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Elderly Irish woman finds five pound note worth £50,000 and donates it to 'help young people'
A famous engraver etched a tiny picture of Jane Austen on some five pound notes. famous engraver etched a tiny picture of Jane Austen on some five pound notes. The fourth one has now been found by an elderly Northern Irish woman, and she has kindly donated it to charity. She sent it back to Graham Short, who engraved the notes, with a note asking him to use it to "help young people". "£5 note enclosed, I don't need it at my time of life. Please use it to help young people," the kindly woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, wrote. Mr Short's website reads: "The lady who found the note has surprised us all by ... (full story)