PMG-graded Notes Realize Six Figures at ANA Auctions

PMG-graded notes from the US and Zanzibar realized six figures in Heritage Auctions sales at the World's Fair of Money in mid-August. Meanwhile, Stack's Bowers sold a PMG-certified uncut sheet of four 1899 $1 silver certificates for $180,000 (USD), far above its pre-auction estimate.

Here are highlights from the auctions held at the American Numismatic Association's premiere annual event, which was held in Philadelphia.

Stack's Bowers - ANA Session 5 - U.S. Currency Part 2 (August 16)

• Lot 11046 - 1899 $1 Silver Certificate (Uncut Sheet of Four), graded PMG 50 About Uncirculated EPQ. Estimate: Realized: $180,000, far above its pre-auction estimate of $40,000-$60,000.
• Lot 11209 - 1928 $500 Gold Certificate, graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Realized $96,000.



1928 $500 Gold Certificate, graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Realized: $96,000. Click image to enlarge



• Lot 11226 - Ketchikan, Alaska 1929 $5, graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ ★. Realized: $90,000.
• Lot 11188 - 1934 $1,000 Federal Reserve Note, Minneapolis, graded PMG 66 Gem Unicirculated EPQ. Realized: $57,600.

Heritage Auctions - Currency Platinum Night Auction

• Lot 20107 - 1934 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note - Chicago, graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated. Realized $150,000.



1934 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note - Chicago, graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated. Realized: $150,000. Click images to enlarge



• Lot 20080 - 1914 $100 Federal Reserve Note - Chicago, graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc. Realized: $120,000.
• Lot 20084 - 1905 $20 Gold Certificate, graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Unc EPQ. Realized $102,000.
• Lot 20078 - Cut Sheet of Four 1914 $100 Federal Reserve Notes - Boston, graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated. Realized: $96,000.

Heritage Auctions - World Currency Platinum Night Auction

• Lot 28221 - Zanzibar 1908 20 Rupees, Specimen, graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Realized: $108,000.



Zanzibar 1908 20 Rupees, Specimen, graded PMG 65 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Realized: $108,000. Click images to enlarge



• Lot 28120 - Iraq 1931 10 Dinars, Specimen, graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Realized: $43,200.
• Lot 28097 - German East Africa 1905-12 500 Rupien, graded PMG 53 About Uncirculated EPQ. Realized: $36,000.
• Lot 28134 - Japan ND (1927) 200 Yen, Specimen, graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ. Realized: $33,600.

Stack's Bowers - ANA Session B - World Paper Money (August 14)

• Lot 30106 - Czechoslovakia 1923 500 Korun, graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated. Realized: $40,800, far above its pre-auction estimate of $7,500 to $10,000.
• Lot 30070 - Canada, Commercial Bank of Canada 1860 $1 - Kingston, graded PMG 15 Choice Fine. Realized: $20,400.
• Lot 30206 - Philippines 1918 500 Pesos Treasury Certificate, graded Very Fine 30. Realized: $18,000.
• Lot 41010 - Colombia 1985 1000 Pesos Banco Nacional de la República de Colombia, Specimen. Realized: $16,800.
• Lot 30200 - Nicaragua 1900 50 Pesos Republica de Nicaraqua, graded PMG Uncirculated 62. Realized: $9,000.
• Lot 41003 - Colombia 1881 20 Pesos Banco Nacional de los Estados Unidos de Colombia, Specimen. Realized: $1,320.

Stack's Bowers - ANA Session E -The Eldorado Collection of Colombian Paper Money (August 16)

• Lot 41120 - Colombia, Banco de la Republica 1968 500 Pesos Ora, graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ. Realized $14,400, far above its pre-auction estimate of $750 to $1,250.