Trigometric Offers Asian Rarities Certified by PMG and NGC

Hundreds of rare banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) and coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) are being offered in the Trigometric March 2023 Auction, running from February 24 to March 30, 2023. The auction series is divided into three parts: Session 1, Session 2 and Session 3.

PMG highlights

One of the most impressive lots in this sale is a very rare five-piece Malaya 1940-41 Specimen set (Session 1, lot 3509) with an estimate of 300,000 to 500,000 RM (about $67,000 to $111,000). This set includes a 1941 1 Cent graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ, a 1941 5 Cents graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine EPQ, a 1941 10 Cents graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ, a 1941 20 Cents graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ and a 1940 25 Cents graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine NET. The notes all show King George VI of the United Kingdom, which lost control over Malaya by early 1942 amid broad Japanese gains in that stage of World War II.

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Other PMG-certified highlights in this auction include:

• an eight-piece Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1986-1989) Specimen Set (1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Ringgit) graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated to PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc EPQ (Session 1, lot 1038) with an estimate of 150,000 to 200,000 RM (about $33,000 to $45,000)
• a six-piece Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1976-1981) Specimen Set (1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 1000 Ringgit) graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated to PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 1, lot 1037) with an estimate of 120,000 to 160,000 RM (about $27,000 to $36,000)
• a lot of two Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1983-84) 1,000 Ringgits with consecutive serial numbers graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ and PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 1, lot 1282) with an estimate of 85,000 to 100,000 RM (about $19,000 to $22,000)
• a lot of two Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1981) 100 Ringgits with consecutive serial numbers, each graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 1, lot 1208), with an estimate of 50,000 to 80,000 RM (about $11,000 to $18,000)
• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (2012) 100 Ringgit with a Solid-4 Serial Number graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2291) with an estimate of 40,000 to 70,000 RM (about $9,000 to $16,000)
• a lot of two Malaya / British Administration notes (1940 1 Dollar and 1941 ND 1945 1 Dollar) graded PMG 25 Very and PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 3, lot 3510) with an estimate of 120,000 to 150,000 RM (about $27,000 to $33,000)
• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1914-24 10 Dollars graded PMG Very Fine 30 (Session 3, lot 3491) with an estimate of 60,000 to 90,000 RM (about $13,000 to $20,000)
• a lot of two Thailand ND (1943) 1 Dollar Proofs graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 3, lot 3585) with an estimate of 34,000 to 90,000 RM (about $8,000 to $20,000)
• a Thailand ND (1943) 1 Dollar Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (Session 3, lot 3586) with an estimate of 34,000 to 70,000 RM (about $8,000 to $16,000)

NGC highlights

Among the NGC-certified coins in this auction is a Malaysia 1971 Gold 100 Ringgit - Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo (Session 2, lot 2388) with an estimate of 40,000 to 70,000 RM (about $9,000 to $16,000). This coin has a mintage of only 500, and the NGC Census contains only 19 examples, with this coin surpassed in grade by only one other.

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Other NGC-certified coins in this auction include:

• a China 1979 Gold 450 Yuan - Year of the Child graded NGC PF 69 Cameo (Session 2, lot 2383) with an estimate of 10,000 to 20,000 RM (about $2,200 to $4,500)
• a Malaysia 1968 50 Sen - No Security Edge graded NGC AU 58 (Session 2, lot 2550) with an estimate of 6,500 to 10,000 RM (about $1,500 to $2,200)
• a lot of two Liberia 1997 Diana In Memoriam coins, a Silver 20 Dollars graded NGC PF 68 Ultra Cameo and a Gold 100 Dollars graded NGC PF 70 Ultra Cameo (Session 2, lot 2384), with an estimate of 7,500 to 9,000 RM (about $1,700 to $2,000)
• a Sarawak 1941H Cent graded NGC MS 62 RB (Session 2, lot 2621) with an estimate of 7,000 to 8,000 RM (about $1,600 to $1,800)

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