Today London based auction house, Spink, hosted a full house for the Fine Banknotes of Hong Kong and China sale at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. The auction benefited from a first in the Far East, Spink Live, a live audio/video platform allowing collectors from around the globe to bid as if they were in the room. The result was fantastic with prices soaring to unprecedented levels for Chinese and Hong Kong Banknotes. The sale realized a total of over HK$8 million.
Highlights Included:
Lot 2121, Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London & China, unissued $25, 18- (c.1958)
Sold for HK$ 782,000
Lot 2032, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, $25, 1 December 1884, serial number 38000)
Sold for HK$ 736,000
Lot 2049, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, specimen $100, 18- (c.1890)
Sold for HK$ 598,000
Lot 1708, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, unissued 50 taels, Shanghai, 18-
Sold for HK$ 448,500
Lot 2033, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, specimen $50, 1 January 1923,
Sold for HK$ 149,500
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