Auctions of early King Charles bank notes raise $1.17 billion for charity

From cnbc.com

Auctions of King Charles III bank notes with low serial numbers have raised £914,127 ($1.17 million) for charity, according to the Bank of England. A £50 sheet was auctioned for a record-breaking £26,000, while a single £10 note with the serial number HB01 00002 was sold for as much as £17,000, the BOE said in a statement on Monday. Four auctions took place over the summer — for £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes — with the proceeds set to go to a range of charities. This includes the Bank of England’s three ‘charities of the year’ as well as seven others that have not benefitted from charity auctions of ... (full story)