Sales of Jane Austen notes raise funds for charities

By Arthur L. Friedberg

Published: Oct 29, 2017, 5 AM

Sales of examples of the new Jane Austen £10 note with low and other special serial numbers by the Bank of England raised funds for several charities.

Original images courtesy of Bank of England and Spink.

Special and low serial number £10 Jane Austen notes of the Bank of England were sold at auction in conjunction with Spink to raise funds for several charities. The highest bid for a single note was £7,200 ($9,500) on a Jane Austen £10 with serial number AA01 000010.

Image courtesy of Bank of England and Spink.

The highest single bid was £13,500 ($17,800) for an uncut sheet of 54 notes.

Images courtesy of Bank of England and Spink.

In the aftermath of September’s launch of the new Jane Austen £10 note, on Oct. 6, the Bank of England, in conjunction with Spink, offered 141 of them with low or special serial numbers at a charity auction.

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The bank said in a news release that the sale raised £269,338, or $355,300 for three charities. The highest bid for a single note was £7,200 ($9,500) on a Jane Austen £10 with serial number AA01 000010. The highest single bid was £13,500 ($17,800) for an uncut sheet of 54 notes.

The charities were Candlelighters, a group supporting children with cancer and their families in Yorkshire; Haven House Children’s Hospice, which provides free palliative and holistic care for 900 families with children who have life-limiting and life-threatening conditions in London and to its north and northeast; and Macmillan Cancer Support, an organization that helps people living with cancer from the moment of diagnosis through treatment and beyond.

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