British Guiana Ultra-rarity Leads Hundreds of PMG-graded Notes in Stack's Bowers Galleries Sale

An ultra-rarity from South America leads a group of more than 350 notes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) in an auction presented by Stack's Bowers Galleries. Bidding is already underway for the Summer 2025 Global Showcase Auction - Session D: World Paper Money, which will be held August 29, 2025.

The top lot is a British Guiana / British Administration 1942 100 Dollars graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 30034), which has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It is the only issued example of this high-denomination note in the PMG Population Report, and the auction house can find no examples of other issued notes besides this one. Located north of Brazil, British Guiana was a British colony from the early 19th century until 1966, when it gained its independence and became the nation of Guyana.

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Other PMG-certified highlights in the auction include:

• a Malvinas Islands ND (ca. 1824-29) 2 Pesos Remainder graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine NET (lot 30255), with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a Turks and Caicos Islands / British Administration 1903 1 Pound graded PMG 15 Choice Fine (lot 30342), with an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000
• a British Guiana / British Administration 1942 20 Dollars graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 30033), with an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000
• a Leeward Islands / British Administration 1921 10/- Shillings Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 30305), with an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000
• a British Guiana / British Administration 1942 10 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 30032), with an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000
• a Colombia, Banco de Bolivar ND (1884) 10 Pesos Specimen graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 30155), with an estimate of $20,000 to $25,000
• a Canada, Imperial Bank 1902 $20 Specimen graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated (lot 30061), with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000
• a Colombia, Banco Republicano ND (1899) 5 Pesos Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 30167), with an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000

All estimates are provided by the auction house.