Collectors snap up £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes bearing king's head for 11 times monetary value, with one £10 note fetching £17,000 A special auction of some of the first banknotes to roll off the presses bearing King Charles III's face have raised more than £900,000 for charity, more than 11 times their monetary value. Over the summer, Spink & Sons held four specialist auctions of the new £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, with the proceeds destined for 10 selected charities.
Auction of first King Charles banknotes raises nearly £1m for charity
The Guardian - 13 Aug 2024 13:30
Collectors snap up £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes bearing king's head for 11 times monetary value, with one £10 note fetching £17,000 A special auction of some of the first banknotes to roll off the presses bearing King Charles III's face have raised more than £900,000 for charity, more than 11 times their monetary value. Over the summer, Spink & Sons held four specialist auctions of the new £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes, with the proceeds destined for 10 selected charities.
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