fter a long period of only men appearing on British banknotes (apart from the Queen), the new Jane Austen ten pound note has joined circulation. From today the Jane Austen £10 becomes available in the UK, as the author replaces Charles Darwin on the banknotes.
Unlike other collectible currency, which is often small denomination coins, the Jane Austen bank note is a larger currency note, worth £10 making them hard to collect, but collectors are already noting which notes are going to be worth collecting in the future!
The decision to honour the author on the banknotes came in celebration of Jane Austen’s 200th birthday this year and is planned alongside many events to celebrate the author’s life.
Should you wish to keep one, then ChangeChecker.com are already advising the ones to look out for. They say that serial numbers 16 121775 and 18 071817 are likely to be the most sought after as they mark the author’s birth, and death. Serial number 28 011813 is also noted as it’s the date that the author’s most celebrated novel Pride and Prejudice was published.
Collectors may also want to watch out for the serial prefixes as JA01, JA75, and JA17 are all likely to be highly collectible, although as the print is on AA right now it may be a while before these roll off the printing press!
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