Check your FIVER now – it could be worth £100+

By Change Checker | September 22, 2016 |

Last week the Bank of England launched its first ever plastic banknote. And they are already fetching HUNDREDS of pounds online. 

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An Ebay listing of an AA Serial number Banknote with bids in excess of £100

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.

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Polymer £5 Banknotes were released into circulation last week

Now’s the time to check your fiver to see if you have one of the first notes to be printed!

The first banknotes to be printed will carry a serial number starting with AA01 and will then be followed by a six-digit number.

The serial number of the first note printed is AA01 000001 which was given as a gift to the Queen.

440million of the notes have been printed and distribution into banks and cash machines is expected to be completed by the end of next week. There are 999,999 new fivers with the AA01 prefix, so you never know, there’s still a chance to find one with a special serial number.

On 3rd October, the Bank of England is auctioning off a batch of low serial number banknotes. The lowest number Bank of England polymer £5 available to the public is expected to fetch a staggering £800 – £1200 at the charity event.

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This banknote is expected to fetch between £800 and £1200 for charity

So dig out that brand new fiver you’ve been keeping safe and see if you’ve won the low serial number lottery! You could be carrying a fortune around in your wallet!

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449 Comments

  1. Morgan fugl on October 10, 2016 at 5:02 pm

    I have an AM01 serial number 5 pound note is it worth anything ?



  2. Shaun Westhead -Neve on October 10, 2016 at 4:51 pm

    I have a new £5 note with AA60 096842 on the back is it worth something.



  3. Dean walker on October 10, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    I have an aa23 260402 how much is this worth



  4. Ryan on October 10, 2016 at 2:11 am

    Aa35 ?



  5. Vasanthan on October 10, 2016 at 1:52 am

    I have new £5 notes with AA
    One with AA ending 777
    How much worth



  6. lisa on October 9, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    I have AA18, AA25, AA40 are they worth selling or keeping?



  7. Charmaine on October 9, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    I have a £5 note with AA04 is this worth anything?



  8. Jane on October 9, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    aa34



  9. Jane on October 9, 2016 at 8:14 pm

    AA34????



  10. Brooke on October 9, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    I have aa46 how much is it worth



  11. Marie on October 9, 2016 at 3:49 pm

    I have a new £5 starting AA15 is this worth holding on to



  12. Paul on October 9, 2016 at 2:12 pm

    I have AA13 645907 and AA13 645908 are they worth more than face value



  13. Olivia on October 9, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    Hi I have 4 AA36 £5 notes new , are they worth anything ???



  14. Lisa billington on October 9, 2016 at 11:37 am

    Aa04 6 how much is this worth please



  15. Denise white on October 9, 2016 at 9:47 am

    I hav 2x£5 notes aa1 aa02 is it worth anything other than £5



    • Carl John on October 10, 2016 at 9:49 pm

      I have 2 five pound notes AA05 are these worth anything?



  16. scott on October 8, 2016 at 11:37 pm

    AK47 Serial five pound note went for £60,000 on Ebay .



    • Ranjit Sohal on October 10, 2016 at 3:34 pm

      I just got Ak 47 serial five pound..



  17. Paul on October 8, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    I have aa49 is it worth anything



  18. joe fulton on October 8, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    I have a 5pound note with serial nom Ac 47 is it worth anything more than 5pound



  19. ryan on October 8, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    I have a new 5er starting with AA40 whats it worth



  20. Robert Akehurst on October 8, 2016 at 6:27 pm

    Hi I have a £5 note code AA09 226707, is it worth much. Thanks



  21. Robert Akehurst on October 8, 2016 at 6:24 pm

    Hi I have a £5 note AA09 226707, is it worth anything. Thanks



  22. Ian on October 8, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    I have AA07
    WHAT’S IT WORTH



  23. Anita schulen on October 8, 2016 at 5:16 pm

    Mine is ad 01 (in the year of our lord) is it worth anything?



  24. tina on October 8, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    is a new £5 note AA20 262171 worth more than£5



  25. Tony on October 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    I have £5 note AA13 and AB05 are they worth anything



  26. Michelle Barker on October 8, 2016 at 3:56 pm

    My fiver serial number AA44664967 is this any good??



  27. Harry gilliland on October 8, 2016 at 1:53 pm

    AA31 488502



  28. hathi on October 8, 2016 at 11:27 am

    I picked up 100 new five pound notes from the bank serial numbers starting in AM25. A set of 30 and 70 are in consecutive order could this be worth more than face value?



  29. Fuzel miah on October 8, 2016 at 1:44 am

    i have new five pound note serial number starting aa01 is it worth anything?



  30. hanna on October 7, 2016 at 10:58 pm

    is my ac05 ***** new fiver worth anything



  31. Tan on October 7, 2016 at 10:38 pm

    I have a £5 note with AA18 259913 is it worth any thing ?



  32. Tracey Amor on October 7, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    I have 3 new £5 notes serial numbers starting AC14 are these worth more than face value



  33. Jenna on October 7, 2016 at 7:40 pm

    Hi I have AA05 is this worth anything?



  34. Alison Philp on October 7, 2016 at 6:52 pm

    My 5 pound note has a serial number AC48 191821. Is it worth more?



  35. dazza28 on October 7, 2016 at 2:52 pm

    AA07 worth anything?



  36. Laura wallace on October 7, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    I’ve a 5 pound note starting with AA43



  37. julie on October 7, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    i have aa02 is it worth anything



  38. Raymond Giles on October 7, 2016 at 1:04 pm

    I have a new £5 note serial number AA11 is this worth anything



  39. coralie on October 7, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    I have a new note, number AA08



  40. Paul on October 7, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    I have one AA25 189288



  41. Vincent feneck on October 7, 2016 at 9:34 am

    I HAVE A NEW NOTE.NUMBER. AA57



  42. Di Gougg on October 6, 2016 at 11:22 pm

    £5.00 note AA52****** is it valuable



  43. Joanne rowland on October 6, 2016 at 10:06 pm

    Hi i have a new £5.00 note
    Serial number AA52 Is it worth anything



  44. kim on October 6, 2016 at 7:44 pm

    i’ve got AK01 is it worth anything



  45. Jodie on October 6, 2016 at 3:12 pm

    I have aa21 what does that mean?



  46. Julian on October 6, 2016 at 3:07 pm

    Arevthe new fivers wothbiwtvwithvserual no ak51 692519



  47. ju on October 6, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    Mine is AA20 ?



  48. nikki on October 6, 2016 at 11:53 am

    I have one with AK47
    Is it worth anything



  49. M baker on October 6, 2016 at 11:50 am

    I have a new fiver starting with Ab01 is it worth keeping



  50. KATARZYNA on October 6, 2016 at 11:04 am

    hi i have five AA43 572010 IS WORTH ANYYTHING?