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As the Royal Mint prints the first plastic fivers next month interest in early notes is set to rise
The old paper £5 is being replaced with a plastic note from next month – a move that should renew collector interest in rare early fivers. The new note is made of a polymer, not paper, and should be harder to forge or accidentally destroy. This latest fiver will feature a picture of wartime leader Winston Churchill – who replaces prison reformer Elizabeth Fry. It will be issued on September 13 as the latest makeover of a note first issued in 1793. The new note will be phased in so that by May 2017 it will have replaced the old fiver altogether – shops will then stop accepting paper £5 notes as legal tender. The Royal Mint is also replacing the £1 coin from next March in a bid to beat fraudsters – as one in 30 £1 coins is believed to be a counterfeit....
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