Catalogue
Ten shillings, one pound, five pounds and ten pounds, Coombs/Watt (1949) specimen note set, serial prefixes, G/85 (R.14) K/97 (R.31), R/85 (R.47) and V/15 (R.60), all numbered 000004, diagonal crossed lines, the first two perforated 'CANCELLED' once at lower centre and the last two twice at lower left and right, a unique set in gilt full leather presentation album inscribed 'GPN Watt Esq' by Commonwealth Bank, signed by GPN Watt. An outstanding historic set of notes, uncirculated as issued and mounted. (4)
Estimate $350,000
Passed in
Decimal specimen banknotes, two each representing front and back of notes of the one dollar, Coombs/Wilson AAA 000000; two dollars, Coombs/Wilson FAA 000000; five dollars, Coombs/Randall NAA 000000; ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson SAA 000000; twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson XAA 000000, with small oval stamp 'SPECIMEN' in the watermarked area on both sides of notes (R.71SPA, 81SPA, 91SPA, 101SPA, 111SPA). These notes are contained in a special book printed by the Reserve Bank in 1966 and were presented to prominent people and those directly connected with the design and printing of the decimal notes. This book is signed by ten officials associated with the note issue, including Roland Wilson whose presentation book this was purported to be. Uncirculated. (10 notes)
Estimate $45,000
Passed in
Twenty dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) XAA 000000 type one specimen note (McD.DS5). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
One dollar, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) type three specimen note, No 0066 serials BLG 000000 (McD.DS16). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $7,000
Passed in
Two dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) HBQ 000000 specimen note, type three, overprinted SPECIMEN in red twice on front and back of note, NO VALUE in red on both front and back, and SPECIMEN No.0162 in red on front of note (McD.DS17). Nearly uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,900
Twenty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) XGY 000000 specimen note, type three, overprinted SPECIMEN in red twice on front and back of note, NO VALUE in red on both front and back, and SPECIMEN No.0256 in red on front of note (McD.DS20). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,900
Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) specimen polymer commemorative, AA 00 000000 SPECIMEN No.0664 (McD.DS29). In folder of issue, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $8,000
Five dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007) AK/AL 07 000 000 (R.221a) specimen serials, uncut vertical pair from single sheet of forty notes sold for charity. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,900
Fifty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007) AD 08 000000 (R.521). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $4,000
Twenty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007) AC 07 000000 (R.421a) specimen, serials 000 000, single note from unique charity sheet of forty. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,500
Fifty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007) BH/CC 09 000000 (R.521c) specimen serials, uncut horizontal pair from single sheet of forty notes sold for charity. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $2,900
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961) AF/89 1000000 (R.17) one million serial number note. Vertical paper fold down left, otherwise virtually uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $6,000
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) (R.34b) HI/24 1000000 rare one million number. Crisp, one centre fold and probably kept like this since issue, a few small tone spots and small crease on top right corner, otherwise good extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $4,600