Catalogue
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1954), WA/00 000034 (R.62), overprint voided SPECIMEN diagonally on front and back. Has been washed, torn and repaired in two places, otherwise limp fine and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
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Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966), type one specimen note, FAA 000000 (McD.DS2). Uncirculated.
Estimate $4,000
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Five dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974), type three specimen issue, specimen No 0273, NKG 000000 (McD.DS18). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $9,000
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Twenty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974), type three specimen issue, specimen No 0162, XGY 000000 (McD.DS20). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $10,000
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Fifty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974), type three specimen issue, specimen No 0273, YAA 000000 (McD.DS21). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $12,000
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Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) specimen polymer commemorative, AA 00 000000, 'Specimen' No 0092 overprinted in red (McD.DS29). In folder of issue, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $8,000
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Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988), specimen polymer issue, AA 00 000000, specimen No 0126 (McD.DS29). In folder, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $8,000
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Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988), specimen issue, AA 00 000000, specimen No 0202 in red (McD.DS29). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $8,000
SOLD $7,000
Twenty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1994), specimen No 0514 (McD.DS32). Centre fold, otherwise good extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $3,800
One hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996), specimen polymer issue, AA 96 000000, specimen No 0643 (McD.DS34). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $16,000
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Note Printing Australia, promotional note (1990s), test for polymer substrates (Guardian R.), serial 001A 000274, first printing (PMW.NPAS1X1). Uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992), uncut top right vertical pair from single specimen number sheet, AA 00 000000 (R.214F DS) (McD.U12 page 539). Uncirculated and very rare, only one pair preserved.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,700
Ten dollars, MacFarlane/Evans (1999), specimen No CC 99 000000 (no circulation issues made in 1999) (R.318d). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,200
Twenty dollars, MacFarlane/Henry (2002), specimen serial, BK 02 000000 (R.420a). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $2,500
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Twenty dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2005), CL 05 000000 (R.420c), specimen serials, from an uncut charity sheet. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Twenty dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2005), BH 05/CD 05 000000 (R.420c), specimen serials pair, from uncut charity sheet. Uncirculated and rare. (2)
Estimate $6,000
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Twenty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007), BK 07 000000 (R.421), specimen serial note. Uncirculated as cut from charity auction sheet, rare thus.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,300
Fifty dollars, MacFarlane/Henry (2004), uncut top left vertical corner pair from single specimen number sheet, CG/CH 04 000000 serials. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,100
Fifty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2008), CK 08 000000 (R.521b), specimen serials, from uncut charity sheet. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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Fifty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2009), CI 09 000000 (R521c), specimen serials, from uncut charity sheet. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,000
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One hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996), uncut vertical pair from the unique charity auction sheet, from top right corner, AA 96 000000 (McD.U10). Uncirculated and now probably unique.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $3,700
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961), HJ/40 1000000 (R.34M), very rare one million numbered note with seven digits. Uncirculated and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $20,000
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Five dollars, Coombs/Randall (1967), NAF 1000000 (R.202M), extremely rare one million numbered note, only signature issued as such. Uncirculated and extremely rare, the only example seen.
Estimate $25,000
SOLD $19,500
One dollar, Coombs/Wilson (1966) to one hundred dollars, Johnston/Stone (1984) matched set of first serial prefix notes for each of the paper decimal denominations AAA, FAA, NAA, SAA, XAA, YAA, ZAA 000921 (R.71, 81, 202, 301, 401, 504, 608) as collected from the Reserve Bank archives limited release collections for the 25th anniversary and the triple annversary. Uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $6,000
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