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Someone Found A Fiver Worth £50,000 In A Christmas Card

Someone Found A Fiver Worth £50,000 In A Christmas Card

Lucky bastard.

Claire Reid

Claire Reid

You know when it's 4.30pm on Christmas Eve and you've still got presents to buy but you think, 'fuck it. I'll just put money in a card and go the pub instead'? Well, one person who has done that will be kicking themselves as it turns out the fiver they put in a card for a relative was worth £50,000.

The latest note was found inside a card in the Scottish Borders. The person who discovered it wants to remain anonymous but contacted Tony-Huggins-Haig from the art gallery which launched the project to tell him about their find.

He told the BBC: "The person who put it in didn't necessarily know what they were doing." No shit, I bet they're fuming.


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The super-rare five pound notes, which contain a picture of Jane Austen, were created by micro-engraver Graham Short, who then went up and down the UK spending them to get them into circulation.

This is the second note to be found, meaning there are still two out there. It's a bit like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, isn't it? Except instead of spending the day with a weird fella and potentially meeting your grisly end you get £50,000.

If you fancy getting your greasy mitts on one, your best bet is to go to Northern Ireland or Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, because that's where Graham spent them.

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Topics: Christmas, fiver, Bank of England

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