Catalogue
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
SOLD $25,000
One hundred dollars, Johnston/Stone (1984) type four specimen ZAA 000000 (McD S28) overprinted 'SPECIMEN' in red on front of note and 'SPECIMEN No.0531'. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,400
Ten dollars, Fraser/Evans (1993) specimen No.0582, AA93 000000 (R.SP31). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Five to twenty dollars, MacFarlane/Henry, ten dollars, CD02 000000 (R.300a), twenty dollars, CC05 000000 (R.420c); Stevens/Henry, five dollars CC07 000000 (R.221a); twenty dollars, CC07 000000 (R.421a), all specimen zero number style from charity auction sheets. Uncirculated and scarce. (4)
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Fifty dollars, Stevens/Henry (2008), specimen number type CJ 08 000000 (R.521b) single from charity auction sheet. Uncirculated and scarce.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Fifty dollars, polymer test note, c1977, produced through CSIRO and NPA (Stain Strauss S 2x2). Fine or better.
Estimate $750
SOLD $760
Ten shillings, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) G/74 04991* (R.13s). Nearly uncirculated and very rare, one of the finest known.
Estimate $12,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1952) A/4 86939* (R.15s). Crisp paper, flat, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1954) AC/96 84554* (R.16s). Good extremely fine and very rare thus.
Estimate $7,500
Passed in
Ten shillings, Coombs/Wilson (1954) AC/98 64958* (R.16s). Repaired, washed and flattened, very good.
Estimate $250
SOLD $380
One pound, Armitage/McFarlane (1942) K/68 02777* (R.30s). Possible repair in right margin, flattened, extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,500
One pound, Coombs/Wilson (1953) HA/94 52816* (R.33s). A 3mm tear in top margin, otherwise very fine and rare.
Estimate $500
SOLD $440
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) TC/13 01845* (R.50s). Three light vertical folds, crisp original paper and raised ink, nearly uncirculated and rare thus.
Estimate $7,500
Passed in
Five pounds, Coombs/Wilson (1960) TC/12 44129* (R.50s). Very fine and rare in this condition.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
One dollar, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZAA 03835* (R.71sF), first serial prefix star note. Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,300
One dollar, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZAA 56660* (R.71s) first serial prefix star note. Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,100
One dollar, Phillips/Randall (1969) ZAK 10022* (R.73s). Flattened, extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $420
One dollar, Phillips/Randall (1969) ZAP 31620* (R.73s). Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
One dollar, Phillips/Randall (1969) ZAL 31793* (R.73s). Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZFF 51813* (R.81s). Flattened, very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $380
Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZFA 86309* (R.81sF), first serial prefix star note. Uncirculated.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,300
Two dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZFA 55654* (R.81sF) first serial prefix, also R.77, 304 (2), 401 (2), 404. Very good - nearly very fine. (7)
Estimate $300
SOLD $1,100
Two dollars, Coombs/Randall (1967) ZFK 15524* (R.82s). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $3,100
Two dollars, Phillips/Randall (1968) ZFN 47580* (R.83s). Uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,300
Two dollars, Phillips/Randall (1968) ZFS 48856* (R.83s) last serial prefix star note. Good extremely fine and rare thus.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Five dollars, Coombs/Randall (1967) ZNA 01078* (R.202S) first serial prefix star note. Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $6,000
Passed in
Five dollars, Phillips/Randall (1969) ZNC 75008* (R.203s). Uncirculated and very rare.
Estimate $5,000
SOLD $3,900
Ten dollars, Coombs/Wilson (1966) ZSC 66568* (R.301s). Virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $1,500
Ten dollars, Coombs/Randall (1967) ZSE 29463* (R.302s). Uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $4,000
SOLD $3,000
Twenty dollars, Phillips/Randall (1968) ZXA 62035* (R.403s). Uncirculated and rare in this condition.
Estimate $7,000
Passed in