Are 5 pound AA notes valuable?

As a general rule of thumb your new £5 note is probably only worth its face value. However, the notes with the AA serial number can actually fetch upwards of £20. Sadly, though, you’ll usually find that your five pound note is in fact worth… a fiver.

How much is an AK 47 fiver worth?

The ones first off the press with the AA codes, particularly AA01, which have been selling for several hundred pounds. Ones with quirky numbers, such as AK47 have been listed for as much as £160,000 but most have been selling for about £100. Even ones with AK46 have been listed for hundreds of pounds.

Why are AK47 5 notes rare?

Considered collectable due to the machine gun connotations, polymer notes with the prefix AK47 were thought to be worth tens of thousands of pounds following the new £5 release in 2016. This idea emerged after a £5 banknote with the prefix AK47 fetched a winning bid of £80,100 on eBay.

How much is an Irish 5 pound note worth?

The ploughman £1 notes from the period 1928 to 1939 can be worth from £20 to £100-plus, depending on condition. A £5 ploughman note should fetch £50 to £200, subject to condition, while a £10 note should fetch “£150 upwards”.

Can you still exchange old 5 notes?

What happens if you still have old £5 notes and how do you exchange them? The only place you can now exchange your paper notes for crisp polymer notes is at The Bank of England. The Bank of England is located at Threadneedle Street in London, EC2R 8AH.

Are 5 pound notes still legal?

While the paper £5 and £10 notes are no longer legal tender, they will always be accepted by the Bank of England. People can take or post any old notes to the bank in Threadneedle Street, in the City of London, to be exchanged for a new-style polymer one.

What are the rare 5 pound notes?

The first ‘plastic fiver’, with the serial number AA01 000001 was ceremonially presented to the Queen, with just 999,998 other fivers left with the prefix AA01. This sounds like a lot, but it is actually rare, as there are more than 400million £5 notes in circulation.

What can I do with an old 5 note?

How to cash in paper notes

• Take them to your bank.
• Take them to the Post Office.
• Exchange them at the Bank of England.
• Send them to the Bank of England in the mail.
• Unique serial numbers.
• Misprints and errors.

Is AA01 10 worth anything?

Despite that, the first million £10 notes contain a prefix of AA01 and could all be worth £50, Simon Narbeth, a specialist paper money dealer told The Daily Telegraph.

Can you still spend old 5 notes?

How much is the old 5 note worth?

Provided it offers features that make it valuable to a collector, modern £5 notes could in fact be worth around £100 to keen buyers. For example, one recently sold for £99 due to having a serial number of AA01 010110.

Can you still exchange old Irish money?

You can continue to exchange old Irish pound banknotes and coins into euro.

How much is an AA01 £10 note worth?

New £10 notes with low serial numbers starting with AA01 are valuable to collectors too. One sold on eBay earlier this year for £67 – almost seven times its face value. However, the note had been circulated and the seller said it has some light creases on it. Perhaps if it has been in a more mint condition, the note would have sold for more.

What is the value of a five pound note with serial numbers?

Serial Numbers starting with AA01 – These are the first five pound notes to be distributed to the public. The very first made avaliable to the public is AA001000017, which sold for more than £4,000 AB01, AC01, AD01 – Worth less than the AA01 but still may fetch more thsan their face value.

Are the new £5 notes worth more than £5?

The notes have already proved popular with the public, but now they might even be worth a LOT more than £5. The new £5 notes are printed on Polymer – a thin and flexible plastic material. This means that these new notes are cleaner, safer and stronger than paper notes and feature added security features.

What numbers increase the face value of a five pound note?

Numbers with other meanings – Examples such as AK47, 007, 666, 999 can fetch much more than the five pound note face value. Blocks or a run of numbers – Examples being 123456, 111111, 999999, or even lesser blocks such as 111222, can again increase the face value of the five pound note