A rare £20 King Charles III banknote has sold at auction for £7,000.
The new banknote bearing the face of the recently crowned monarch sold at a charity auction held by Spink and Son on behalf of the Bank of England on Thursday (July 11), The Sun reported.
The new banknotes with King Charles on them began rolling out across the country last month - from June 5.
It is the first time the sovereign has been changed on the Bank of England’s notes because Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to be depicted on a note back in 1960.
Existing notes featuring the portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth will continue to be legal tender - meaning the Elizabeth II and King Charles III notes will co-circulate.
Five incredibly rare and valuable British coins
New notes will only be printed to replace worn-out ones and to meet any overall increase in demand.
Do you have a rare King Charles banknote worth up to £7,000?
It is worth keeping an eye on any new King Charles banknotes you do pick up as it could be worth a small fortune.
The serial number on the note is the key.
The Sun explains: "Each new printed banknote features a unique "serial number" used to identify it.
"The serial number starts with a four-digit prefix followed by six digits.
"There are 999,000 notes printed and put into circulation - with the six digits at the end ranging from 000001 to 999000.
"Some of the new notes making their way into pockets are worth much more than their face value due to specific serial numbers they have on them."
These are the prefixes, according to the news outlet, to look out for on each bank note which is an indicator as to whether or not they are valuable:
- £10 notes - HB 01
- £5 notes - CA 01
- £20 note - EH 01 prefix (followed by a low number like 000002 or 000003)
How to get your old coins valued
Arnas Savickas, from auctioneers Spink and Son, speaking to The Sun added that serial numbers with solid blocks (for example 111111) are also worth a lot to collectors.
The charity auction held on Thursday by Spink and Son saw a rare King Charles £20 note with the serial number EH 01 000002 sold for £7,000 (350 times the amount on the note).
A range of other £20 notes were also sold at the auction ranging in price from £3,500 to £4,500.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Extremely rare banknote sells for £32,000 at auction
- How to tell if you have a rare and valuable coin
- 'Check your change': Your £2 coin could be worth £500 - what to look for
Rare King Charles banknote sells for £2,800 on eBay
Rare King Charles banknotes have also begun selling on eBay for thousands of pounds.
One £5 note, with the serial number CA01 000046, sold for £2,800.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel