Hundreds of Notes from Across the Globe Offered in Trigometric Auction

A huge selection of bank notes were offered in the January Trigometric Auctions sale. The Trigometric January 2024 Auction - Session 1 & 2, was held Jan. 20-21, 2024.

The top lot in the sale was a group of eight Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (198689) Ringgit Specimens (1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000) graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated to PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2530). This lot has an estimate of RM 130,000 to RM 160,000 (about $28,000 to $34,500). These Malaysian notes are highly sought after design types, and it is especially rare to find the whole series of denominations together with matching specimen numbers like in this coveted group.

Other highlights in these auctions included:

• a group of five Malaysia, Bank

Negara ND (1976-81) Ringgit Specimens

(1, 5, 10, 50 and 100) graded PMG 63

Choice Uncirculated to PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 2, lot 2529), which had an estimate of RM 42,000 to RM 70,000 (about $9,100 to $15,100)

• a Malaya & British Borneo 1953 5 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated (Session 2, lot 2628), which had an estimate of RM 44,000 to RM 50,000 (about $9,500 to $10,800)

• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1935 10 Dollars graded

PMG 30 Very Fine EPQ (Session 2, lot 2556), which had an estimate of RM 28,000 to RM 35,000 (about $6,000 to $7,500)

• a Malaysia, Bank Negara ND (1995) 1,000 Ringgit Replacement / Star graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ (Session 2, lot 2199), which had an estimate of RM 20,000 to RM 30,000 (about $4,300 to $6,500)

• a Straits Settlements / British Administration 1914-24 1 Dollar graded PMG 45 Choice Extremely Fine EPQ (Session 2, lot 2534), which had an estimate of RM 17,000 to RM 20,000 (about $3,700 to $4,300)