Ive got an "AA" new £5, am I worth a fortune now?

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Heard that AA and AK47 serial numbered £5 notes worth something but cant find any real proof as such.

Maybe if I hadd AA01xxxxx instead of AA21xxxxx might be worth trying to make money of fit somewhere.

Anyone know?

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AA01 xxxx would certainly be worth more than face value.

The one you really want is one with a small engraving of Jane Austin.
Only four were released, and two remain in general circulation.
 
A quick look at completed listings on eBay shows that AA01 notes tend to go for about £20. Other than that, there's lots of listings that have ended with AA notes unsold that were listed at the £10 mark. One recently sold for £2.78. :D
 
Looking into it a bit more there were 4 that had miniature engravings of Jane Austen on them, 2 have been found already. If you get one of these you could be looking at £50,000

As for my lowly AA21 then, I'll use it to get p*ssed up on booze. Or rather put it towards...
 
what you are looking for is the serial numbers AM32 885552 and AM32 885554., they are the last 2 engraved fivers out there
 
Are you worth a fortune now? Well, a liver in good working condition is worth a bob or 2, kidneys are probably about the same. Lob in a heart and a pair of lungs and your execut(ion)er is quids in. Then there's the longpork but that's a rather specialised market and you'll probably have gone off before that's all sold!
 
viv1969 said:
AA01 xxxx would certainly be worth more than face value.

The one you really want is one with a small engraving of Jane Austin.
Only four were released, and two remain in general circulation.
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I thought it was illegal to deface currency?
 
DavieW said:
I thought it was illegal to deface currency?
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The engraving was done in production by skilled engraver, and released by the Bank of England.
 
viv1969 said:
The engraving was done in production by skilled engraver, and released by the Bank of England.
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I think they were engraved after production & nothing to do with the BoE.

They were commissioned by a Scottish gallery & the artist spent a couple of weeks engraving each £5 note.


In a statement, the gallery said it had contacted the Bank of England, which informed them that the notes were still legal tender.

It went on: "When it comes to the idea that this is currency defacement, it may well be in the eyes of the Bank of England, but to Graham and us at the gallery, we haven't done this maliciously, we've joined together for this event to bring goodwill to those lucky enough to find the notes."

They said their only motive was to spread "good faith and happiness" through the country.
 
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OldCarlos said:
to bring goodwill to those lucky enough to find the notes."
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Willy wonka and the "gold tickets"? that ended badly for some too :D
 
OldCarlos said:
I think they were engraved after production & nothing to do with the BoE.

They were commissioned by a Scottish gallery & the artist spent a couple of weeks engraving each £5 note.


In a statement, the gallery said it had contacted the Bank of England, which informed them that the notes were still legal tender.

It went on: "When it comes to the idea that this is currency defacement, it may well be in the eyes of the Bank of England, but to Graham and us at the gallery, we haven't done this maliciously, we've joined together for this event to bring goodwill to those lucky enough to find the notes."

They said their only motive was to spread "good faith and happiness" through the country.
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The engraver was commissioned by the Bank of England.
The engravings were signed off by the Bank of England.
 
I had some AA 04 and AA 06 notes from work when they were worth about £7 on the bay, put them in a big fat book to flatten them out... promptly forgot which book their in. Oh well it'll be a nice surprise when I pick it up next!
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
I had some AA 04 and AA 06 notes from work when they were worth about £7 on the bay, put them in a big fat book to flatten them out... promptly forgot which book their in. Oh well it'll be a nice surprise when I pick it up next!
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Whats the listing fee on ebay? Then, what, a £1 for postage? More for recorded delivery. Not worth it is it. Upwards of £20 maybe worth it but of course until you list it you dont know what its going to make. Doh.
 
viv1969 said:
The engraver was commissioned by the Bank of England.
The engravings were signed off by the Bank of England.
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Everything I've read about them & seen on the news, doesn't seem to confirm that?

Anyone who finds one of the notes is urged to contact the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery in Kelso, Roxburghshire, which launched the project.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/06/5-notes-tiny-hidden-jane-austen-engravings-worth-50000/


The Bank of England told Metro.co.uk that they were not aware of Short’s art project.

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/06/spot-this-rare-engraving-on-your-fiver-and-you-could-make-20000-6304910/#ixzz4UtMDnH7P
 
nilagin said:
I can't find any evidence of that through Google.
As Carl has said, this BBC report suggests otherwise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-38223552
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OldCarlos said:
Everything I've read about them & seen on the news, doesn't seem to confirm that?

Anyone who finds one of the notes is urged to contact the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery in Kelso, Roxburghshire, which launched the project.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/06/5-notes-tiny-hidden-jane-austen-engravings-worth-50000/


The Bank of England told Metro.co.uk that they were not aware of Short’s art project.

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/12/06/spot-this-rare-engraving-on-your-fiver-and-you-could-make-20000-6304910/#ixzz4UtMDnH7P
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Thank you chaps.
Getting my engravers in a muddle.
Clarification much appreciated. :-)
 
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