Over 2,500 PMG-certified Banknotes Offered in Monetarium Auction

A wide selection of over 2,500 world banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) is in an upcoming Monetarium auction. Online bidding is currently underway for Auction 30, with sessions concluding on April 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24, 2022.

A top offering is a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1901 100 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 5039), with an estimate of SGD140,000 to SGD160,000 (about $102,500 to $117,200). The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories in Southeast Asia that included Singapore.

Straits Settlements / British Administration 1901 100 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine. Click images to enlarge.

Another top lot is a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1925-27 100 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 5147), with an estimate of SGD120,000 to SGD150,000 (about $88,000 to $110,000).

Straits Settlements / British Administration 1925-27 100 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine. Click images to enlarge.

Other PMG-certified highlights in the sale include:

• a group of 10 Singapore ND (1987) 10,000 Dollars with consecutive serial numbers with one graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ and nine graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 6486), with an estimate of SGD160,000 to SGD200,000 (about $117,300 to $146,600)
• a group of two Malaya / British Administration 1942 (ND 1945) 100 Dollar Specimens graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine and PMG 55 About Uncirculated NET (lot 6105), with an estimate of SGD120,000 to SGD150,000 (about $88,000 to $110,000)
• a Malaya and British Borneo 1953 10,000 Dollars Specimen graded 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 6240), with an estimate of SGD90,000 to SGD100,000 (about $66,000 to $73,300)
• a group of two Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1973) 10,000 Dollars with consecutive serial numbers graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated EPQ (6331), with an estimate of SGD90,000 to SGD100,000 (about $66,000 to $73,300)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1925 50 Dollars graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 5146), with an estimate of SGD80,000 to SGD100,000 (about $58,600 to $73,300)
• a Malaya & British Borneo, Board of Commissioners of Currency 1953 1,000 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 5098), with an estimate of SGD70,000 to SGD100,000 (about $51,300 to $73,300)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1901-24 5 Dollars graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 5132), with an estimate SGD62,000 to SGD70,000 (about $45,400 to $51,300)
• a group of two Malaya / British Administration 1942 (ND 1945) notes (50 and 100 Dollars) graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated and PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 6104), with an estimate of SGD60,000 to SGD80,000 (about $44,000 to $58,600)
• a Singapore ND (1973) 10,000 Dollars graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated NET (lot 6332), with an estimate of SGD60,000 to SGD66,000 (about $44,000 to $48,400)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1898-1900 5 Dollars graded PMG 15 Choice Fine (lot 5040), with an estimate of SGD50,000 to SGD60,000 (about $36,700 to $44,000)
• a group of two Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1981-83) 50 Ringgits (one with a Solid-9 Serial Number and the other with a 1 Million Serial Number) graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ and PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 5260), with an estimate of SGD40,000 to SGD48,000 (about $29,300 to $35,200)
• a Malaya / British Administration 1942 1,000 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 6099), with an estimate of SGD40,000 to SGD48,000 (about $29,300 to $35,200)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1925 50 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 5058), with an estimate of SGD30,000 to SGD36,000 (about $22,000 to $26,400)
• a Malaya / British Administration 1940 5 Dollars graded PMG 12 Fine NET (lot 6141), with an estimate of SGD30,000 to SGD35,000 (about $22,000 to $25,700)
• a China / People’s Republic 1953 10 Yuan graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 4346), with an estimate of SGD26,000 to SGD28,000 (about $19,000 to $20,500)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1931-34 10 Dollars graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 6059), with an estimate of SGD20,000 to SGD24,000 (about $14,700 to $17,600)
• a Malaya / British Administration 1940 25 Cents graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 6186), with an estimate of SGD12,000 to SGD15,000 (about $8,800 to $11,000)
• a Malaya and British Borneo 1953 5 Dollars graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 6273), with an estimate of SGD10,000 to SGD13,000 (about $7,300 to $9,500)
• a Malaya and British Borneo 1961 10 Dollars graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine EPQ (lot 6298), with an estimate of SGD10,000 to SGD13,000 (about $7,300 to $9,500)

All estimates are provided by the auction house.