Rhodesia and Nyasaland 10 Shillings 3rd April 1953 W/1 000024 PMG 63 EPQ Pick 20a. W/1 is the first series of this issue so this is just the 24th note printed also in choice grade at 63 EPQ so a rare and desirable note that ticks all the boxes
Portuguese India, Banco National Ultramarino 4 Tangas 1917 Pick 19 Very Fine PMG 25 "rust" this being a small thin line of decolouration left top from a paper clip which hardly detracts
ScotlandRoyal Bank of Scotland plc 100 Pounds SPECIMEN signed Maiden 25th March 1987 Lord Hay right, Balmoral Castle reverse series A/1 000000, Pick350as first date of issue of this type, Gem Uncirculated PMG 66 EPQ
ScotlandBank of Scotland 20 Pounds Pick 94e (Calloway-Murphy BA109e) dated 12th June 1956 serial number 1/B 1507 brown on pale orange with blue medallion at centre, About Uncirculated PMG 53
Ten Shillings Bradbury Third Issue T20 Red Dash in No. in serial number, 16th December 1918 serial number B/4 807326, in a PMG holder graded about Very Fine 30 "Stains"
Twenty Pounds Kentfield Faraday reverse B374 issued 1993, first run with low number X01 001009, so extremely low number of the series being just the 9th note printed (this series started at no. 1001), (Pick387a), Gem Uncirculated PMG 66 EPQ
India100 rupees issued 1937 series A/6 611938, KGVI portrait at right, scarcer MADRAS branch issue, Pick20n, usual 2 staple holes Choice Very Fine and graded PMG 35 "Staple Holes at Issue"
Isle of ManMartins BankOne Pound dated as Pick18 (1928-38)a colour trial specimen, green on whiteSPECIMEN in red across both sides SPECIMEN NOTE, WATERLOW & SONS LTD in black top left border No 517 top right Choice Uncirculated PMG 64 "Previously Mounted" but difficult to see much evidence of mounting
Jersey World War II German Occupation 1 ShillingPick 2a (BY JE2; Rosenberg ZWK-100e (formerly 656e)) issued in April 1942 and June 1942 ND with the prefix JN only and serial number 37423, graded 66 EPQ by PMG Choice Uncirculated Exceptional Paper Quality and rare in this top grade
India Government 10 RupeesPick 16b ND 1935 issue red serial number P/24 446460 and signature J.W. Kelly. The note in dark blue on olive and light orange underprint featuring a portrait of KingGeorge V facing left and palm tree coastal scene in the underprint. The reverse with 2 Mahout riders and elephants. Extremely Fine usual pinholes and graded PMG 40 Spindle Holes, Staple Holes
USAMilitary Payment Certificate 1 Dollar Series 611 First Printing S875-1 pp 24 Extremely Fine PMG 40, along with raw issues 10 Cents series 481 VG series 521 VF, 1 Dollar series 521, 661 (2), 681 these VF and better, 10 Dollars series 521 and 651 both about Fine
Egypt 1 Pound 1951 King Farouk at right Arabic Serial Number 982417 HG/17 About Uncirculated PMG 55 and a seldom offered type especially in this high grade
India Government 5 Rupees issued 1928 - 1935 series Q/41 695034, KingGeorge V portrait to right, signed JW Kelly, (Pick15b), PMG 35 EPQ Choice Very Fine Staple Holes at Issue from The Dauer Collection
India500 RupeesReserve Bank of India 2016 Gandhi obverse Watermark M Gandhi and 500, Without Letter (10) Pick 114B prefix 6DV with serial numbers 000001 - 000010 all PMG graded as follows by serial number 1 58EPQ, 2 58EPQ, 3 65EPQ, and then serial numbers 4 through to 10 all 65EPQ
Malaya Board of Commissioners of Currency 5 DollarsKingGeorge VI portrait dated 1st July 1941 signature Hyman Weisberg Pick 12, KNB12a, E/74 048588 Very Fine PMG 25
ScotlandBritish Linen Bank 100 Pounds Edinburgh 9th May 1962 SPECIMEN Serial Number U/300/000 SPECIMEN in red across front and back SPECIMEN DE LA RUE & CO NO VALUE in oval in top left and bottom right corners both sides one punch hole bottom centre signed Anderson Choice Uncirculated and graded 64 by PMG rare and desirable thus
ScotlandClydesdale Bank Limited £20 dated 4th July 1944 series T/M 0000918, Pick 187, Choice Very Fine and grade 35 Paper Pulls by PMG, scarcer high value note and seldom offered
AustraliaCommonwealth Bank 10 Pounds Pick 28a ND (1938-1952) "George VI" Issue serial number V/4 412299 signatures H. J. Sheehan and S. G. McFarlane in deep red on multicolour underprint featuring portrait of King George VI at centre on obverse and Allegorical Agriculture figures, Farmers and horses at centre right on reverse and watermarked Captain James Cook. Choice Extremely Fine and graded 45 by PMG "Stains Lightened" (has some faint stains reverse)
