This rare £5 note could make you £50,000 richer if you find it in your pocket after one coin collector shed light on the iconic design which celebrates a key moment in English history07:21, 29 Jul 2026We all know how special finding a rare coin in your pocket can be. Previously, a super rare £50 coin could sell for £40,000 with millions of them already in circulation.‌Coin collectors always urge households to examine their money as people are always willing to spend a lot of cash on anything between 1p-£2. Now it's not just coins which hold a huge value in the UK, it's even your banknotes. One expert recently shared a video to highlight the iconic Harry Kane £5 note which was released to celebrate the England striker's 2018 World Cup Golden Boot.‌Although the note was created eight years ago, collectors would still go wild if they found it today. In a post on TikTok, the Coin Collector UK said: "A Harry Kane note worth £50,000!"‌He told his 237,000 followers: "Six £5 notes with Harry Kane on it were released into circulation after he became the top goal scorer in the 2018 World Cup."The artist Graham Short carefully etched Kane's portrait onto the clear part of each note with a needle and it took him six days to complete each one."One note was gifted to the FA, another to Kane himself and the final four notes were spent across each country in the UK. They were originally spent in Edinburgh, Merthyr Tydfil, Meriden and Northern Ireland."‌Content cannot be displayed without consentThe £50,000 Harry Kane Banknote Hunt Across the UKMicro-engraver Graham Short was the man behind the six special £5 notes featuring Kane's portrait. Each note holds a staggering value of £50,000 and two of them were handed out to Kane and the FA at the time.Meanwhile four of those notes entered into circulation and were actually distributed in Edinburgh, Merthyr Tydfil, Meriden and Northern Ireland.‌Now years on, no one really knows where these notes are so keeping an eye on your money is extra crucial.What serial numbers to look out for:AC04 487157ACO4 619245AC06 244707AL52 603019AM33 305187BA26 831255Speaking about the £5 notes, he added: "Unusually they are not in a consecutive run, each of the notes is ensured up to £50,000. We can expect it to sell at auction for this as a minimum price it may be worth even more.Article continues below"Nobody has claimed to own one of these extremely rare £5 notes and none have sold at auction. Get checking because you might just have one."How to Identify Rare Micro-Engraved Harry Kane Fivers in CirculationThe six notes were distributed to Harry Kane, the FA and four across the UK. The locations at the time include Meriden, West Midlands, Edinburgh, Scotland, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales and Northern Ireland.These intricate etchings were completed on the clear polymer sections of the banknotes and include the text "World Cup Golden Boot Winner 2018".