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Anonymous donor’s rare banknotes fetch nearly $115,000 at Edinburgh auction

Edinburgh Noonans British Heart Foundation David McCormack PEOPLE Saudi Arabia eBay Iraq

A charity shop donation in Edinburgh has become an unexpected headline. An anonymous donor left albums of rare banknotes at a British Heart Foundation shop, and staff initially didn't know what they were holding. After specialists took a closer look, the collection went to auction and raised $114,434. The sale included a note with a portrait of a young Queen Elizabeth, plus rare notes from Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Read on to learn who spotted the potential, what collectors paid, why the auction house gave up its fee, and where the money goes.

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