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Banknotes among first to feature King auctioned for more than £900,000

The Bank of England said the proceeds of the sale would go to charity.

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

A new king has been added to Britain’s history books

Esunertos was once forgotten, but now his name looms large in the historic record

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

A new king has been added to Britain’s history books

Esunertos was once forgotten, but now his name looms large in the historic record

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

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Rare Scots banknotes auctioned to raise cash for food banks amid cost of living crisis

Natwest are auctioning off all of their rare banknotes, including a £50 note that is hoped to fetch almost £2000.

Daily Record · Nov 25, 2022

Rare banknotes going under the hammer to help raise money for food banks

NatWest is putting some of its rare banknotes up for auction and it is hoped the sales could raise more than £400,000.

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022

Yorkshire couple set to be £250,000 richer after finding gold coins underneath kitchen floor

The coins were buried under six inches of concrete as the owners, who have lived in the detached property for over 10 years, believed they had found some ordinary electric cable

Daily Mirror · Aug 31, 2022

Rare Palestinian Banknote Sold for 140,000 Pounds in Auction

Paul Wyman was volunteering in the Brentwood's Oxfam branch when he noticed in a package of donated goods, an odd-looking banknote of £100 Palestine pounds issued in 1920, Britain's The Daily Mail reported. Wyman, who located the note, chose not to put it on the shelves and instead called an…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 18, 2022

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Rare banknote found in Oxfam charity shop sells for £140,000

Paul Wyman was in disbelief when the note sold for 1,400 times its original value

Liverpool Echo · May 17, 2022

Rare £100 banknote found in charity shop sells at auction for £140,000

Paul Wyman was working as a volunteer at the Oxfam store when he came across the nearly 100-year-old banknote in a donation box.

Daily Record · May 16, 2022

Rare banknote found in charity shop sells for 1,400 times its original value

Paul Wyman found the rare banknote in an Oxfam shop and thought it looked a little unusual, but he had no idea it would be worth so much until it went under the hammer

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

Rare £100 note sells for staggering sum at auction

Proceeds will go to Oxfam’s work in east Africa and Ukraine, charity says

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Rare £100 note found in charity shop sells for £140,000

Fewer than ten of these banknotes are known to exist

Wales Online · May 16, 2022

Rare gold Henry III coin found by metal detectorist sells for almost £650,000

Father-of-two’s discovery sets record for most expensive single coin found in Britain

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

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