![]() ![]() Remember to set a minimum price that is higher or at the very least equal to the face value of the coin.Įven if your coin “sells” on eBay for a high price there’s no guarantee that the buyer will cough up. If you want to sell the coin you’ve found in your spare change on eBay then you need to know the risks. ![]() They usually deal in very old coins but they may be able to help you assess whether it’s worth selling your coin at auction or whether it would be valuable to a collector. If you’ve got a coin that you would like to sell at auction then you can contact a member of the British Numismatic Trade Association. Once you’ve found out whether the coin is real or not, you have a number of options - either selling it through a coin dealer, at auction or on eBay. The £50 note will remain in circulation with the same design and there are currently no plans for them to be issued in polymer.These are often deemed the most valuable by collectors. The £20 note will be the third banknote made from Polymer, following on from the £5 note featuring Winston Churchill and the £10 note featuring Jane Austen. Click here to find out more about the £20 note. The new £20 polymer banknote is due to enter circulation in 2020 and will feature J.M.W. Who will feature on the new £20 polymer banknote? The Bank of England is now undertaking a consultation to seek the views of the public on options for the future composition of polymer notes, namely the next £20 note and future reprints of the £5 and £10. However, switching from the animal fat derivative may prove difficult and is likely to spark protests from environmentalists unless the palm oil can be sustainably sourced. Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil that is derived from the palm fruit. In a statement, the Bank of England said “it would be appropriate to keep the £5 polymer note in circulation and to issue the £10 polymer note as planned, in September.” ![]() However, in February, the Bank of England confirmed that it would stick with animal fat despite the concerns. The news that the polymer fiver contained animal fat sparked an online petition last year, calling for the Bank of England to stop using tallow in the production of the notes, which has since attracted more than 136,000 signatures. ![]() The Bank of England have been considering the use of palm oil as a replacement to animal fat in their polymer banknotes after complaints from vegans and religious groups. In other news… the Bank of England considers the use of Palm Oil It was spent somewhere in England back in December so for those hunting down the last remaining fiver, the serial number to look out for is AM 32 885554. So that means there is just one more rare £5 note left to find with the handiwork of Birmingham micro-artist Graham Short. The first of four notes featuring art by specialist micro-engraver Graham Short was found in a cafe in South Wales on 5th December while another was found the same month inside a Christmas card in Scotland. The third £5 note was found by a mystery old lady in Eniskillen in Northern Ireland who has donated it to charity. Just one fiver worth more than £20K left to find… ![]()
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