Rarities from Asia Certified by NGC and PMG in Trigometric Auction

A Malayan Tapir coin and large-denomination Specimen note are among the rarities in a Trigometric auction featuring hundreds of coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) and banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®). The May 2024 Auction is divided into two parts, with coins and banknotes offered in Session 1 on May 25, and banknotes offered in Session 2 on May 26, 2024.

The top PMG-certified banknote in the auction is a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1987) 1,000 Ringgit Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2153). Malaysian notes are popular among paper money collectors, and this is the third largest category in the PMG Population Report, after China and the United States. Only 11 Specimens of this particular catalog number for the large-denomination 1,000 Ringgit are listed in the PMG Population Report, and none are graded higher than this note. It has an estimate of RM55,000 to RM60,000 (about $12,000 to $13,000).

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Other PMG-certified notes in the auction include:

• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1972-76) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (Session 2, lot 2195), with an estimate of RM32,000 to RM45,000 (about $6,800 to $9,500)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-81) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (Session 2, lot 2231), with an estimate of RM30,000 to RM45,000 (about $6,300 to $9,500)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1999) 10 Ringgit with a Solid-1 Serial Number graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2662), with an estimate of RM5,000 to RM40,000 (about $1,100 to $8,400)
• a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank 1961 500 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 1, lot 1768), with an estimate of RM25,000 to RM30,000 (about $5,300 to $6,300)
• a British North Borneo / British Administration 1927 10 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (Session 2, lot 2705), with an estimate of RM20,000 to RM35,000 (about $4,200 to $7,400)

Meanwhile, the top coin in the auction is a Malaysia 1976 Gold 500 Ringgit - Malayan Tapir graded NGC MS 65 (Session 1, lot 1521). These coins celebrate the only tapir species that lives outside the Americas. Only a few thousand of the endangered Malayan Tapirs are thought to remain in the wild in Malaysia and nearby countries. This coin has an estimate of RM20,000 to RM30,000 (about $4,200 to $6,300).

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Other NGC-certified coins in the auction include:

• a China 1979 Gold 450 Yuan - Year of the Child graded NGC PF 69 Cameo (Session 1, lot 1539), with an estimate of RM11,000 to RM18,000 (about $2,300 to $3,800)
• a China 1908 L&M-11 Silver Dollar graded NGC AU Details (Session 1, lot 1139), with an estimate of RM8,000 to RM12,000 (about $1,700 to $2,500)
• a Malaysia 1971 Gold 100 Ringgit graded NGC MS 65 (Session 1, lot 1519), with an estimate of RM5,200 to RM6,500 (about $1,100 to $1,400)
• a China (1909-11) L&M-187 Silver Dollar graded NGC AU Details (Session 1, lot 1137), with an estimate of RM4,000 to RM5,000 (about $800 to $1,100)
• a US 1986 $10 Gold Eagle graded NGC MS 69 (Session 1, lot 1545), with an estimate of RM3,200 to RM4,500 (about $700 to $900)
• a Straits Settlements 1907H Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 61 (Session 1, lot 1195), with an estimate of RM3,800 to RM4,200 (about $800 to $900)

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