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How to spot rare King Charles notes after one sold at auction for £17,000

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Updated 15:31 28 Jun 2024 GMT+1Published 15:32 28 Jun 2024 GMT+1

How to spot rare King Charles notes after one sold at auction for £17,000

Keep an eye out for these rare notes next time you're stuffing cash into your wallet

Olivia Burke

Olivia Burke

Be careful you don't crinkle your banknotes next time you're stuffing wads of cash into your wallet, as you could have one that's worth a lot more than the polymer it's printed on.

It's been a few weeks since the monarch on our money swapped from the late Queen Elizabeth to her son and successor King Charles on 5 June, but the buzz surrounding the latest update to our legal tender still hasn't died down.

That's because when the new notes entered circulation, people clicked onto the fact it's quite a historic moment in time for the UK and that certain ones would likely be worth a few quid to avid collectors.

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A modern get-rich-quick scheme, if you will.

Anyway, the hunt is well and truly on for the profitable notes sporting King Charles' face on them, but it's seriously heated up since yesterday (27 June) after one ended up selling for a whopping £17,000 at auction.

Brits could be sat on a goldmine if they have one of the rare notes. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Brits could be sat on a goldmine if they have one of the rare notes. (Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu via Getty Images)

This rare note - which was a tenner in this case - received a host of hefty bids at a charity auction which was organised by Spink and Son on behalf of the Bank of England.

So, what makes these specific banknotes so valuable and how can you spot if you have one?

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Luckily, we've got the answers which might lead you to realise you've been sitting on a goldmine.

Similar to people who collect special edition coins, searching for new banknotes is actually a very lucrative hobby and legal tender which boasts certain serial numbers are prized possessions in the eyes of collectors.

Every £5, £10, £20 and £50 note has a serial number that also includes a four-digit prefix which refers to the date that it was printed, while the suffix ranges from 000001 to 999000, corresponding to the 999,000 notes printed.

But it's the ones which feature the prefix HB 01 that are worth a few bob - especially tenners.

You just need to have a good nosy at the bottom right hand corner of your King Charles notes to see if you could be laughing all the way to the bank.

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This £10 note with the prefix HB01 sold for £17,000 at auction. (Spink and Son)
This £10 note with the prefix HB01 sold for £17,000 at auction. (Spink and Son)

The £10 note which fetched £17,000 at the Spink and Son auction had the serial number HB01 000002.

Although this prefix is the golden goose, there are still others which are worth something too.

The auctioneers sold off four other bank notes for thousands of pounds each, which had the following prefixes - HB01 000003,HB01 000004, HB01 000005 and HB01 000006.

These were smaller earners, with the highest being £5,500, but it's still a decent amount of dosh.

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According to Spink and Son, the majority of people who purchase these notes are typically longtime collectors who don't intend to sell them on - but keep a close eye on eBay, just in case.

Brits should also keep an eye out for any notes containing the prefixes CA01, HB01, EH01 or AJ01, as these could also be worth a lot of money.

Featured Image Credit: DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images / X

Topics: UK News, Money, King Charles III

Olivia Burke
Olivia Burke

Olivia is a journalist at LADbible Group with more than five years of experience and has worked for a number of top publishers, including News UK. She also enjoys writing food reviews (as well as the eating part). She is a stereotypical reality TV addict, but still finds time for a serious documentary.

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