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank £5 dated 1st November 1943, series N-I/T 08250, Scott signature, Pick180b, Choice Uncirculated Exceptional paper Quality and graded 63 EPQ by PMG
East Caribbean Currency Authority 20 Dollars 1965 U in circle A19 106017 Pick 15nPMG 65 EPQ rare and desirable thus, (we noticed the same note, A19 prefix same grade offered on-line with a $900 retail price)
Northern IrelandNorthern Bank Limited Belfast 10 Pounds Pick 181b (Blake-Callaway NR 76) Black serial numbers N-I/F 06498 dated 1st August 1940 manuscript signature W.F. About Uncirculated Exceptional paper Quality PMG 55 EPQ
Iraq Quarter (1/4) Dinar 1931 (undated, 1941) Lionel Swan and Ibrahim Kamal signatures, serial number E/1 689322, Pick 13, Printed by Nasik Security Printing Press, India, in a PMG holder and graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated, a very rare note and among the finest known, our research has not uncovered any finer examples offered for auction. Note: Initially the Iraqi Government had ordered notes from Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co. but as a result of World War II, these notes were printed by Nasik Security Printing Press instead. After the war the printing was resumed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co.
Iraq Half (1/2) Dinar 1931 (undated, 1942) Lord Kennet and Ata Amin signatures, serial number E 220,862, Pick 17a, Printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson and Co. in a PMG holder and graded PMG 55 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality) a superb example of this extremely rare and highly desirable note, at the time of writing this is the finest known example on the PMG Population Report
Five Pounds MahonwhiteB215 dated 5th Oct. 1926 serial 336/E 40076, Choice Uncirculated and graded 64 by PMG who show 27 graded on their population report for B215 with only 3 graded higher than this note
Five Pounds PeppiattWhite note B241f dated 5th January 1935 serial number T/191 20331 MANCHESTER branch issue. Black and white, ornate crowned vignette of Britannia top left, value in black tablet low left. About Uncirculated and graded 50 by PMG and this being the highest grade on the PMG population report from only 3 they have seen
Scotland, North of Scotland Bank Limited Twenty Pounds 1.7.1943 issue, Obverse: King's College, Serial No. KT08670, Pick S646, in a PMG holder and graded About Uncirculated 55 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality)
Five Pounds Peppiattwhite, thin paper, M22 056474, dated 20 May 1947, B264 in a PMG holder and graded Gem Uncirculated PMG 65 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality)
IndiaTen Rupees, Reserve Bank of India, undated issue (1943) Serial No. B/32 386799, Pick 24, in a PMG holder and graded Choice Uncirculated 63, Staple holes at issue, Minor rust
Northern Ireland, Allied Irish Banks Limited Ten Pounds 1.1.1982 issue, Serial No. RN 2866215, Pick 3a, in a PMG holder and graded Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality)
IndiaBritish Administration One Rupee 1940 Pick 25d (3) consecutive numbers W/39 384577 - 79 each with the Letter A inset and each PMG 65 EPQ. The W prefix and A inset letter scarce
India Reserve bank 100 RupeesPick 20n (Jhun 4.7.1F) ND (1937-1943) MADRAS issue and signature J.B. Taylor serial number A/49 415553. A large sized note in dark green and lilac with the obverse featuring a crowned profile portrait of KingGeorge VI. The reverse displaying a Tiger's head. Watermarked with King George VI profile same as portrait on obverse. In a PMG holder VF 30 NET Tear, Stained and an Exceptionally rare high denomination note, seldom seen in any grade
Malaya & British Borneo (British Administration) Board of Commissioners of Currency 1 DollarPick 8A (KNB8a) dated 1st March 1959 serial number B/56 643436, in a PMG holder Gem UNC 65EPQ (Exceptional Paper Quality). Blue on multi-coloured underprint featuring a Sailing boat at left on obverse. The reverse illustration a scene of fishermen grounding boat at beach and Coat of Arms of Member states.
China, Banque Belge Pour l' Etranger Peking Branch 5 Dollars = 5 Piastres 1921 Pick S128 printer ABMC series G14366 PMG Very Fine 20 Annotations, rare with no price given in Pick
Straits Settlements10 Cents 1917-1920 issue green on yellow signed Pountney Pick 6c Y/3 19303 PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 EPQ (exceptional paper quality)
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