1986 RM20 JAFFAR HUSSEIN 5 PIECES "UZ" REPLACEMENT BANKNOTES

Here are 5 pieces of "UZ" replacement banknotes from the era of Jaffar Hussein in consecutive numbers in GEM UNC condition. The paper are sturdier and crisps and was printed by Thomas De La Rue compare with Aziz Taha RM20 softer paper printed by Bradbury Wilkinson,UK. I will be sending these 5 pieces to PMG tomorrow and hopefully will get grade PMG 66EPQ and any grade above will be much delighted.

THE RETURN OF 1967 RM1 1ST SERIES AFTER GRADING FROM PMG

This is the first batch returned from PMG of 25pieces out of 100pieces received today. There are no surprises nor disappointments on the grades received as there were only 2 grades achieved 65epq and 66epq respectively.

In breakdown there are :-

66EPQ 12pcs Solid Thread & 5pcs for Broken Thread

65EPQ 5pcs Solid Thread & 3pcs for Broken Thread

Fedex Large size box received from PMG.

Malaysian Customs open for inspection.

25pieces out of 100pieces.

My selling price are as follows :-

65 EPQ SOLID THREAD = RM500.00each

65 EPQ BROKEN THREAD = RM550.00each

66 EPQ SOLID THREAD = RM700.00each

66 EPQ BROKEN THREAD = RM750.00each

I could be contacted at +6012-4316178.

Thanks for vistting my blog.

Andrew

1986 RM20 JAFFAR HUSSEIN "UZ" REPLACEMENT NOTE AND 1981 RM10 X1 AZIZ TAHA REPLACEMENT NOTE GEM UNC

The next banknotes i'm going to send to PMG are the replacement notes. One of the highly sought after by collectors are 1986 RM20 Jaffar Hussein "UZ" and 1981 RM10 X1 Aziz Taha both are ORIGINAL replacement notes in GEM UNC condition and have never been washed nor pressed.

1981 RM10 X1 Aziz Taha Gem UNC very highly sought after by collectors.

1986 RM20 Jaffar Hussein "UZ" Gem UNC, very rare in 3 pieces consecutive numbers and highly sought after by collectors.

I only choose some of the banknotes to feature in this blog that i want to highlight. There are too many banknotes and coins i send and received from PMG / NGC on bi-weekly basis and i can't scan all the pictures and publish it on this blog as it is too much time consuming.

Enjoy !

MALAYSIA 1967 RM10 1ST SERIES "SA-PULOH" ISMAIL ALI STACK GEM UNC

This is a stack of 100 pieces consecutive numbers of the RM10 "SA-PULOH" 1st series condition GEM UNC with beautiful embossment with crisp paper and you can't believe that this stack is 47 year old and still maintain its pristine condition. I will be sending the whole stack to PMG for grading. However there are 10 pieces were foxed with toning that was the last five pieces and the first five pieces hence i did not include them in the pictures.

There are two variety found within the stack, that is "solid thread" and "broken thread". The broken thread variety can be found in every denomination from the 1st series to the 4th series only, however KN Boon catalogue did not mention about these varieties. Whereas for PMG and Krausse World Paper Money book both recognized the variety and label it as PICK # 3b for "broken thread" and PICK # 3a for "solid thread".

There are 30 "broken thread" variety found in this stack out of 100pieces.

This stack is original and have never been washed nor pressed before. The prefix is from B/62 464601 - B/62 464700.

Extracted from KN BOON 7th edition catalogue 

MALAYSIA 1967 RM1 1ST SERIES ISMAIL ALI STACK

From the earlier post i did not mention about the broken thread variety found in this stack of RM1 of 100pieces consecutive numbers. There are 28 pieces of broken thread variety found within the stack and was labeled as PICK # 1b by PMG. It is already on its way back to me after grading and i'm eagerly waiting for its arrival on 7th April 2014 by FEDEX.

Happy Viewing !

SINGAPORE COIN FAIR 28TH TO 30TH MARCH 2014

I just got back from attending the Singapore coin fair and met up with the usual faces from Malaysia. For collectors who wants to fill up the "gap" that you have been hunting and searching be it coins or banknotes you could find it there. It was held in Marina Bay Sands Hotel and I was quite fascinated by the high grade of some very rare Straits Settlement, British Malaya, Malaysia coins and banknotes that were on sale at the fair that i would have never thought i could see and hold it physically. It gave you the wow factor once it was in your hand.

Generally speaking the prices for high grades are very expensive that went way above market price doubled and even tripled (depending on grades) the price stated in KN BOON catalogue and yet it was still snapped up by collectors. These collectors does not mind paying higher price for high grades banknotes/coins as they are so desperate for the items.

Through out the years till today, Malaysian dealers brought high quality numismatics products (coins and bank notes) to sell to the Singaporean dealers because they are willing to pay premium price compare with Malaysian buyers, so all the good and rare items ended up with Singaporean collectors and fell into dealers inventories. Then they send the good ones to PMG / NGC for grading and once achieved high grade do you think Malaysian collectors could afford buy them back from Singaporean dealers ? Your answer is as good as mine !

