PMG-certified Australian Banknote Top Highlight in Stack's Bowers Auction

From Australia to India, an impressive collection of world banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) is available in two Stack’s Bowers auction sessions. The World Collectors Choice Online Auction includes Part 1 on February 26 and Part 2 on February 27, 2024.

Among the highlights in this auction is a Commonwealth of Australia ND (1953-60) £1 Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (Part 1, lot 71041) with an estimate of $3,000 to $5,000. This banknote, featuring a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, was meant to symbolize Australia's transition into the modern era under her reign. It is one of only six Specimens of this catalog number in the PMG Population Report.

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Other PMG-certified banknotes from Part 1 include:

• a set of seven Canada, Bank of Canada 1937 banknotes including a $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 graded PMG 55 Choice About Uncirculated to PMG 58 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 71161) with an estimate of $1,000 to $1,500
• a Bermuda ND (1952-66) £1 Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 71110) with an estimate of $1,000 to $1,250
• a set of two Canada, Bank of Canada 1937 $100 with consecutive serial numbers, each graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 71171), with an estimate of $900 to $1,800
• a French India, Banque de l’Indochine ND (1946) 5 Roupies graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 71477) with an estimate of $800 to $1,200
• an India, Reserve Bank ND (1937) 1,000 Rupees graded PMG 10 Very Good (lot 71636) with an estimate of $750 to $1,250

PMG-certified banknotes from Part 2 include:

• a Lebanon 1938 25 Livres Specimen graded PMG 62 Uncirculated (lot 72006) with an estimate of $1,500 to $2,500
• a Switzerland, National Bank ND (1954-74) 1,000 Franken Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 72449) with an estimate of $700 to $900
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1935 5 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 72441) with an estimate of $600 to $900
• a Malta, Central Bank 1967 (ND 1968) £5 Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 72059) with an estimate of $600 to 800
• a Trinidad & Tobago / British Administration 1939-42 5 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 72466) with an estimate of $500 to $1,000

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars.