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Someone is selling a £50 note with Queen’s face on for more than £10,000 on eBay
The seller evidently didn’t want to waste any time with getting the bank note up on the market…
One Brit has decided to cash in on the passing of Queen Elizabeth by listing a £50 note featuring her portrait for an eye-watering £10,000.
While money featuring the monarch’s portrait remains as legal tender, it will soon stop circulation and be replaced with new coins and notes emblazoned with a new image of King Charles III.
This will ultimately push up the value of Elizabethan money, something one Brit has already decided to take advantage of.
Just two days after the Queen’s passing, an uncirculated £50 note was listed onto eBay for auction with a starting price of £10,000.
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Remarkably, the bank note has had three bids since its listing over the weekend, pushing up the buying price to £10,600.
The listing reads: “£50 Note Uncirculated AA01 089063 Last Denomination Note With The Queens Face On. £50 Polymer Note Uncirculated AA01 089063.
“Brand New From The Bank Of England. Will come well packaged to prevent damage.”
The seller graciously added that they will post the note to the eventual buyer via Royal Mail Special Delivery ‘paid for by me free of charge’.
The auction comes to an end this weekend on Sunday September 18th.
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Though this seller isn’t the only person trying to make a bit of money from the tragedy, with similar bank notes being listed on eBay for prices ranging from £90 to £460.
Her Majesty passed away on Thursday September 8th after being placed under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, bringing an end to her historic seventy-year reign on the throne.
King Charles III underwent his accession ceremony at St James’ Place over the weekend, where he made his declaration and oath as monarch, pledging to dedicate ‘what remains of my life’ to his new role.
He also confirmed that the Queen’s state funeral will mark a bank holiday for workers in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.