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James Bond fans are buying £5 notes ending in ‘007’ for up to £5,000
The bank of England’s new polymer five pound note has turned into a huge collecting craze – with some people prepared to bid tens of thousands for rare serial numbers.
The latest spin is ‘007’ notes – with one fan having paid an eye-watering £5,000 for a note ending in ‘007’ auctioned by seller r Lauben4020.
Lots of copycat sellers have now chimed in with fivers ending in ‘007’ listed for hundreds – or even thousands – of pounds.
What’s less clear is whether the notes will keep their value.
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Coin collector site Change Checker says the frenzy is due to the fact that collectors want to get their hands on the notes while they’re still in pristine condition.
Doron Cohen, CEO of business payments service Covercy, said, ‘“People love collecting what they believe will be historic items and it is effect a bet on what will gain huge monetary value as the years go by.
‘However, a key consideration is when the time is right to actually sell something, for example the first ever $1 coin from 1794 was sold in 2013 for $10 million, yet I doubt those who got their hands on the new fiver will wait as long to sell their prized notes.’
