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Collections of Chinese, Russian and World Banknotes

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location234 West 42nd Street, New York, New York, United States In Person PreviewViewing of all lots will be available at the Hilton Times Square as follows: Saturday, October 25...

Auction Details

We welcome you to this fantastic sale with an exciting array of banknotes from China, Russia, Asia and Europe, featuring two premier collections: "The East Bay Collection of International Banknotes" and "The Eduard Kann Chinese Banknote Collection."


The East Bay Collection is believed to be the largest collection of international banknotes ever to come to market. Assembled over the course of 40 years by a private collector in Northern California, it consists of more than 30,000 notes representing over 150 countries. The scope of this collection is absolutely wonderful in both quantity and quality. This sale features the Chinese and related Asian banknotes and Russian and European banknotes from this fantastic collection.


The Eduard Kann Chinese Banknote Collection is the exceptional collection of the world’s leading authority on Chinese coins and the Chinese monetary system, consisting of more than 500 banknotes.


Please note the pre-sale Internet bidding ending times for each session as listed on this page. And don’t forget that this sale will go to live floor bidding October 27 – 28 at the Hilton Times Square in New York City. For those of you attending the sale, the session start times are as follows: Session One will begin at 10:00 am EDT on Monday, October 27; and Session Two will begin at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday, October 28.

