Isang 248-year-old coin, na itinuturing na "one of America's oldest coins," ay naibenta sa isang auction.
Ito ang Continental Currency dollar na na-mint noong 1776.
Naibenta ito ng Wotton Auction Rooms, isang auction house sa Cotswolds, England, last October 3, 2024.
Sa ulat ng Fox News Digital nitong October 9, binili ng isang private American collector ang coin sa halagang US$32,000 o PHP1,846,800.
Sa outer layer ng pewter coin ay mababasa ang "Continental Currency 1776."
Ang “pewter” ay kumbinasyon ng iba’t ibang uri ng metal—kalimitan ay tin, copper, and antimony.
Ang 1776 Continental dollar ay idinisenyo ni Benjamin Franklin—ang founding father ng United States.
Sa pinaka-center ng coin ay makikita ang imahe ng araw at sundial, at may katagang: "Mind your business."
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1776 CONTINENTAL COIN, NATAGPUAN SA ISANG LATA
Batay sa impormasyong nasa website ng Wotton Auction Rooms, ang naturang coin ay itinuturing na "forgotten about" sa loob ng mahabang panahon.
Natagpuan ito sa isang lata kasama ng iba pang trinkets.
Ayon sa pagkaka-describe ng website sa coin: “This example is understood to be totally fresh to the market, having been recently discovered in a local property, unearthed from an old toffee tin containing a collection of jewelry, objet d’art and curiosities, believed to have been sealed and essentially forgotten about for decades."
Ibinahagi naman ng auctioneer na si Joseph Trinder na hindi pa malinaw kung gaano na katagal sa loob ng tin ang coin bago ito natagpuan.
Ang latang pinaglagyan ay nakaselyo at tila nakaligtaan na ng may-ari.
Recently lang ito naalalang buksan, at noong nakita ang coin ay dinala sa auction house para masuri.
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LIMITADO LANG ANG BILANG NG 1776 CONTINENTAL COIN
Sinabi ni Joseph na 6,000 pirasong lamang ang na-mint at posibleng nasa 100 piraso na lang ang nalalabi ngayon.
"This coin represents a discovery that is in the top five of my career to date, and the sort of thing every auctioneer up and down the country hopes they’ll find," ayon pa kay Joseph.
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AUTHENTICATION NG 1776 CONTINENTAL COIN, SA U.S. GINAWA
Samantala, ipinaliwanag ni Joseph ang proseso para mapatunayang authentic ang coin.
Isang committee ng specialists daw ang sumuri sa coin at isinailalim sa X-ray at iba pang scientific tests sa U.S.
“We were delighted to receive a notification to tell us that it is genuine.
"To think this is a coin that dates back to the year of America's independence, and to have it found in the UK, is unique.”
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