Three Guernsey pound notes from before the Second World War were auctioned in April 2009 and it turns out they are worth quite a lot more than they were originally. The notes, dated as pre 1939 ...

LONDON (Reuters) – Once hovering on the brink of being classified as an endangered species, the humble five pound note is back with a vengeance. Britons are using 10 times more “fivers” than ...

They are smaller, shinier and supposed to be tougher than their predecessors - but are the new plastic five pound notes really that fantastic? The Bank of England who started a £2billion roll out ...

For plain old cash, the new five pound note is pretty snazzy. It's made of a flexible polymer material that resists dirt and lasts longer than paper. It also has some robust security features that ...

The Bank of England is getting some heat from vegetarians, who caught wind of the news that tallow is being used in making new plastic five pound notes. Suspicions were confirmed when the bank’s ...

A grandmother hopes to cash in on the new five pound note craze to pay for a dream Christmas for her family. Gail Meikle has put one of the plastic fivers up for sale online after spotting what ...

A new polymer five pound note containing the number sold for £5,000 on eBay last week from a seller in Derby. On top of the large price tag, the winning bidder paid an extra £6 for delivery.