Malaysian Rarities Certified by PMG and NGC Lead the Way in Mavin Auction

Mavin is holding an auction featuring hundreds of banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) and coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) from around the world, with a focus on Southeast Asian rarities. The notes and coins are being offered in Mavin's Auction 65, which will be held on April 20, 2024.

Among the top lots for PMG-certified banknotes is a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1983-84) 1,000 Ringgit Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated NET (lot 285), with an estimate of at least 6,500 SGD (about $4,800). Featuring an image of Malaysian King Tuanku Abdul Rahman on the front and Malaysia Houses of Parliament building on the back, this is the highest denomination available for this series of notes. There are only 13 examples of this particular catalog number in the PMG Population Report.

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Other PMG-certified notes in this auction include:

• a group of three Singapore ND (1999, 2008 and 2010) 50 Dollars with Solid-8 Serial Numbers, each graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 183), with an estimate of at least 7,500 SGD (about $5,550)
• a group of six Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1997) 50 Dollars with fancy serial numbers graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated to PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 165), with an estimate of at least 5,600 SGD (about $4,100)
• a Malaya & British Borneo / British Administration 1953 100 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 275), with an estimate of at least 4,800 SGD (about $3,550)
• a group of seven Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1967 to 1973) 1, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 500 Dollars graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 101), with an estimate of at least 4,800 SGD (about $3,550)
• a group of two Brunei, Government of Brunei Specimens (ND 1979-87 500 Ringgits and ND 1979-86 1,000 Ringgits) graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ and PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 203), with an estimate of at least 4,000 SGD (about $3,000)
• a group of three Malaya & British Borneo / British Administration 1961 10 Dollars graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated to PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 278), with an estimate of at least 3,800 SGD (about $2,800)
• a Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1979) 20 Dollars graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 138), with an estimate of at least 3,800 SGD (about $2,800)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1901-24 5 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine NET (lot 313), with an estimate of at least 3,400 SGD (about $2,500)
• a Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1972) 500 Dollars graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 125), with an estimate of at least 3,400 SGD (about $2,500)
• a Singapore, Monetary Authority ND (2015) 1,000 Dollars graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 195), with an estimate of at least 1,900 SGD (about $1,400)
• a pair of Singapore, Board of Comm. of Currency ND (1976) Dollars graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated and PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 132), with an estimate of at least 1,700 SGD (about $1,250)

Among the NGC highlights is a Penang, East India Company 1810 Pice graded NGC MS 65 RB and pedigreed to the Eric Low Collection (lot 1073), with an estimate of at least 5,400 SGD (about $4,000). This coin was used by the East India Company, an English joint-stock trading company that was originally formed in 1600 by Elizabeth I. Initially created to pursue trade with the East Indies, the company helped colonize large areas of India, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. At its peak, East India Company was the biggest corporation in the world, accounting for half the world's trade in the mid-1700s and early 1800s. This is the lone example of this particular issue in the NGC Population Report.

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Other NGC-certified coins in this auction include:

• a Penang 1810 Pice Copper Pattern graded NGC PF 63 BN and pedigreed to the Eric Low Collection (lot 1074), with an estimate of at least 4,800 SGD (about $3,550)
• a China (1895-1907) Hupeh Silver Dollar graded NGC AU 50 (lot 1017), with an estimate of at least 3,400 SGD (about $2,500)
• a group of three Ceylon 1891 silver coins (Cent, Half Cent and Quarter Cent) graded NGC PF 63 to NGC PF 64 and pedigreed to the Sinnathuray Collection (lot 432), with an estimate of at least 2,500 SGD (about $1,850)
• an East India Company 1845 Quarter Cent graded NGC MS 65 BN and pedigreed to the Eric Low Collection (lot 1118), with an estimate of at least 1,900 SGD (about $1,400)
• a Straits 1919 Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 64 (lot 1161), with an estimate of at least 1,600 SGD (about $1,200)
• a Penang 1828 Half Pice graded NGC MS 62 BN (lot 1072), with an estimate of at least 1,300 SGD (about $950)
• a Straits 1926/0 Cent graded NGC MS 64 RB and pedigreed to the Eric Low Collection (lot 1154), with an estimate of at least 1,300 SGD (about $950)
• a Hong Kong 1904 Half Dollar graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the Sinnathuray Collection (lot 674), with an estimate of at least 1,100 SGD (about $800)
• a group of 12 Singapore Lunar Series Silver 10 Dollars (1981SM to 1992SM) graded NGC PF 65 Ultra Cameo to NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo (lot 1107), with an estimate of at least 1,100 SGD (about $800)
• a Straits 1919 Silver Dollar Restrike graded NGC PF 65 and pedigreed to the Eric Low Collection (lot 1162), with an estimate of at least 1,000 SGD (about $800)
• a French Indochina 1901A Piastre graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the Sinnathuray Collection (lot 654), with an estimate of at least 950 SGD (about $700)

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