How to check if your new fiver’s worth £100s

MSE_Luke

'Do you have a new plastic fiver stashed in your wallet...?'

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richarddowns

Sold mine on ebay for £118 serial number AC40 555555

ukmike

Sold mine on ebay for £118 serial number AC40 555555

care to put a link up for the Ebay sale?

theonlywayisup

ukmike wrote: »

care to put a link up for the Ebay sale?

If you used the advanced search you can search the ended listings to see what has sold and at what price.

I did add a link but it isn't working. Search on the serial number as the title/description and tick completed listings.

Try this link http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-5-FIVE-POUND-NOTE-POLYMER-PLASTIC-RARE-UNIQUE-SERIAL-NUMBER-555555-/291925793416?hash=item43f8221a88:g:YjwAAOSwA3dYE4GE

ukmike

Still cant think what's so special about that number?

theonlywayisup

ukmike wrote: »

Still cant think what's so special about that number?

Me neither, but I'm guessing it's the 5's, it being a fiver and all that.

Brooker_Dave

"RARE UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER"

Aren't they always unique?

Jamiesmum

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

"RARE UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER"

Aren't they always unique?

No I took £30 from a cash point and got 6 fivers :mad: They all had the same number.

soolin

Jamiesmum wrote: »

No I took £30 from a cash point and got 6 fivers :mad: They all had the same number.

Then you need to go back to the bank immediately and not spend them as they are fake. Bank notes have different numbers, that's the point, the prefix may be the same (which is why if you get brand new notes from an ATM they will usually all start with the same number and then run in sequence).

If the notes all have identical numbers then they have been produced by a forger from a single plate.

Jamiesmum

soolin wrote: »

Then you need to go back to the bank immediately and not spend them as they are fake. Bank notes have different numbers, that's the point, the prefix may be the same (which is why if you get brand new notes from an ATM they will usually all start with the same number and then run in sequence).

If the notes all have identical numbers then they have been produced by a forger from a single plate.

Seriously? I got them from a Tesco cash point. I'm gonna go take another look at them.

Doh! Just checked and you're right. To be fair I didn't pay to much attention. The very last number is different on each, 2 3 4 5 6 7. That's embarrassing!

Brooker_Dave

Jamiesmum wrote: »

Seriously? I got them from a Tesco cash point. I'm gonna go take another look at them.

Doh! Just checked and you're right. To be fair I didn't pay to much attention. The very last number is different on each, 2 3 4 5 6 7. That's embarrassing!

6 rare unique ones!

At least £600 on ebay for that lot.