Crown Currency Offers PMG-certified Rarities from Impressive Netherlands Collection

Posted on 12/19/2025

Bidding is underway for a December auction that includes a stunning assortment of vintage paper money.

Nearly 200 vintage Netherlands banknotes from the Theo van der Waal Collection that are certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) are being offered in a Crown Currency Auctions sale. Bidding is already underway for Auction 48, which concludes on December 27, 2025.

Among the highlights is a Netherlands, State Note 1878-94 10 Gulden graded PMG 20 Very Fine. It is one of only 24 examples of Pick# 1 in the PMG Population Report, with only seven graded higher. Bidding for this large-format rarity is likely to reach several thousand dollars.

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Other PMG-certified highlights in the auction include:

  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank ND (1929-31) 50 Gulden Specimen graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (lot 46)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank ND (1924-32) 10 Gulden Specimen graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated (lot 39)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank 1945 1,000 Gulden graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 115)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank 1930 500 Gulden graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine (lot 52)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank 1956 1,000 Gulden Specimen graded PMG 63 Choice Uncirculated (lot 144)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank 1904-21 100 Gulden graded PMG 25 Very Fine (lot 261)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank 1923-27 40 Gulden graded PMG 30 Very Fine (lot 267)
  • a Netherlands, State Note 1943 100 Gulden graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ (lot 80)
  • a Netherlands, Nederlandsche Bank 1956 1,000 Gulden graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine (lot 143)


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