The prices are exorbitant and I could not buy anything at the fair, as a consolation therefore I only bought a book at the fair and it was the Frank Goon collection for SGD200.00 (2.605 exchange rate to MYR). Some stalls are selling for SGD350.00. The book show case his entire collection that worth more than USD20 million, his collection are more complete than Bank Negara museum (Sasana Kijang). It is a MUST have for every collectors.

1967 RM10 1ST SERIES ISMAIL ALI PMG 66 EPQ

I was quite disappointed that i did not achieved grade 67EPQ for this one. It is now extremely difficult to find one "perfect" ungraded note for this issue, most of them are foxed.

1976 RM10 & RM5 3RD SERIES ISMAIL ALI PMG 67 EPQ

Finally i managed to achieved my target of PMG 67 EPQ for these two pieces of banknotes of the 3rd series.

Happy Viewing.

1982 RM20 AZIZ TAHA PMG 67EPQ & 1989 RM20 JAFFAR HUSSEIN PMG 67EPQ

Malaysia first RM20 was issued in 1982 under Aziz Taha the then Bank Negara Malaysia governor it was also known as the "Blindman series" because of the four embossment marks on the upper left hand corner. It was meant to help those with visually impaired. This banknotes were amazingly preserved after 32 years in pristine condition and original crisp paper thus the merit of 67 EPQ from PMG are justifiable.

It was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson, UK and its paper are softer thus making it harder to achieve high grade compared with Thomas De La Rue had a sturdier and stronger paper.

Grade 67EPQ currently the highest grade for this series so far. None graded 68EPQ till today.

The prefix "TE" was the last prefix for this series.

1989 RM20 JAFFAR HUSSEIN 

This issue under our former Bank Negara Malaysia governor Jaffar Hussein was the second RM20 issued. The printer was Thomas De La Rue and as i mentioned on the above that its paper are more hardier and durable. Perhaps this was the reason our governor decided to change printer.

Nevertheless it also achieved 67EPQ from PMG as well.

The prefix "TG" was the second in the series of three prefixes. The first prefix "TF", "TG" and "TH" last prefix.

Happy Reading !

MALAYSIA 1967 RM1 1ST SERIES ISMAIL ALI STACK AND SOLID NUMBERS

Here is my stack of 100 pieces consecutive numbers of Malaysia 1st series 1967 RM1 Ismail Ali in GEM UNC condition with beautiful embossment on the back and with original crisps paper. It was printed by Bradbury Wilkinson and amazingly there were no foxing nor yellow stains on the banknotes that was printed 47 years ago. You won't be able to find this amazing stack in such pristine condition and problem free anywhere else now. I will be sending the whole stack to PMG for grading.

Pristine condition stack

Every pieces are problem free 

MALAYSIA SOLID NUMBER 1

Now i will share with you my lucky number ..... Solid # 1. There are too many banknotes returned from PMG and NGC and i will go bonkers if i were to scan every pieces and upload on this blog. However i will select only a few to feature on this blog so please remember to visit my blog regularly.

Malaysia 2012 12th series polymer banknotes Solid #1

Malaysia 2004 11th series with security thread Solid #1

Enjoy !

THE EVOLUTION OF MALAYSIAN NUMISMATICS

Once upon a time without internet, facebook, Ebay and cellular phones was invented, Malaysian collectors met at coffee shop on a weekly basis to share among friends their collections and exchanging information and trades. There were no catalogues for guidance and never heard of Lighthouse, Printz album before.
Collecting gold coins, world coins, banknotes and stamps are only for the wealthy and is known as "hobby for the king".

1940's Chulia Street Penang

The above picture taken in the early forties during the reign of King George VI. There were no air-conditioning during that time and electricity are for selected few (wealthy) only. How can you expect those banknotes could last in tropical climate without foxing till today 2014 ?

1941 $5 currency used during the reign of King George VI in Malaya

Let's fast forward to present day 2014. With the invention of the internet it has bring the world collectors connected that our forefathers could have never dream of. Then comes the smart phones where by people could be reached by short messaging or via email from the sender from another part of the world and business could be done instantly.  

The current demand from our "GEN Y" (Generation Y) collectors are more sophisticated they only collect high grade notes graded by third party. Jobs are plenty economies are booming GEN Y collectors are more wealthy, so they want to collect higher grade notes/coins than the rest so they collect those graded ones to quench their desire (as pictures shown below).

Very highly sought after by GEN Y collectors

Very highly sought after 1971 10sen Parliament coins

I foresee in the very near future (2 years) from now every collectors in Malaysia will be hunting for graded notes and coins. Collectors will be out to compete on grades among each other.

Very rare only 1 piece in every 10 million pieces issued.

There will be no more high grade and original ungraded banknotes left in the near future available unless you have inherited a treasure trove from your great-grandfather. 

This is how our Malaysian numismatics evolves.