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| £5 notes 'worth £20,000' in circulation | £5 notes 'worth £20,000' in circulation |
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| Four special £5 notes, engraved with a tiny portrait of author Jane Austen, are being been put into circulation and could be worth more than £20,000. | Four special £5 notes, engraved with a tiny portrait of author Jane Austen, are being been put into circulation and could be worth more than £20,000. |
| The first of four notes featuring art by specialist micro-engraver Graham Short was spent in Kelso in the Scottish Borders on Monday. | The first of four notes featuring art by specialist micro-engraver Graham Short was spent in Kelso in the Scottish Borders on Monday. |
| Three more notes will be spent in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this week. | Three more notes will be spent in England, Wales and Northern Ireland this week. |
| Mr Short's last work, a portrait of the Queen on a pinhead, sold for £100,000. | Mr Short's last work, a portrait of the Queen on a pinhead, sold for £100,000. |
| It is claimed that each of the £5 notes in the new project could fetch £20,000 at auction. | |
| Mr Short came up with the idea of engraving a 5mm portrait of Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen on the transparent part of the new plastic Bank of England £5 notes, to mark the 200th anniversary of Austen's death next year. | Mr Short came up with the idea of engraving a 5mm portrait of Pride and Prejudice author Jane Austen on the transparent part of the new plastic Bank of England £5 notes, to mark the 200th anniversary of Austen's death next year. |
| He has included a different quote around each one, ensuring that each note is unique. | He has included a different quote around each one, ensuring that each note is unique. |
| The idea is a collaboration with the Tony Huggins-Haig Gallery in Kelso. | |
| The artist and Mr Huggins-Haig decided that rather than auction them globally, they would simply hand them out secretly and - after launching new art collections in Kelso at the weekend - the first one was spent in a nearby shop. | The artist and Mr Huggins-Haig decided that rather than auction them globally, they would simply hand them out secretly and - after launching new art collections in Kelso at the weekend - the first one was spent in a nearby shop. |
| Anyone finding one of the notes has been advised to contact the gallery in Kelso. | Anyone finding one of the notes has been advised to contact the gallery in Kelso. |
| They will provide advice on how to put the artwork up for auction or hold on to it in the hope it increases in value. | They will provide advice on how to put the artwork up for auction or hold on to it in the hope it increases in value. |
| The four notes have the serial numbers AM32 885551, AM32 885552, AM32 885553 and AM32 885554. | The four notes have the serial numbers AM32 885551, AM32 885552, AM32 885553 and AM32 885554. |