Malaya Rarities Certified by PMG and NGC Featured in Singapore Auction

Posted on 3/15/2021

A fascinating selection of Malaya banknotes and coins highlight the March sale.

An upcoming Monetarium Singapore auction features banknotes graded by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) — including two exceptionally scare notes from Malaya — as well as coins graded by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®). Online bidding is already underway for the auction, which is being held on March 19-21, 2021.

A Malaya 1940 5 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1460) and a Malaya 1940 1 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1481) are the top two lots in the sale. The 5 Dollar has an estimate of SGD 60,000 to SGD 75,000 (about $45,000 to $56,000 USD) while the 1 Dollar has an estimate of SGD 56,000 to SGD 70,000 (about $42,000 to $52,000 USD). These notes are rare because many were lost when the ship carrying them from England was sunk during World War II.

Malala 1940 5 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ (top) and Malaya 1940 1 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ
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The sale also features three NGC-certified Proof coins struck with the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The lot (667) consists of a Malaya 1954 50 Cents PF graded NGC PF 65 Cameo, a Malaya 1953 10 Cents graded NGC PF 63 and a Malaya 5 Cents graded NGC PF 64. The lot has an estimate of SGD 17,000 to SGD 19,000 (about $13,000 to $14,000 USD).

A Malaya 1954 50 Cents graded NGC PF 65 Cameo, a Malaya 1953 10 Cents graded NGC PF 63 and
a Malaya 1953 5 Cents graded NGC PF 64

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Other PMG-certified highlights include:

  • a Malaya 1942 100 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated NET (lot 1410), with an estimate of SGD 39,000 to SGD 48,000 (about $29,000 to $36,000 USD)
  • a pair of Malaya & British Borneo / British Administration 1953 100 Dollars each graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine EPQ (lot 1567) with consecutive serial numbers, with an estimate of SGD 35,000 to SGD 43,000 (about $26,000 to $32,000 USD)
  • a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-81) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1029), with an estimate of SGD 28,000 to SGD 35,000 (about $21,000 to $26,000 USD)
  • a pair of Malaysia, Bank Negara 1976-81 1,000 Ringgit, each graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated (lot 1030), with consecutive serial numbers, with an estimate of SGD 26,000 to SGD 35,000 (about $19,000 to $26,000 USD)
  • a Sarawak, Government of Sarawak 1929 25 Dollars graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 1692), with an estimate of SGD 28,000 to SGD 35,000 (about $21,000 to $26,000 USD)
  • a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-81) 1,000 Ringgit Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1028), with an estimate of SGD 27,000 to SGD 33,000 (about $20,000 to $25,000 USD)
  • a Malaya & British Borneo 1961 10 Dollars graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1631) with a Solid 9’s serial number, with an estimate of SGD 25,000 to SGD 31,000 (about $19,000 to $23,000 USD)
  • a British North Borneo / British Administration 1922-27 25 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 1287), with an estimate of SGD 24,000 to SGD 30,000 (about $18,000 to $22,000 USD)
  • a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1972-76) 1,000 Ringgit graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 999), with an estimate of SGD 22,000 to SGD 26,000 (about $16,000 to $19,000 USD)
  • a Malaya / British Administration 1942 50 Dollars graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine (lot 1417), with an estimate of SGD 16,000 to SGD 20,000 (about $12,000 to $15,000 USD)
  • a Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam 1989 10,000 Ringgit graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1279), with an estimate of SGD 14,000 to SGD 17,000 (about $10,000 to $13,000 USD)
  • a Brunei, Government of Brunei 2006 10,000 Ringgit graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1284), with an estimate of SGD 12,000 to SGD 15,000 (about $9,000 to $11,000 USD)
  • a Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1970) 5 Dollars graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 781), with an estimate of SGD 4,000 to SGD 5,000 (about $3,000 USD)
  • a Malaysia, Bank Negara 2017 600 Ringgit Commemorative graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 1220), with an estimate of SGD 3,600 to SGD 4,400 (about $3,000 USD)

NGC-certified highlights include:

  • a Malaysia 1976 Gold 500 Ringgit graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (lot 456), with an estimate of SGD 8,000 to SGD 10,000 (about $6,000 to $7,000 USD)
  • a Malaysia 1976 Gold 500 Ringgit graded NGC MS 68 (lot 457), with an estimate of SGD 4,800 to SGD 6,000 (about $4,000 to $5,000 USD)
  • a China (1895-1907) Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 62 (lot 525), with an estimate of SGD 4,400 to SGD 5,500 (about $3,000 to $4,000 USD)
  • a China 1904 Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 62 (lot 536), with an estimate of SGD 4,400 to SGD 5,500 (about $3,000 to $4,000 USD)
  • a China 1914 Silver Dollar graded NGC MS 63 (lot 586), with an estimate of SGD 1,100 to SGD 1,300 (about $800 to $1,000 USD)

Monetarium Singapore is an Official Submission Center for NGC and PMG.

All estimates are provided by the auction house.


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