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Auction Name Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction Total Sales (USD) 75,390.00
Auction Date December 16, 2025 - December 16, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #282550 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 160
Sold Lots 160.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
88131

Nicaragua Billete del Tesoro Nacional 50 Pesos 1.1.1908 Pick 38r Remainder PMG Very Fine 25.

1908 Not Available USD 4,800.00
88034

British Caribbean Territories Currency Board 2 Dollars 28.11.1950 Pick 2 PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1950 Not Available USD 2,280.00
88035

British Guiana Government of British Guiana 2 Dollars 1.10.1924 Pick 2A PMG Very Good 10.

1924 Not Available USD 1,560.00
88122

Lebanon Banque de Syrie et du Liban 50 Livres 1.9.1939 Pick 30c PMG Choice Fine 15.

1939 Not Available USD 1,560.00
88090

Guatemala Banco Central de Guatemala 1 Quetzal 17.3.1934 Pick 11a PMG Very Fine 25.

1934 Not Available USD 1,500.00
88150

Saudi Arabia and Qatar Group of 16 Notes Very Fine-About Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 1,170.00
88091

Guatemala Banco de Guatemala 1/2; 1 Quetzal; 1 Peso (1917-55) Pick 23; 30; S153a Three Examples PMG Choice Uncirculated 64; About Uncirculated 55; Choice Uncirculated 63.

(1917-55) Not Available USD 1,140.00
88061

Ecuador Banco del Pichincha 10 Sucres ND (1912-14) Pick S224s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

ND(1912-14) Not Available USD 1,050.00
88025

Belize Government of Belize 20 Dollars ND (1974-76) Pick 37cts Color Trial Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

20 Dollars Not Available USD 1,020.00
88044

China Bank of Communications 10 Yuan 1924 Pick 136 S/M#C126-162 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1924 Not Available USD 1,020.00
88102

Iran Bank Melli 5 Rials ND (1938) / AH1317 Pick 32Ae Two Consecutive Examples PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ (2).

ND(1938) / AH1317 Not Available USD 900.00
88041

British West Africa West African Currency Board 2 Shillings 30.3.1918 Pick 2b PCGS Very Fine 35.

1918 Not Available USD 840.00
88088

Greece Bank of Greece 10,000 Drachmai ND (1945) Pick 174 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND(1945) Not Available USD 840.00
88120

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan National Bank 500; 2000; 5000; 10,000 Tenge (1994-2011) Pick 15; 23; 32; 40 Four Examples Crisp Uncirculated.

(1994-2011) Not Available USD 840.00
88037

British Guiana Government of British Guiana 5 Dollars 1.1.1942 Pick 14b PMG Very Fine 25.

1942 Not Available USD 810.00
88038

British Guiana Government of British Guiana 5 Dollars 1.1.1942 Pick 14b PMG Very Fine 20.

1942 Not Available USD 780.00
88098

India Government of India 1 Rupee 1917 Pick 1e Jhunjhunwalla-Razack 3.1.2A PMG Very Fine 30.

1917 Not Available USD 780.00
88106

Iran Bank Markazi 200 Rials ND (1965-73) Pick 81p1; 81/87/92 Front and Back Proof PMG Uncirculated 62 (2).

200 Rials Not Available USD 780.00
88121

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan National Bank 5000 Tenge 2001 Pick 26 Commemorative PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.

2001 Not Available USD 780.00
88039

British Guiana Barclays Bank 5 Dollars 1.5.1937 Pick S104a PMG Very Fine 30.

1937 Not Available USD 750.00
88159

United Arab Emirates Currency Board 10 Dirhams ND (1973) Pick 3a PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

ND(1973) Not Available USD 750.00
88011

Austria Austrian National Bank 100 Schilling 3.1.1949 Pick 132 PMG About Uncirculated 55. Switzerland National Bank 50 Franken 23.11.1927 Pick 34c PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1949 Not Available USD 720.00
88067

El Salvador Banco Occidental 1 Colon 1.5.1920 Pick S191b PMG Choice Fine 15.

1920 Not Available USD 720.00
88049

Colombia Banco del Estado 50 Centavos 2.1.1886 Pick S448s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1886 Not Available USD 690.00
88066

Egypt National Bank of Egypt 5 Pounds ND (1952-60) Pick 31cts Color Trial Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 Net.

ND(1952-60) Not Available USD 690.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
  • <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.