Hundreds of PMG-certified Polish Notes Pedigreed to the Esteemed Lucow Collection Offered in October Auction
Posted on 9/24/2024
A huge selection of European banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®), with an emphasis on Polish rarities, is being offered in a Warszawskie Centrum Numizmatyczne auction. Bidding is underway for the Auction #83E, which is being held on October 19, 2024.
Among the highlights of the auction is a Poland / Russian Administration 1841 3 Rubel pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 20 Very Fine (lot 42), with an estimate of about €13,800 (about $15,400). The rarity contains the signature of Józef Gabriel Lubowidzki, who was a member of the Polish Congress in the early 1800s and was the vice president of the Bank of Poland, which was established in 1828. Of this particular catalog number, there are only four examples in the PMG Population Report, with this note being tied for the finest graded among the group.
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PMG has certified hundreds of notes from the Lucow Collection, an unparalleled group of Polish banknotes. Other PMG-certified notes in this auction include:
- a Poland, Duchy of Warsaw 1824 5 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 20 Very Fine (lot 38), with an estimate of about €9,200 (about $10,250)
- a Poland, Bank Polski 1924 10 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 117), with an estimate of about €6,900 (about $7,700)
- a Poland, Bank Polski 1919 (ND 1924) 50 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 113), with an estimate of about €6,300 (about $7,000)
- a Poland, Treasury Note 1794 5 Groszy - Sheet of 3 pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 24), with an estimate of about €5,300 (about $5,900)
- a Poland / Russian Administration 1831 1 Zloty Proof pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 41), with an estimate of about €5,300 (about $5,900)
- a Poland / Russian Administration 1849 1 Rubel pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 44), with an estimate of about €5,300 (about $5,900)
- a Poland, Treasury Note 1794 5 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 12), with an estimate of about €4,000 (about $4,450)
- a Poland, Treasury Note 1794 10 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 14), with an estimate of about €4,000 (about $4,500)
- a Poland, Bank Polski 1936 50 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 136), with an estimate of about €4,000 (about $4,500)
- a Poland, National Bank 1948 100 Zlotych pedigreed to the Lucow Collection and graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 242), with an estimate of about €4,000 (about $4,500)
Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars.
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