PMG-certified Chinese Banknotes Offered in Stack’s Bowers Hong Kong Auction

An exciting group of more than 1,400 Chinese and other world banknotes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) is open for bidding as part of Stack’s Bowers Galleries’ Hong Kong Auction. The three major paper money sessions of the auction are: The Peter She of New York Collection of Chinese Banknotes in Session A and World Paper Money in Session B, both on April 19; and Chinese Mainland and SAR Paper Money in Session C on April 20, 2024.

Among the highlights is a Hong Kong ND (1912) 50 Dollars Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated NET (Session C, lot 32674) with an estimate of $45,000 to $70,000. This “Gourd” 50 Dollar note takes its name from the vignette on the front depicting people by a river within a gourd-shaped frame. The dominant colors of blue on the front and brown on the back deviate significantly from issued notes, which are primarily brown on the front and green on the back.

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PMG-certified banknotes from the Peter She Collection (Session A) include:

• a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1924-27 5 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 30481) with an estimate of $20,000 to $40,000
• a China, Hupeh Provincial Bank 1896 1,000 Cash graded PMG 15 Choice Fine (lot 30346) with an estimate of $13,000 to $18,000
• a China, Yue Soo Imperial Bank 1906 1 Dollar - Soochow graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 30292) with an estimate of $25,000 to $40,000
• a China, Singh Nih Chartered Bank Limited c.1908 1 Dollar graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 30120) with an estimate of $9,000 to $13,000
• a China, Kiang-Nan Yu-Ning Government Bank 1907 1 Dollar graded PMG 20 Very Fine (lot 30290) with an estimate of $3,300 to $6,000
• a China, Banque Belge Pour l’Etranger 1921 5 Dollars graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated (lot 30216) with an estimate of $1,650 to $2,000
• a China, Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp. 1900-02 10 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 30242) with an estimate of $1,650 to $2,000

PMG-certified banknotes in the World Paper Money auction (Session B) include:

• a Singapore ND (1973) 10,000 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 31114) with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a Netherlands Indies 1968 500 Gulden Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 31102) with an estimate of $22,000 to $30,000
• a French Indo-China 1903-07 100 Piastres Specimen Proof graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 31024) with an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000
• a Malaya & British Borneo ND (1962-66) 1 Dollar Printer’s Design graded PMG 68 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 31088) with an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000
• a Singapore ND (1984) 1,000 Dollars Front Printer’s Model graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 31122) with an estimate of $17,500 to $25,000
• a Singapore ND (1970) 1000 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 31113) with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000

PMG-certified banknotes in the Chinese Mainland and SAR Paper Money auction (Session C) include:

• a group of five Hong Kong 1995 Specimens (20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Dollars) graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated through PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 32851) with an estimate of $75,000 to $85,000
• a China / People’s Republic 1953 10 Yuan graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 32292) with an estimate of $40,000 to $70,000
• a Hong Kong 1912-30 50 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 32813) with an estimate of $40,000 to $70,000
• a China / People’s Republic 1953 10 Yuan graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 32293) with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a Hong Kong 1921-25 500 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 32711) with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a China / Empire 1264-1341 Yuan Dynasty 2 Kuan graded PMG 15 Choice Fine NET (lot 32001) with an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000
• a China / People’s Republic 1950 50,000 Yuan graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 32278) with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000
• a China / People’s Republic 1953 10 Yuan graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 32294) with an estimate of $12,500 to $17,500
• a China, China & South Sea Bank Limited 1927 1 Yuan graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 32050) with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a China / People’s Republic 1949 500 Yuan graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ (lot 32234) with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a China (1910) 1 Tael Front Color Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (lot 32545) with an estimate of $7,500 to $12,500
• a China / Empire 1366-99 1 Kuan Ming Dynasty graded PMG 58 About Uncirculated (lot 32002) with an estimate of $7,000 to $12,000
• a China / Ch’ing Dynasty 1857 100,000 Cash graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 32019) with an estimate of $6,000 to $10,000
• a China, Hua-Hsing Commercial Bank 1938 10 Yuan graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 32404) with an estimate of $5,000 to $10,000
• a China, Land Bank of China Limited 1931 1 Yuan graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated (lot 32183) with an estimate of $5,000 to $8,000
• a Hong Kong, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China 1924-29 10 Dollars graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 32675) with an estimate of $5,000 to $8,000

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