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. Uddin on October 15, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    Igotaa33 665176is it worth some thing?



  2. Sue on October 15, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    I have AA18 is this worth anything more than a fiver



  3. James on October 15, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    IS THIS 5 POUND NOTE WORTH ANYTHING WITH THE SERIAL NUMBER AK01 486241



  4. Lynn on October 15, 2016 at 6:23 pm

    I have a new 5 pound with a serial number ak21, what is it worth



    • John on October 17, 2016 at 3:41 pm

      £4.90



  5. Miss Terry on October 15, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    I have aa28 is it worth anything



  6. kayleigh on October 15, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    I have a ak08 … is this worth anything?



  7. Natasha smith on October 15, 2016 at 4:07 pm

    How much Is the new 5 pound note serial number AJ24 worth



  8. Olivia deveney on October 15, 2016 at 3:54 pm

    I got aa14 is it worth anything



  9. paulmason on October 15, 2016 at 2:57 pm

    I have a new Churchill 5 0 pound note AJ 09 067445 is it with anything



  10. Saima on October 15, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    Hi, I have afew AA notes; AA02, AA17, AA52 & AA58..

    I also have AK48 & AK19..

    Are these worth anything? If so, how much? 🙂



  11. Alex Bradfield on October 15, 2016 at 2:15 pm

    Have 2 aa10 and last digits are in sequence 09-10 are they worth anything.



  12. Ama plange on October 15, 2016 at 12:45 pm

    Mine is AK21507655 and AK2150654



  13. Isaac Dines on October 15, 2016 at 11:59 am

    How mutch is mine worth the barcode is ac28154022



  14. Jay brimilow on October 15, 2016 at 11:44 am

    I have new fiver aa09



  15. Chey on October 15, 2016 at 10:57 am

    I have an AK45 09 1 368 is it worth anything?



  16. Robert Brierley on October 15, 2016 at 10:25 am

    I have a bank note ak19 big ben says 9 o clock is it worth much?



  17. Charlie on October 15, 2016 at 6:47 am

    I have a £5 note with numbers AA33256789 is it worth anything



  18. Khaled larcombe on October 15, 2016 at 1:30 am

    I have an aa02 and a5



  19. Dexter on October 14, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    Hi i have one interesting AM07 653 007



  20. Wendy westerman on October 14, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    I have ak43 aco1 aa25 aa28 r these worth any thing



  21. Wendy westerman on October 14, 2016 at 9:28 pm

    I have aa25 aa38 aco1 ak43 r these worth more



  22. Gillian on October 14, 2016 at 8:46 pm

    Hi there my five pounds is the one with the churchill face does the serial that starts with Aj34 worth anything thanks?



  23. Tracey on October 14, 2016 at 8:04 pm

    I have a new five pound note serial numbers AA27188881 and AC24175933 What are they each worth?



  24. Leigh on October 14, 2016 at 6:52 pm

    Mine is aa33. Is it worth anything



  25. Mrs Heather Christie on October 14, 2016 at 6:30 pm

    i have AA01 6,,,,,



  26. Sarah Kenward on October 14, 2016 at 5:38 pm

    I have a fiver with AA35 is it worth anything?



  27. James on October 14, 2016 at 4:23 pm

    I have one with aa02 lol



  28. ANNE WAITES on October 14, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    My not starts AA05 is it worth more than a fiver



  29. denise on October 14, 2016 at 3:28 pm

    Is my 5 pound note worth more it’s starts AA55



  30. DAVINA BOWER on October 14, 2016 at 2:43 pm

    i have a £5 note with AA46. is it worth anything



  31. Lily Bailey on October 14, 2016 at 2:41 pm

    I have a £5 with AA43 272306. Is it worth anything?



  32. Hardeep on October 14, 2016 at 2:26 pm

    I have aa33 serial no if any one intrested £60



  33. Rose on October 14, 2016 at 2:11 pm

    How do you check your £5 note



    • Rhian james on October 15, 2016 at 12:53 pm

      Mine his AK20 300977



  34. Irene atkinson on October 14, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Are AE worth out



  35. terence dixon on October 14, 2016 at 2:01 pm

    I have 4 consecutive AA19 267479 ~ 267482 ~ are they worth more than £5??



  36. Paula Newell on October 14, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    I have new £5 note number AMO6 is this worth anything pls



    • Aaron Devall on October 17, 2016 at 5:59 am

      I got 1 2 3 4 AM is this with any think I like to get more and I got 26 so



  37. Chris Gunning on October 14, 2016 at 1:43 pm

    i have an AA50 is it worth anything?



  38. [email protected] on October 14, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    i have an AA50



  39. Stephen on October 14, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    hi I have a new £5 note with serial number AA17 556525 IS IT WORTH ANYTHING?



  40. Kirsty Ainsley on October 14, 2016 at 1:30 pm

    AA36 is it worth anything



  41. Louise dodds on October 14, 2016 at 1:26 pm

    Aa33 140140



  42. Emma on October 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm

    I’ve got a new fiver with AA 17 worth anything ??



  43. emma Williams on October 14, 2016 at 12:52 pm

    Iam I correct in thinking that any five pound note starting with AA are worth more than a fiver, can some1 help as reading different opinions and unsure to what is true….



  44. Rushton barlow on October 14, 2016 at 12:50 pm

    I have a new £5 note with the serial number AA02 on it,is it worth anything?.



  45. Ian aird on October 14, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    Hi I have serial numbers AA10 095589 is it worth anything please



  46. Ian aird on October 14, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    I have a new fiver with serial numbers AA10 095589 is it worth anything?



  47. Paul Richardson on October 14, 2016 at 9:55 am

    I have a £5 note AE44 is it worth more?



  48. Hayley mackenzie on October 14, 2016 at 3:01 am

    Can anyone please tell me if my AK13 460320 is worth anything



  49. Hayley on October 14, 2016 at 2:28 am

    I have a £5 note with AK13 460320 is it worth anything?



  50. Tabitha on October 14, 2016 at 12:50 am

    I have one with ak45 is it worth anything