Catalogue
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 $35,000
SOLD $33,000
Ten dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) TBC 000000 specimen note, type 3, overprinted SPECIMEN in red twice on front and back, NO VALUE in red on both front and back, and SPECIMEN No. 0009 in red on front (McD.S19). Ucirculated and rare.
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $6,500