be worth an absolute mint if you find a special one.

如果您找到一枚特殊的稀有硬币，那么它绝对值得收藏。

In recent months, it's been the talk of the town with TikTok user @CoinCollectingWizard delivering the goods on a daily basis. Previously, he shared five rare coins which could make you rich.

近几个月来，TikTok 用户@CoinCollectingWizard 每天送货已成为全城热议的话题。之前他分享过五枚可以致富的稀有钱币。

Now if that isn't enough to convince you to look through your wallets, a 25p coin which is often mistaken for a 20p is currently a big topic. And it could even land in your pocket, so make sure you check…

现在，如果这还不足以说服您检查一下钱包，那么经常被误认为是 20 便士的 25 便士硬币目前是一个大话题。它甚至可能落在你的口袋里，所以一定要检查……

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The coin is the same shape as a 20p so it could easily throw you off. The 25p coin has a shield on one side and the Sovereign's Orb on the other.

这枚硬币的形状与 20 便士相同，因此很容易让您失望。 25 便士的硬币一侧有盾牌，另一侧有主权球。

It was made by the Royal Mint, however at the time, authorities hadn't decided whether the new piece would be worth 20p or 25p, although these are often known as a "trial piece" or "pattern coin".

它是由皇家造币厂制造的，但当时当局尚未决定这枚新币的价值是 20 便士还是 25 便士，尽管这些硬币通常被称为“试用币”或“图案硬币”。

"Experimental coin" and "Royal Mint trial" are printed onto the coin. Now it is believed the rare coin was created in 1981 and used to demonstrate the concept to officials.

硬币上印有“实验币”和“皇家造币厂试验”字样。现在人们相信这枚稀有硬币是于 1981 年铸造的，并用来向官员展示这一概念。

Apparently no more than 50 of these 25p trial pieces survived which is why this coin is ultra-rare. Despite there not being many out there, it's still worth keeping an eye on it.

显然，这些 25 便士试币中幸存下来的不超过 50 枚，这就是为什么这枚硬币极其稀有的原因。尽管数量不多，但仍然值得关注。

Now one of the 25p coins is about to go on sale and is expected to fetch between £500 and £700. It will be sold through an online sale on September 25 at RWB Auctions in Wiltshire.

现在其中一枚 25 便士的硬币即将上市，预计售价在 500 至 700 英镑之间。该作品将于 9 月 25 日在威尔特郡的 RWB Auctions 拍卖行进行在线拍卖。

The collector's item was found in a pile of change several years ago but the owner decided to keep it in a jewellery box ever since.

几年前，在一堆零钱中发现了这位收藏家的物品，但从那以后，主人决定将其保存在珠宝盒中。

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A coin expert at RWB Auctions, said: "This is a fascinating piece not just for the rarity but as a glimpse of what our currency could have been.

RWB 拍卖行的一位钱币专家表示：“这是一件令人着迷的作品，不仅因为它的稀有性，而且让我们得以一睹我们的货币本来的样子。

"20p coins are a fixture in our change now, but the Royal Mint seems to have experimented with various ideas before they settled on the seven-sided coin we all recognise."

“现在 20 便士硬币是我们变革中的固定货币，但皇家造币厂似乎尝试了各种想法，然后才最终决定采用我们都认可的七面硬币。”