罕见的 25 便士硬币可能价值 1,700 英镑——以下是如何发现它的方法

一位专家敦促英国人检查家里的钱包和罐子里是否有价值 1,700 英镑的硬币

A valuable coin worth £1,700 could be hiding in your wallet or jar at home. At first glance this coin could look like a standard 20 pence piece, but there is far more to it than meets the eye.

一枚价值 1,700 英镑的贵重硬币可能藏在您家里的钱包或罐子里。乍一看，这枚硬币可能看起来像一枚标准的 20 便士硬币，但它的内涵远比表面上看到的要复杂得多。

The Coin Collector UK took to social media platform TikTok to explain more about the rare 25 pence coin that was created as part of a trial in 1981. The coin is thought to have been made by Royal Mint craftsmen before the 20p denomination was put into circulation in 1982.

英国硬币收藏家在社交媒体平台 TikTok 上详细解释了 1981 年试验中铸造的稀有 25 便士硬币。这枚硬币被认为是在 20 便士面额投入流通之前由皇家造币厂工匠制作的1982年。

At the time, it was not decided whether the coin would be worth 20p or 25p.

当时，尚未决定该硬币的价值是 20 便士还是 25 便士。

The Coin Collector said: “£1,700 pounds for this trial 25 pence coin. Yes, you heard correctly, this is a 25 pence trial piece. The Royal Mint almost opted for a 25 pence before changing last minute and going with the well-recognized, 20 pence, identical in design to this trial coin.

硬币收藏家表示：“这枚 25 便士试币价值 1,700 英镑。是的，你没听错，这是一块 25 便士的试品。英国皇家造币厂几乎选择了 25 便士硬币，但在最后一刻改变了主意，选择了与这枚试币设计相同的广受认可的 20 便士硬币。

“This rare specimen recently sold at auction for over three times its estimate. Experts believed that it would fetch anywhere from £500 to 700 but it ended up going for the huge sum of £1,700 pounds.”

“这件罕见的标本最近在拍卖会上以超过估价三倍的价格售出。专家认为它的售价在 500 到 700 英镑之间，但最终却达到了 1,700 英镑的巨额。”

He explained that not many of them were released into circulation. “There are thought to be no more than 50 of these in circulation and even fewer in nickel brass like this one, which was found by a man in Wiltshire who was lucky enough to find it in his change,” he said.

他解释说，其中没有多少被释放到流通中。 “据认为，流通中的此类硬币不超过 50 枚，而像这枚这样的镍黄铜材质的就更少了，这是由威尔特郡的一名男子在他的零钱中发现的，他很幸运，”他说。

“Trial pieces like this are also often referred to as pattern coins. These are prototype coins, which often never make it into circulation.

“像这样的试制币通常也被称为图案币。这些是原型硬币，通常从未进入流通。

“It's this rarity factor that gives them such a high price on the collector's market. So get checking your 20 pence coins.”

“正是这种稀有性因素使得它们在收藏市场上拥有如此高的价格。所以检查一下你的 20 便士硬币吧。”