‘Ringgit’ the New Year with Collectibles Certified by NGC and PMG in January Trigometric Auction

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Highlighting the PMG notes offered in this auction is a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-81) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2141), with an estimate of RM120,000 to RM160,000 (about $27,000 to $32,000). This is the highest-denomination note ever issued by Malaysia, and because they were rarely used in daily transactions, they are now prized among collectors. The PMG Population Report lists more than 300 issued examples of this note, but none finer than this one.

Other PMG-certified notes in the auction include:

• a Malaya 1942; ND (1945) 50 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2626), with an estimate of RM90,000 to RM120,000 (about $20,000 to $27,000)
• a Straits Settlements ND (ca. 1860s) 50 Dollars graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 2, lot 2599), with an estimate of RM60,000 to RM80,000 (about $14,000 to $18,000)
• a group of five Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1981-83) and ND (1983-84) 1 to 50 Ringgit notes graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated to PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2169), with an estimate of RM36,000 to RM70,000 (about $8,100 to $16,000)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1992) 100 Ringgit with a Solid-1 Serial Number graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 2, lot 2060), with an estimate of RM10,000 to RM50,000 (about $2,300 to $11,000)
• a lot of two Straits Settlements / British Administration 1931-34 1 Dollar notes, each graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated and pedigreed to the Frank Good Collection (Session 2, lot 2593), with an estimate of RM 30,000 to RM 40,000 (about $6,800 to $9,000)

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Among the NGC coins available is a Penang 1810 Cent graded NGC PF 63 BN (Session 1, lot 1205), with an estimate of RM13,000 to RM20,000 (about $2,900 to $4,500). Struck during the British East India Company’s administration of Penang (at the western end of Malaysia), these coins are relatively scarce in high grades, as their copper composition made them susceptible to wear and corrosion in Penang’s humid tropical climate. There are only eight examples of this coin in the NGC Census.

Other NGC-certified coins in the auction include:

• a Straits 1871 5 Cents graded NGC VF 35 (Session 1, lot 1117), with an estimate of RM7,000 to RM9,000 (about $1,600 to $2,000)
• a pair of Liberia 1997 Diana - In Memoriam coins, a Gold 100 Dollars graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo and a Silver 20 Dollars graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (Session 1, lot 1398), with an estimate of RM6,000 to RM9,000 (about $1,400 to $2,000)
• a Straits 1876H 5 Cents graded NGC VF Details (Session 1, lot 1120), with an estimate of RM6,000 to RM8,000 (about $1,400 to $1,800)
• a Malaysia 1971 5 Ringgit graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (Session 1, lot 1315), with an estimate of RM5,600 to RM8,000 (about $1,300 to $1,800)
• a Straits 1873 5 Cents graded NGC AU Details (Session 1, lot 1118), with an estimate of RM4,400 to RM6,000 (about $1,000 to $1,400)

Estimates are provided by the auction house. The $ symbol indicates US Dollars, and RM indicates Malaysian Ringgits.