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Five shillings, unissued specimen note, Cerutty/Collins (1920), not numbered, 'Specimen' overprinted in blue on front (MVR p272-4). Quarter folds, crisp and original, extremely fine and extremely rare, only five notes known in private hands, four of which came onto the market from the C.J.Cerutty Estate.
Estimate $50,000
SOLD $53,000
Ten Shillings, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), an officially issued specimen note, C/26 282021, serial numbers in black and signatures in brown, watermarked with Prince of Wales to left, with additional 'Ten Shillings' in red printed at top and side borders, perforated CANCELLED over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.10s). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $25,000
Passed in
Five pounds, Riddle/Sheehan (1934), an officially issued specimen note, R/0 000031, serial numbers in black and signatures in blue, watermarked with Prince of Wales at centre bottom, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.44as). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $25,000
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Five pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1939), an officially issued specimen note, R/20 338025, serial numbers in black and signatures in blue, watermarked with Captain Cook at centre bottom, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.45s). Crisp original body, nearly uncirculated and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $25,000
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Ten pounds, Sheehan/McFarlane (1940), an officially issued specimen note, V/3 076023, serial numbers in black and signatures in brown, watermarked with Captain Cook at right, perforated CANCELLED twice over signatures, black diagonal lines on both sides (R.58s). Original body, good extremely fine and of the utmost rarity, the only specimen note of this type ever offered at auction.
Estimate $25,000
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Ten shillings to ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1953-54), set of four specimen notes, AC/00 000044 (R.16Fs), HA/00 000044 (R.33Fs), TA/00 000044 (R.49Fs) and WA/00 000044 (R.62Fs), all overprinted SPECIMEN in red diagonally on fronts and backs. Minor remnants of glue in left margins having been tipped into an album, otherwise virtually uncirculated and excessively rare. (4)
Estimate $65,000
SOLD $52,000
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1961), specimen note, AF/20 000014, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and back (R.17Fs). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
Passed in
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961), specimen note, HF/65 456024, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and back (R.34aFs). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $15,000
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Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960), specimen note, TB/41 120024, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and back (R.50Fs). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $17,500
SOLD $14,000
Ten pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960), specimen note, WA/28 260026, SPECIMEN in red diagonally on front and back (R.63Fs). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $17,500
Passed in
Decimal specimen banknotes, type one, two of 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; McD S1-5). Uncirculated. (10 notes)
Estimate $25,000
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One dollar to twenty dollars, type two specimen notes, one dollar Coombs/Wilson (1966) AAA 000000, two dollars Coombs/Wilson (1966) FAA 000000, five dollars Coombs/Randall (1967) NAA 000000, ten dollars Coombs/Wilson (1966) SAA 000000 and twenty dollars Coombs/Wilson (1966) XAA 000000, each note with SPECIMEN stamped diagonally in red eight times on fronts and backs (McD DS6-10). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated, the ten dollars with four minute pin holes in top left corner, all rare. (5)
Estimate $17,500
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One dollar to twenty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1972), type two specimen notes, one dollar BBF 000000, two dollars GRG 000000, five dollars NGT 000000, ten dollars STH 000000 and twenty dollars XEV 000000, each note with SPECIMEN stamped diagonally in red eight times on fronts and backs (McD DS11-15). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated, all very rare. (5)
Estimate $20,000
SOLD $16,000
One dollar to fifty dollars, Phillips/Wheeler (1973-74), type three specimen notes, one dollar BLG 000000, two dollars HBQ 000000, five dollars NKG 000000, ten dollars TBC 000000, twenty dollars XGY 000000, fifty dollars, YAA 000000, each note with SPECIMEN stamped diagonally in red twice and NO VALUE on fronts and backs, the first five with SPECIMEN No, 0112 in red above lower serial number and the last with SPECIMEN No. 0001 in red above lower serial number (McD DS16-21). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated, the last with glue remnants top right corner on back, all very rare. (6)
Estimate $20,000
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Decimal specimen banknotes, Reserve Bank presentation book of type three specimen notes (R.78s, 88s, 208s, 308s, 408s, 508s; McD S22-27), one dollar DHY 000000, two dollars KBL 000000, five dollars PFY 000000, ten dollars TYV 000000, twenty dollars VGX 000000 and fifty dollars YJK 000000, Johnston/Stone (1983) set No. 21, inscribed to L.G.Hansen and signed by R.A.Johnston, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia thanking him for his actions on 21 September 1982, which contributed to forestalling a theft of a large quantity of Australian currency notes. Uncirculated and extremely rare. (6)
Estimate $35,000
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One hundred dollars, Johnston/Stone (1984) ZAA 000000 type four specimen note pair, SPECIMEN No. 0035 on one and SPECIMEN No. 0535 on the other, stamped in red (McD $100 DS28). Uncirculated, in a Reserve Bank of Australia folder. (2 notes)
Estimate $7,000
SOLD $6,500
Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) specimen polymer commemorative, 26 January 1988, AA 00 000000, SPECIMEN No. 0188 overprinted in red on back (McD DS29). In folder of issue, uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $6,000
Ten dollars, Johnston/Fraser (1988) AA 00 026851, 54 (R.310) pair in staff presentation folder (McD $10 GF4). Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $700
SOLD $500
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992), AA 00 000 000, polymer specimen No. 1338 (McD DS30). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $4,600
Five dollars, Fraser/Cole (1992), 7 July 1992, AA 20 000 079, presentation note in Note Printing Australia folder 'Presented to George Boubis on 7 July 1992' (McD $5 F/LF3). Uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $250
Twenty dollars, Fraser/Cole (1993) 80th Anniversary Issue, red overprint and red serial number M 001496 and matching folder number (McD $20 GF1c). Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Twenty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1994), AA 94 000 000, polymer specimen No. 0059 (McD DS32). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $5,000
Twenty dollars, Macfarlane/Henry (2002), AA 02 000 000, polymer 'specimen note' from an uncut charity sheet (R.420aF; MVR 3rd edition p161). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Fifty dollars, Fraser/Evans (1995), AA 95 000 000, polymer specimen No. 0064 (McD DS33). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $3,500
SOLD $3,800
One hundred dollars, Fraser/Evans (1996), AA 96 000 000, polymer specimen No. 0867 (McD DS34). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $4,000
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1961) HH/85 1000000 (R.34b). Flattened, nearly very fine, a very rare one million serial number.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $4,000
Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) FJN 1000000 (R.81). Virtually uncirculated, a very rare one million serial number.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $5,000