Large-denomination Notes Among PMG-certified Rarities in Spotlight at April Heritage Sales

Two large-denomination banknotes that are each expected to sell for six figures are among the thousands of notes certified by Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) that are featured in three currency sales being conducted by Heritage Auctions in April 2020.

Originally scheduled to be held in conjunction with the Central States Numismatic Society convention in Chicago, the auctions are now based in Heritage's hometown of Dallas with online bidding. Here are PMG-certified highlights in the sales, including one featuring world rarities from the Drs. Joanne and Edward Dauer Collection, in which all 196 lots are PMG-certified:

US Currency - April 22, 2020

A 1934 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note (Philadelphia) graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated. Click image to enlarge.

• a 1934 $5,000 Federal Reserve Note (Philadelphia) graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated, with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000
• a 1934 $10,000 Federal Reserve Note (Boston) graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated, with an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000
• an 1882 $100 Gold Certificate graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ, with an estimate of $100,000 and up
• a 1918 $1,000 Federal Reserve Note (San Francisco) graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated, with an estimate of $55,000 and up.
• a 1928 $500 Federal Reserve Note (Philadelphia) graded PMG 30 Very Fine, with an estimate of $50,000 to $75,000
• a 1918 $1,000 Federal Reserve Note (San Francisco) graded PMG 35 Choice Very Fine, with an estimate of $32,500 and up
• an 1862 $50 Legal Tender graded PMG 20 Very Fine, with an estimate of $32,500 and up.

World Currency - April 23, 2020

A Zanzibar 1908-28 20 Rupees Front Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated. Click image to enlarge.

• a Zanzibar 1908-28 20 Rupees Front Color Trial Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated, with an estimate of $60,000 and up
• a Lebanon 1939 250 Livres graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine, with an estimate of $60,000 and up
• a Zanzibar 1908-28 5 Rupees graded PMG 25 Very Fine, with an estimate of $35,000 and up
• a Russia 1787-1801 10 Roubles graded PMG 15 Choice Fine, with an estimate of $20,000 and up.

World Currency - Dauer Collection - April 24, 2020

An Australia undated (1918) 50 Pound graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated. Click image to enlarge.

• an Australia undated (1918) 50 Pound graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated, with an estimate of $40,000 to $50,000
• a Turks and Caicos Islands 1918 1 Pound graded PMG 20 Very Fine, with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• an East Africa Currency Board 1920 10 Florins = 1 Pound graded PMG 20 Very Fine NET, with an estimate of $30,000 to $40,000
• a Fiji 1954 20 Pound graded PMG 30 Very Fine, with an estimate of $20,000 to $25,000.

All estimates are by the auction house and in US dollars.