Rare £10 notes: how to spot which ones are worth thousands?

Valuable notes contain rare serial numbers, such as ones with ‘1775’ - the year Jane Austen was born

The new £10 Jane Austin note
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Since the new £10 note was issued just over a year ago, multiple stories have emerged about rare serial numbers and limited editions fetching thousands of pounds at auctions, multiplying the notes' value tenfold and then some.

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