Spink Offers Rare PMG-certified Chinese Banknotes and NGC-certified Coins

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Among the PMG-certified highlights is a China / People’s Republic 1951 1,000 Yuan graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 2266), with an estimate of 250,000 HKD to 350,000 HKD (about $32,000 to $45,000). China issued the First Series Renminbi notes in the late 1940s and early 1950s as part of a currency reform. This high-denomination example showing horses drinking was withdrawn in 1955. Today, only 93 examples of issued notes with this catalog number are recorded in the PMG Population Report, and this one has an above-average grade.

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Among the NGC-certified highlights is a Hong Kong 1866 Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 61 (lot 267), with an estimate of 60,000 HKD to 90,000 HKD (about $7,700 to $12,000). Featuring a bust of Queen Victoria on the obverse, the 1866 Silver Dollar is notable for its limited mintage and historical significance, making it a prized collectible among numismatists. There are only 92 numerically graded examples of this coin in the NGC Census, with a mere 12 graded higher.

Some of the NGC- and PMG-certified collectibles in CSS108A include:

• a Hong Kong, Oriental Bank ND (ca. 1860s) 20 Dollars Proof graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 354), with an estimate of 150,000 HKD to 250,000 HKD (about $19,000 to $32,000)
• a set of five Macau Banco National Ultramarino, including 10, 20, 100, 500 and 1,000 Patacas from 2001, 2005, 2010 and 2013, with Solid-8 Serial Numbers graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ through PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 63), with an estimate of 80,000 HKD to 120,000 HKD (about $10,000 to $15,000)
• a Hong Kong, Mercantile Bank of India, Ltd. 1948-56 100 Dollars graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 344), with an estimate of 70,000 HKD to 110,000 HKD (about $9,000 to $14,000)
• a Hong Kong 1930-34 50 Dollars Duress Note graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 452), with an estimate of 70,000 HKD to 90,000 HKD (about $9,000 to $12,000)
• a Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corp. 1930 500 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 472), with an estimate of 50,000 HKD to 70,000 HKD (about $6,400 to $9,000)
• a Great Britain 1847 Un Decimo Crown - Gothic Type graded NGC Proof Details (lot 194), with an estimate of 42,000 HKD to 65,000 HKD (about $5,400 to $8,300)
• a Macau 1945 500 Patacas Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 29), with an estimate of 50,000 HKD to 60,000 HKD (about $6,400 to $7,700)
• a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank ND; 1975 10 Dollars graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 374), with an estimate of 40,000 HKD to 50,000 HKD (about $5,100 to $6,400)
• a complete set of Qatar 2006 Asian Games Gold 100 Riyals, each graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (lot 221), with an estimate of 30,000 HKD to 40,000 HKD (about $3,800 to $5,100)
• a Hong Kong 1866 50 Cents graded NGC AU Details (lot 262), with an estimate of 20,000 HKD to 30,000 HKD (about $2,600 to $3,800)
• a Malaya / British Administration 1942 (ND 1945) 100 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 127), with an estimate of 15,000 HKD to 22,000 HKD (about $1,900 to $2,800)
• a Viet Nam – South, National Bank ND (1955-56) 1,000 Dong Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 149), with an estimate of 15,000 HKD to 20,000 HKD (about $1,900 to $2,600)
• a Burma / British Administration ND (1937) 10 Rupees graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 95), with an estimate of 10,000 HKD to 20,000 HKD (about $1,300 to $2,600)
• a Great Britain 1849 British Historical Bronze Medal - The Coal Exchange Opening graded NGC MS 63 BN (lot 196), with an estimate of 6,000 HKD to 9,000 HKD (about $770 to $1,200)
• a Hong Kong 1883 5 Cents graded NGC MS 65 (lot 255), with an estimate of 6,000 HKD to 8,000 HKD (about $770 to $1,000)
• a Sumatra AH1202//1787 VEIC Gilt Copper 3 Kepings graded NGC Proof AU Details (lot 199), with an estimate of 5,000 HKD to 7,000 HKD (about $640 to $900)
• a Great Britain 1799SOHO 1/2 Pence graded NGC MS 64 RB (lot 189), with an estimate of 4,000 HKD to 6,000 HKD (about $510 to $770)

