TRIGOMETRIC AUCTION 15TH MARCH 2015 - SURPRISES AND DISSAPOINTMENTS

With the recent concluded Trigometric auction there were many surprises where those you dont expect were making staggering realized price. And those hot items where you expect making new highs were left under perform.

There are many blogs/websites had reported about several big notes and 2 pieces of 1953 QE II coins ended with hundreds of thousands of Ringgit Malaysia (RM) realized price and by now everyone knew about these amazing achievements.

Therefore i chose not to repeat on blogging about them otherwise my article may sound similar like "copy and paste".  So i chose to write about those lacklustre items that once consider as laggards but now had sprung to life with remarkable realized prices.

Realized price RM1800 + 15% (BP)

Realized price RM1500 + 15% (BP) for 2pcs

Begining of 2014 these 12th series RM50 Zeti Aziz (with Merdeka Logo on the back) were selling for RM80.00 per piece.

Realized price RM800 + 15% (BP) "low number"

Once upon a time this replacement note ZAC was selling for RM15.00 per piece (for normal S/N).

Realized price RM8000 + 15% (BP). Ali Abul Hassan side signature

Realized price RM900 + 15% (BP). 1972 RM10 Ismail Ali 2nd series.

Malaysian banknotes from the 1st series (1967) to the 4th series (1981) remain very strong.

Realized price RM2700 + 15% (BP) for 2pcs. 5th series Aziz Taha

During the 1st quarter of 2014 these were selling for a mere RM500 each (UNC ungraded).

Realized price RM5000 + 15% (BP). 5th series Aziz Taha

This piece of RM500 were selling for RM2500 (UNC ungraded) in 1st quater of 2014.

Realized price RM2200 + 15% (BP).

The appreciation of this proof TAR coin is unbelievable and i'm at the loss of words.

Realized price RM11,000 + 15% (BP). 50 Dollars 1 Jan 1942, King George VI, (KNB14:P14), Serial no. A/12 32846 ageing, stain, VF

Realized price RM2000 + 15% (BP). 50 Dollars 21 March 1953, Queen Elizabeth II, (KNB4a:P4a) Serial no. A/9 572854 With stain GVF

It is about time collectors starts to realize that King George V, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth banknotes are laggards and has been asleep for a very long time since their peak in 2007-2008.

Realized price RM7000 + 15% (BP). Buffalo "BIG A" S/N

Realized price RM7000 + 15% (BP). Buffalo "BIG B" S/N

Realized price RM2500 + 15% (BP). Buffalo "Small A" S/N

1961 $10 Buffalo still command very strong price and still the collector favorites and the prices still did not wane

Happy collecting.

Andrew