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(4) 50 Mark Allied Military Currency VF/Unc2800 - (4) 50 Mark Allied Military Currency VF/Unc
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(3) 100 Mark Allied Military Currency XF/Unc2801 - (3) 100 Mark Allied Military Currency XF/Unc
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1944 1000 Mark Allied Military Currency Unc2802 - 1944 1000 Mark Allied Military Currency Unc
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(3) 1933 Reichsmark Conversion Fund German Debt2803 - (3) 1933 Reichsmark Conversion Fund German Debt
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(2) 1934 5 Reichsmark Conversion Fund2804 - (2) 1934 5 Reichsmark Conversion Fund
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1934 10 Reichsmark Conversion Fund2805 - 1934 10 Reichsmark Conversion Fund
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1934 50 Reichsmark Conversion Fund for GermanDebt2806 - 1934 50 Reichsmark Conversion Fund for GermanDebt
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(7) 1916 Mixed 20 & 50 Kopeken & 1 Rubel2807 - (7) 1916 Mixed 20 & 50 Kopeken & 1 Rubel
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(2) 1916 3 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Notes2808 - (2) 1916 3 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Notes
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1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note2809 - 1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note
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1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note2810 - 1916 100 Rubel State Loan Bank Currency Note
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(8) 1918 Mixed Denoms State Loan Bank East Kowno2811 - (8) 1918 Mixed Denoms State Loan Bank East Kowno
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(11) 1940 Mixed Denoms Reich's Credit Treasury2812 - (11) 1940 Mixed Denoms Reich's Credit Treasury
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(4) 1942 (ND) Mixed Denoms Auxiliary Payment Cert2813 - (4) 1942 (ND) Mixed Denoms Auxiliary Payment Cert
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(2) 1942 (ND) 1 & 2 Reichsmark Auxiliary Payment2814 - (2) 1942 (ND) 1 & 2 Reichsmark Auxiliary Payment
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(5) 1944 Mix Denom Clearing.German Armed Forces2815 - (5) 1944 Mix Denom Clearing.German Armed Forces
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1865 1 Gulden Grand Duchy Hesse Darmstadt VG-F2816 - 1865 1 Gulden Grand Duchy Hesse Darmstadt VG-F
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1865 10 Thaler Commerce Bank in Lubeck AU2817 - 1865 10 Thaler Commerce Bank in Lubeck AU
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1861 1 Thaler Main Administration Government Debt2818 - 1861 1 Thaler Main Administration Government Debt
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1848 1 Thaler Main Administration State Loan Bank2819 - 1848 1 Thaler Main Administration State Loan Bank
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1804 2 Reichsthaler Treasury Bill F2820 - 1804 2 Reichsthaler Treasury Bill F
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1818 1 Reichsthaler Royal Saxon Treasury Bill VG2821 - 1818 1 Reichsthaler Royal Saxon Treasury Bill VG
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1838 (ND) 1 Thaler Railway Treasury Note F2822 - 1838 (ND) 1 Thaler Railway Treasury Note F
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1874 100 Mark Private Bank of Gotha VF-XF2823 - 1874 100 Mark Private Bank of Gotha VF-XF
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1848 1 Thaler Provisional Government Issue F2824 - 1848 1 Thaler Provisional Government Issue F
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(2) 1819 5 Franken Quarterly Interest Coupons EF2825 - (2) 1819 5 Franken Quarterly Interest Coupons EF
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(12) Mixed Dates & Denoms Bank of Baden2826 - (12) Mixed Dates & Denoms Bank of Baden
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to sumna for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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1924 50 Reichsmark Bank of Baden VF2827 - 1924 50 Reichsmark Bank of Baden VF
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Sold to sumna for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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(17) Mixed Dates & Denoms Bavarian Note2828 - (17) Mixed Dates & Denoms Bavarian Note
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(3) Mixed Dates 100 Mark Bank of Saxony VG/Unc2829 - (3) Mixed Dates 100 Mark Bank of Saxony VG/Unc
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1890 500 Mark Bank of Saxony Specimen Unc2830 - 1890 500 Mark Bank of Saxony Specimen Unc
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(2) 1890 & 1911 500 Mark Bank of Saxony VG/Unc2831 - (2) 1890 & 1911 500 Mark Bank of Saxony VG/Unc
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(9) 1922 & 1923 Mixed Denoms Bank of Saxony F-Unc2832 - (9) 1922 & 1923 Mixed Denoms Bank of Saxony F-Unc
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(10) Mix Date&Denom Wurttemberg Note Issuing Bank2833 - (10) Mix Date&Denom Wurttemberg Note Issuing Bank
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(3) 1947 Mixed Denoms VF-Unc2834 - (3) 1947 Mixed Denoms VF-Unc
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Sold to sumna for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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(3) 1948 1/2 & 1 Deutsche Mark US Army Command2835 - (3) 1948 1/2 & 1 Deutsche Mark US Army Command
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1948 1 Deutsche Mark US Army Command AU2836 - 1948 1 Deutsche Mark US Army Command AU
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1948 2 Deutsche Mark US Army Command XF-AU2837 - 1948 2 Deutsche Mark US Army Command XF-AU
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1948 2 Deutsche Mark US Army Command XF-AU2838 - 1948 2 Deutsche Mark US Army Command XF-AU
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(2) 5 Deutsche Mark US Army Command VF/AU2839 - (2) 5 Deutsche Mark US Army Command VF/AU
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1948 10 Deutsche Mark US Army Command VF2840 - 1948 10 Deutsche Mark US Army Command VF
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1948 20 Deutsche Mark US Army Command VF2841 - 1948 20 Deutsche Mark US Army Command VF
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1948 20 Deutsche Mark US Army Command AU2842 - 1948 20 Deutsche Mark US Army Command AU
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(3) 1948 (ND) 5 & 10 Pfennig US Army Command2843 - (3) 1948 (ND) 5 & 10 Pfennig US Army Command
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(4) 1948 5 Deutsche Mark US Army Command2nd Issue2844 - (4) 1948 5 Deutsche Mark US Army Command2nd Issue
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1948 5 Deutsche Mark US Army Command 2nd Issue AU2845 - 1948 5 Deutsche Mark US Army Command 2nd Issue AU
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1949 10 Deutsche Mark US Army Command Unc2846 - 1949 10 Deutsche Mark US Army Command Unc
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(2) 20 Deutsche Mark US Army Command F/VF2847 - (2) 20 Deutsche Mark US Army Command F/VF
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1960 5 Deutsche Mark Deutsche Bundesbank Replace2848 - 1960 5 Deutsche Mark Deutsche Bundesbank Replace
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(11) 1960 Mixed Denoms Deutsche Bundesbank VF/Unc2849 - (11) 1960 Mixed Denoms Deutsche Bundesbank VF/Unc
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Estimate : 1.00 - 1,000,000.00
Sold to sumna for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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