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Just one '£50k' fiver still to be found | Just one '£50k' fiver still to be found |
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Another five pound note estimated to be worth £50,000 due to a tiny, engraved portrait of Jane Austen has been found. | Another five pound note estimated to be worth £50,000 due to a tiny, engraved portrait of Jane Austen has been found. |
It is the third such discovery across the UK, meaning that just one more note is outstanding. | It is the third such discovery across the UK, meaning that just one more note is outstanding. |
The fivers are the handiwork of Birmingham micro-artist Graham Short. | The fivers are the handiwork of Birmingham micro-artist Graham Short. |
He spent a note in each of the four home nations and said the latest find was in Northern Ireland - with only England yet to stake a claim to cash featuring 5mm pictures of the author. | He spent a note in each of the four home nations and said the latest find was in Northern Ireland - with only England yet to stake a claim to cash featuring 5mm pictures of the author. |
The first was found in a café in south Wales in December 2016, with the second discovery coming in Scotland inside a Christmas card the same month. | The first was found in a café in south Wales in December 2016, with the second discovery coming in Scotland inside a Christmas card the same month. |
Mr Short said he spent one of the five pound notes in an undisclosed part of Northern Ireland - "in a small bar called Charlie's Bar". | Mr Short said he spent one of the five pound notes in an undisclosed part of Northern Ireland - "in a small bar called Charlie's Bar". |
He said: "An old lady found it and she said 'I don't want my picture in the papers' and she said 'if it sells for a lot of money it will be better if young children could benefit from it'." | He said: "An old lady found it and she said 'I don't want my picture in the papers' and she said 'if it sells for a lot of money it will be better if young children could benefit from it'." |
He came up with the idea of engraving Jane Austen on the transparent part of the new plastic Bank of England £5 notes to mark the 200th anniversary of her death. | He came up with the idea of engraving Jane Austen on the transparent part of the new plastic Bank of England £5 notes to mark the 200th anniversary of her death. |
He has included a different quote around each one ensuring each note is unique. | He has included a different quote around each one ensuring each note is unique. |
The recipients in Wales and Scotland stated in December they intended to keep the notes rather than sell them. | The recipients in Wales and Scotland stated in December they intended to keep the notes rather than sell them. |
The serial numbers of the notes AM32 88551, AM32 88552, AM32 885553 and AM32 88554. |