Specimen Notes
Lot 3038A Session 10 (7.30pm Thursday) Specimen Notes
Estimate $120,000
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ONE DOLLAR, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, and fifty dollars, Johnston/ Stone (1982, 1983) type three specimen notes DHY, KBL, PFY, TYV, VGX and YJK 000 000, No 0018 (McD.S22- 27). The forst and last are the only examples known to have OCR- B lettering, the currency issues were all gothic lettering. Housed by being tipped in at the left margin in a brown leather presentation album, signed by Govenor Johnston, 21 October 1983 and presented to George Bond. Uncirculated and very rare (6).
One of only ten sets presented to TAA employees who foiled a currency robbery in September 1982.
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TWO DOLLARS, Phillips/Wheeler (1974) HBQ 000000 specimen note, type 3, overprinted SPECIMEN in red twice ...
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Lot 3038A This lot
ONE DOLLAR, two dollars, five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, and fifty dollars, Johnston/ Stone ...
Estimate $120,000
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TEN DOLLARS, Johnston/Fraser (1988), Bicentennial specimen note in folder (Mc.D6 29), note number AA00 ...
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