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Could you have a rare Harry Potter book worth $60,000
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Could you have a rare Harry Potter book worth $60,000

Better dig through the bookshelf!
28 January 2022 6:28PM

Investors collect Crypto, gold, shares and much more to try to make a few dollars but, could you be holding onto a $60,000 asset?

Around 300 prints of JK Rowling's 'Harry Potter and the philosopher stone' were sent to schools and children's libraries when first published in 1997 – meaning just 200 are in the hands of the public and, if you own one, you could be getting a nice payslip.

Could you have a rare Harry Potter book worth $60,000

According to the online book marketplace 'AbeBooks', which specialises in rare books, hardcover first editions of the first Harry Potter book is characterised by a print line that reads 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 and the crediting of "Joanne Rowling" instead of JK.

If you own one of the rarest copies in the world, $60,000 could be yours.