Some of the PMG-certified collectibles in CSS108B include:

• a Hong Kong 1921-25 500 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1031), with an estimate of 200,000 HKD to 300,000 HKD (about $26,000 to $38,000)
• a Hong Kong 1912 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 1027), with an estimate of 180,000 HKD to 250,000 HKD (about $23,000 to $32,000)
• a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1931-34 50 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 1012), with an estimate of 100,000 HKD to 200,000 HKD (about $13,000 to $26,000)
• a Hong Kong 1906-09 5 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 1018), with an estimate of 100,000 HKD to 200,000 HKD (about $13,000 to $26,000)
• a Hong Kong Chartered Bank 1956 10 Dollars graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1009), with an estimate of 28,000 HKD to 38,000 HKD (about $3,600 to $4,900)
• a Hong Kong, Government of Hong Kong ND (1935) 1 Dollar graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1001), with an estimate of 28,000 HKD to 35,000 HKD (about $3,600 to $4,500)

Some of the NGC- and PMG-certified collectibles in CSS108C include:

• a set of two China / People’s Republic 1949 5 Yuan, a Front Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated and a Back Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 2216), with an estimate of 120,000 HKD to 160,000 HKD (about $15,000 to $21,000)
• a China / People’s Republic 1949 50 Yuan graded PMG 30 Very Fine EPQ★ (lot 2227), with an estimate of 80,000 HKD to 150,000 HKD (about $10,000 to $19,000)
• a set of two China / People’s Republic 1951 5,000 Yuan Specimen (Front and Back), each graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 2267), with an estimate of 120,000 HKD to 150,000 HKD (about $15,000 to $19,000)
• a China, Federal Reserve Bank of China 1938 5 Dollars graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 2171), with an estimate of 80,000 HKD to 120,000 HKD (about $10,000 to $15,000)
• a China (undated) Fantasy Gold 10 Dollars - Emperor Kuang Hsu graded NGC UNC Details (lot 2389), with an estimate of 65,000 HKD to 80,000 HKD (about $8,300 $10,000)
• a China Yokohama Specie Bank Limited 1917 100 Dollars graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 2108), with an estimate of 60,000 HKD to 80,000 HKD (about $7,700 to $10,000)
• a China 1903 Fengtien Silver Dollar graded NGC AU Details (lot 2354), with an estimate of 50,000 HKD to 80,000 HKD (about $6,400 to $10,000)
• a China, International Banking Corporation 1905 100 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 2096), with an estimate of 40,000 HKD to 70,000 HKD (about $5,100 to $9,000)
• a Chang Hwa Bank Limited 1925 5 Shares of 250 Yuan graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 2150), with an estimate of 48,000 HKD to 60,000 HKD (about $6,200 to $7,700)
• a China, Ta-Ching Government Bank 1906 1 Dollar graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 2012), with an estimate of 30,000 HKD to 50,000 HKD (about $3,900 to $6,400)
• a China 1995 Gold 100 Yuan - 50th Anniversary Sino-Japanese War Victory, Nanjing Massacre Monument graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (lot 2624), with an estimate of 35,000 HKD to 45,000 HKD (about $4,500 to $5,800)
• a China, Inner Mongolia Peoples Bank 1948 200 Yuan graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated (lot 2193), with an estimate of 25,000 HKD to 35,000 HKD (about $3,200 to $4,500)
• a China 2000 Gold 50 Yuan Panda - Frosted Ring graded NGC MS 69 (lot 2635), with an estimate of 20,000 HKD to 28,000 HKD (about $2,600 to $3,600)
• a China YR9 (1920) Hupeh 20 Cents graded NGC UNC Details (lot 2483), with an estimate of 18,000 HKD to 25,000 HKD (about $2,300 to $3,200)
• a set of China 1991 Xinhai Revolution 80th Anniversary coins (Silver 10 Yuan and Gold 100 Yuan), each graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 2606), with an estimate of 13,000 HKD to 20,000 HKD (about $1,700 to $2,600)
• a China 1995 Gold 50 Yuan Unicorn graded NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 2620), with an estimate of 13,000 HKD to 18,000 HKD (about $1,700 to $2,300)

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