Trigometric Offers Southeast Asia Rarities Certified by NGC and PMG

Hundreds of rarities certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) and Numismatic Guaranty Company™ (NGC®) are being offered in an upcoming Trigometric sale. Bidding for the four sessions (Session 1, Session 2, Session 3 and Session 4) is currently underway, with the sale’s sessions ending October 8-16, 2022.

One of the top offerings in the sale is a Malaya 1942 1,000 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated NET. Only three examples are recorded in the PMG Population Report. Making its debut on the auction block, this rarity (Session 2, lot 2310) has an estimate of RM20,000 to RM400,000 (about $4,300 to $87,000).

Malaya 1942 1,000 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated NET Click images to enlarge.

Other PMG-certified highlights include:

• a group of two Malaya & British Borneo 1958 10,000 Dollars Artist Renditions certified by PMG (Session 2, lot 2368), with an estimate of RM10,000 to RM400,000 (about $2,100 to $87,000)
• a Malaya 1942 100 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated NET (Session 2, lot 2309), with an estimate of RM15,000 to RM250,000 (about $3,300 to $54,400)
• a Malaya 1942 50 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated NET (Session 2, lot 2308), with an estimate of RM15,000 to RM200,000 (about $3,300 to $43,500)
• a Malaya & British Borneo ND 1,000 Dollars Artist Rendition certified by PMG (Session 2, lot 2367), with an estimate of RM6,000 to RM200,000 (about $1,300 to $43,500)
• a Sarawak ND (1929) 10 Dollars Front Progressive Proof graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ and Back Proof graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Session 2, lot 2214), with an estimate of RM10,000 to RM160,000 (about $2,200 to $34,800)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration ND (1917) 25 Cents graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2229), with an estimate of RM12,000 to RM150,000 (about $2,600 to $32,600)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1931-34 10 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (Session 2, lot 2253), with an estimate of RM20,000 to RM140,000 (about $4,300 to $30,400)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1967-72) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 55 About Circulated (Session 1, lot 1050), with an estimate of RM85,000 to RM100,000 (about $18,500 to $21,800)
• a China, Imperial Bank of China 1898 1 Tael graded PMG 62 Uncirculated (Session 4, lot 4219), with an estimate of RM2,000 to RM80,000 (about $430 to $17,400)
• a China, Sin Chun Bank of China 1908 1 Dollar graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 4, lot 4220), with an estimate of RM2,000 to RM60,000 (about $430 to $13,000)

NGC-certified highlights in the sale include:

• a group of three Malaysia 1976 Conservation Series: Silver 15 Ringgit (Malaysia Gaur) graded NGC MS 68, Silver 25 Ringgit (Rhinoceros Hornbill) graded NGC MS 68 and Gold 500 Ringgit (Malayan Tapir) graded NGC MS 69 (Session 3, lot 3483), with an estimate of RM28,000 to RM40,000 (about $6,100 to $8,700)
• a group of five Malaysia 1967 coins (1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Sen) graded NGC PF 64 Ultra Cameo to PF 67 RD Ultra Cameo (Session 3, lot 3379), with an estimate of RM8,000 to RM12,000 (about $1,700 to $2,600)
• a Malaysia 1976FM Gold 200 Ringgit graded NGC MS 69 (Session 3, 3485), with an estimate of RM3,000 to RM4,000 (about $650 to $870)

All estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol represents US Dollars.