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Heritage Auctions: Central States World Paper Money

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Auction Name Central States World Paper Money Total Sales (USD) 1,688,650.80
Auction Date April 23, 2020 - April 27, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,217,920.00
Sale Number #4022 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,826,880.00
Total Lots 979
Sold Lots 913 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,294,160.00
% of Lots Sold 93.26% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,941,240.00
Unsold Lots 66 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 86.99%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
28579

Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 20 Rupees 1.1.1908 Pick 4cts1 Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1908 USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 USD 72,000.00
28449

Lebanon Banque de Syrie et du Liban 250 Livres 1.4.1939 Pick 21 PMG Extremely Fine 40.

1939 USD 48,000.00 - 72,000.00 USD 57,600.00
28578

Zanzibar Zanzibar Government 5 Rupees 1.8.1916 Pick 2 PMG Very Fine 25.

1916 USD 28,000.00 - 42,000.00 USD 38,400.00
28521

Russia State Assignat 10 Rubles 1799 Pick A9a PMG Choice Fine 15.

1799 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 26,400.00
28305

Canada Montreal, PQ- Bank of Montreal $1 (5 Shillings) 1.1.1844 Ch.# 505-16-02-02 PMG Fine 12.

1844 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 21,600.00
28495

Philippines Republica Filipina 5 Pesos 1898-98 Pick A27a PCGS Choice About New 58.

1898-98 USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 21,000.00
28428

India British Commerical Bank, Calcutta 5 Sicca Rupees ND (ca. 1820s) Pick S166Ap1 Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 1A.4.1.1 Front Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

ND(ca.1820s) USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 20,400.00
28434

Iraq Government of Iraq 100 Dinars 1931 (ND 1936) Pick 12a PMG Very Fine 25.

1931 USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 USD 16,200.00
28358

Cuba El Banco Espanol de la Habana 500 Pesos 1870 Pick 17 PMG Fine 12 Net.

1870 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,600.00
28270

Canada Bank of Canada $1-$1000 1937 Full Denomination Specimen Set PMG Graded.

1937 USD 14,400.00 - 21,600.00 USD 15,000.00
28347

Colombia Banco Popular de Bolivar 5 Pesos 1883-86 Pick S762r Remainder PMG Choice Fine 15.

1883-86 USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 14,400.00
28361

Cuba El Banco Espanol de la Habana 25 Pesos 18.xx.1889 Pick 21 PMG Very Fine 20.

1889 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 14,400.00
28396

French India Banque de l'Indochine, Pondichery 50 Roupies 1915 Pick 3a Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 13.4.4 PMG Very Fine 25.

1915 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 14,400.00
28547

Southern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia Currency Board 5 Pounds 15.12.1939 Pick 11a PMG About Uncirculated 50.

1939 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 13,200.00
28458

Lebanon Banque de Syrie et du Liban 100 Livres 1.12.1945 Pick 53s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1945 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 12,600.00
28485

Serial Number 37 New Zealand Reserve Bank 50 Pounds 1.8.1934 Pick 157 PMG Very Fine 25.

1934 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 11,400.00
28344

Colombia Banco Hipotecario del Pacifico 20 Pesos 1922 Pick S525a PMG Choice Fine 15.

1922 USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 10,800.00
28362

Cuba El Banco Espanol de la Habana 50 Pesos 21.3.1881 Pick 22 PMG Very Fine 20.

1881 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 10,800.00
28457

Lebanon Banque de Syrie et du Liban 100 Livres 1.12.1945 Pick 53 PMG Very Fine 25.

1945 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,800.00
28401

Germany Imperial Treasury Note 50 Mark 30.4.1899 Pick 7 PMG Very Fine 20 Net.

1899 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,200.00
28026

Iran Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 20 Tomans 1.11.1929 Pick 15 Teheran PMG Very Fine 20 Net.

1929 USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 USD 9,600.00
28422

India Government of India, Cawnpore 50 Rupees ND (1930) Pick 9e Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 9.2.C PMG Very Fine 30.

ND(1930) USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 USD 9,600.00
28429

India Princely States Hyderabad 1000 Rupees ND (1930) Pick S267b Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 7.12.1 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

ND(1930) USD 7,200.00 - 10,800.00 USD 9,600.00
28238

Bulgaria Bulgaria National Bank 5000 Leva 1924 Pick 41b PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1924 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,300.00
28071

Iran Bank Melli 100 Rials ND (1937) / AH1316 Pick 35Bcts Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58.

ND(1937) USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 9,000.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
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    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
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    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
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