When filling out the ‘add new project’ form, it won’t let me save it.

When filling out the ‘add new project’ form, it won’t let me save it, a box appears saying ‘project value must contain a number’. Why does it ask this when I have entered a value in the project value/cost field?
The project value/cost field can only contain a number. If you have entered any punctuation such as commas or £ sign, please remove these and try saving again; it should then save okay.