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Five shillings, specimen note, Cerutty/Collins (1916) overprinted in blue 'SPECIMEN' on front of note, an unissued note, possibly ten in existence. Light vertical centre fold, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare.
Estimate $70,000
SOLD $65,000
Ten pounds, Kell/Collins (1925), issued Specimen note, with numbers U/1 000218, serial number and signatures in black, watermarked basketweave pattern around edges '£10' '£10' above 'Commonwealth' below 'of Australia', perforated 'Cancelled' across note (153mm long) an upset cancellation, with 22mm high letters, two holes 9mm in diameter to left of the note and with 1mm black diagonal lines on both sides of the note, (R.54, Vort-Ronald 46 [Fig.68 illustrated U/1 000211 without diagonal black lines], McDonald 77b). Crisp, nearly uncirculated and extremely rare, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $40,000
Passed in
Decimal specimen banknotes, type one, 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 overprinted red '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. Uncirculated. (10 notes)
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $20,000
Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) type one specimen note, FAA 000000 (R.71SPA) overprinted with a small oval stamp 'SPECIMEN' in red. Uncirculated.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Fifty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) type three specimen, YAA 000000 (McDs21), 'SPECIMEN No.0224' overprinted in red. Uncirculated.
Estimate $6,000
SOLD $4,400
One hundred dollars, Johnston/Stone (1984) type four specimen ZAA 000000 (McDs28) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red on front of note and 'SPECIMEN No.0531'. Uncirculated.
Estimate $8,000
Passed in
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992) type four specimen, AA 00 000000 (McDs30) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red on front of note and 'SPECIMEN No.0064' in red on back of note. Uncirculated.
Estimate $10,000
SOLD $6,500
One hundred dollars, polymer, Faser/Evans (1996) type five specimen, AA 96 000000 (McDs34) overprinted in red on front of note 'SPECIMEN No.0874' and 'SPECIMEN' on back of note. In folder, uncirculated.
Estimate $8,500
SOLD $5,500
Ten dollars, polymer issue, Macfarlane/Henry (2002) AF 02 000000. Uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $450
Ten dollars, polymer issue, Macfarlane/Henry (2002) CH 02 0000OO. Uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $550
Ten dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2002), uncut vertical pair from left side of charity auction sheet, specimen serial DC/DD 02 000000. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
Ten Dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2002) polymer specimen note AA 02 000000, only released in sheet form for charity auction. Uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Five dollars, Stevens/Henry (2007), uncut vertical pair, top left corner of charity auction sheet, specimen serials CG/CH 07 000000. Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,400