An extremely rare 1935B British Trade Dollar offered by Mavin International in their upcoming Auction 39, World Coins and Banknotes on 25 March 2015, at the Concorde Hotel Singapore. One of the Auction highlight is a key dates of the British Trade Dollar coin is graded NGC AU Details with excessive surface hairlines.
According to obsoletecoin.com, the British Trade Dollar 1934B and 1935B dollars were struck and shipped to Hong Kong. They were deposited in the vaults of a Hong kong Bank as security against the dollar banknotes introduced in Hong Kong in 1935. Only few pieces of 1934B and 1935B dollars were released. The reminder of the 1934B and 1935B dollars were returned to the Mint for melting before World War II. The lot 867 coin is estimate to sell for SGD10,000 – SGD11,000.
Other Auction Highlights:
Lot 501: Iraq 1 Dinar 1931 ND 1941 banknote
Iraq 1 Dinar, 1931 (ND 1941), (P.15), serial no. E/6 428890, PMG Choice VF35 NET - Minor Corner Damage.
Estimate: SGD700 – SGD750
Lot 571: Malaya $50 1942 KGVI banknote
Malaya $50, 1 January 1942, King George VI, (P.14; Tan M14), serial no. A/1 64010, PMG AU53.
Estimate: SGD3,600 – SGD3,800
Lot 621: Malaysia $100 1972-76 replacement banknote
Malaysia $100, (1972-76), 2nd series, sign. Ismail Md. Ali, (KNB.11b), serial no. Z/1 111009, replacement note, fine to about very fine.
Estimate: SGD1,000 – SGD1,100
Lot 806: Australia KGV 1/2 Penny 1923(m)
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Australia George V, Half Penny, (KM.22), 1923(m), NGC XF40BN. Rare. From the Sinnathuray Family Collection.
Estimate: SGD2,000 – SGD2,100
Lot 1029: Malaysia Pulu Penang 1/10 Dollar 1788 VEIC
Malaysia Pulu Penang 1/10 Dollar 1788 VEIC
Malaysia Pulu Penang, 1/10 Dollar, (KM.5.1; S-972), 1788, VEIC, NGC XF45.
Estimate: SGD1,900 – SGD2,000
Lot 1062: Sarawak C Brooke 50 Cents 1906H
Sarawak C. Brooke, 50 Cents, (KM.11), 1906H, NGC AU58. From the Sinnathuray Family Collection.
Estimate: SGD1,800 – SGD1,900
Lot 1125: Straits Settlements QV 1c 1878
Straits Settlements Victoria, Cent, (KM.9), 1878, NGC AU Details - surface hairlines. From the Sinnathuray Family Collection.
Estimate: SGD4,800 – SGD5,000
Lot 1302: Straits Settlements KGV 50c 1920 dot
Straits Settlements George V, 50 Cents, (KM.35.2), 1920, dot below bust, NGC AU Details - surface hairlines. From the Sinnathuray Family Collection.
Estimate: SGD1,000 – SGD1,100
*Price in Singapore Dollars
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