Auction Report

23 March 2024

Starting at 6:00 PM

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The Frank Goon Reference Collection of British Malayan Banknotes - Part Two

Sands Expo and Convention Centre  10 Bayfront Ave  Singapore  018956

The Frank Goon Reference Collection of British Malayan Banknotes - Part Two (23 March 2024)

Gross Total: Singapore $1,628,500 (£960,815) (Singapore $2,019,340 [£1,191,411] including buyers' premium)
Number of lots: 288
Sell-through rate: 68.0%
Exchange rate of the GB pound: US $1.26 and €1.16

Principal Lots
Lot no.
43. Straits Settlements, Government, $100, September 1925, $100,000 (£59,000) ($124,000 [£73,160])
44. Straits Settlements, Government, $100, November 1927, $48,000 (£28,320) ($59,520 [£35,117])
284. Hong Kong, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, unissued $500, January 1895, $44,000 (£25,960) ($54,560 [£32,190])
78. Sarawak, Government, specimen $25, c. 1900, $40,000 (£23,600) ($49,600 [£29,264])
119. Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency, specimen $5, January 1940, $40,000 (£23,600) ($49,600 [£29,264])
4. Straits Settlements, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, unissued $100, c. 1860, $34,000 (£20,060) ($42,160 [£24,874])
79. Sarawak, Government, $5, July 1922, $32,000 (£18,800) ($39,680 [£23,411])
245. Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency, $10,000, 1973, $32,000 (£18,880) ($39,680 [£23,411])
7. Straits Settlements, Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, specimen $20, c. 1890, $30,000 (£17,700) ($37,200 [£21,948])
105. British North Borneo Co, specimen $25, 1905-29, $30,000 (£17,700) ($37,200 [£21,948])
144. Malaya, Board of Commissioners of Currency, $100, January 1942, $30,000 (£17,700) ($37,200 [£21,948])

Saleroom Notices
The following were amendments to the printed catalogue descriptions:
None

Withdrawn Lots
The following lots were withdrawn before the auction:
None

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