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Ten shillings 1913 to 1923 - Price guide and values

Approximately 502,667 of the 1913-1914 ten shilling note were printed. Following the detection of forgeries of this note, the design was changed in 1915.

Ten shillings 1913 to 1923 - Banknote of Australia

You can see the list of signatures on australian banknotes. To help you to know the meaning of grades such as G, VG, F, VF, EF, AU, UNC, etc., you can jump to the grading section. View the average prices of certified banknotes sold at auctions.

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Collins-Allen

Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
M000001 - First Issue - - - - - - -
M000002 to M000500 - First Issue - - £8,800 £14,800 £33,100 £57,500 £78,100
M000501 to M600000 - First Issue - - £3,050 £5,600 £11,000 £20,700 £29,100
Prefix M - Small Prefix - - £1,800 £3,490 £10,300 £17,500 £23,500
Prefix N - Small Prefix - - £1,510 £3,020 £9,500 £15,900 £21,200
Suffix M - Bold suffix - - £1,450 £3,140 £9,200 £14,400 £18,600
Suffix N - Bold suffix - - £1,160 £2,500 £5,200 £12,000 £15,900
Prefix and suffix M - Bold letters - - £1,170 £2,160 £5,400 £11,100 £16,300
Prefix and suffix N - Bold letters - - £1,090 £2,080 £5,100 £10,400 £15,100
Prefix M and suffixes B to K - Bold letters - - £1,010 £1,730 £3,950 £8,100 £11,900
Prefix M and suffix A - Bold letters - - £1,190 £1,850 £4,190 £8,600 £12,500
Prefix M and suffix L - Bold letters - - £1,210 £2,020 £4,530 £9,200 £13,400
Prefix M and suffixes C to E - Light letters - - £1,010 £1,730 £3,840 £8,100 £11,900
Prefix M and suffix B - Light letters - - £1,130 £1,910 £4,300 £8,700 £12,500
Prefix M and suffix F - Light letters - - £1,150 £1,960 £4,420 £8,800 £12,700
Varieties UNC-60 UNC-62 CUNC-63 CUNC-64 GUNC-65 GUNC-66 GUNC-67
M000001 - First Issue - - - - £465,000 - -
M000002 to M000500 - First Issue £93,000 £102,800 £107,900 £129,200 £150,500 - -
M000501 to M600000 - First Issue £39,100 £45,700 £49,100 £69,100 £89,100 - -
Prefix M - Small Prefix £30,500 £35,100 £37,500 £38,000 £38,600 - -
Prefix N - Small Prefix £28,100 £32,700 £35,000 £47,900 £60,700 - -
Suffix M - Bold suffix £26,000 £30,800 £33,300 £45,100 £56,800 - -
Suffix N - Bold suffix £20,700 £23,800 £25,400 £35,700 £46,000 - -
Prefix and suffix M - Bold letters £21,200 £24,400 £26,100 £34,300 £42,500 - -
Prefix and suffix N - Bold letters £20,200 £23,500 £25,200 £33,300 £41,300 - -
Prefix M and suffixes B to K - Bold letters £17,600 £21,400 £23,400 £29,400 £35,400 - -
Prefix M and suffix A - Bold letters £18,300 £22,100 £24,000 £30,400 £36,700 - -
Prefix M and suffix L - Bold letters £19,300 £23,200 £25,200 £31,600 £38,100 - -
Prefix M and suffixes C to E - Light letters £17,600 £21,400 £23,400 £29,400 £35,400 - -
Prefix M and suffix B - Light letters £18,300 £22,100 £24,000 £30,400 £36,700 - -
Prefix M and suffix F - Light letters £18,600 £22,500 £24,500 £31,000 £37,500 - -

Average prices of certified Ten shillings 1913 to 1923 Collins-Allen sold at auctions

Cerutty-Collins

Varieties AG-3 G-4 VG-8 F-12 VF-20 EF-40 AU-50
Prefix M and suffix C - Light letters - - £1,650 £3,240 £5,600 £17,400 £25,800
Prefix M and suffix E - Light letters - - £1,510 £3,020 £7,400 £16,100 £23,900
Prefix M and suffix F - Light letters - - £1,650 £3,240 £8,100 £17,400 £25,800
Prefix M to E and suffix N to X - Bold letters - - £628 £898 £1,950 £4,150 £6,100
Prefix M and suffix D - Bold letters - - £860 £1,450 £2,620 £5,200 £7,500
Prefix N and suffix Z - Bold letters - - £837 £1,410 £2,500 £5,100 £7,500
Varieties UNC-60 UNC-62 CUNC-63 CUNC-64 GUNC-65 GUNC-66 GUNC-67
Prefix M and suffix C - Light letters £34,600 £40,300 £43,300 £54,600 £65,900 - -
Prefix M and suffix E - Light letters £32,700 £38,500 £41,500 £52,700 £63,900 - -
Prefix M and suffix F - Light letters £34,600 £40,300 £43,300 £54,600 £65,900 - -
Prefix M to E and suffix N to X - Bold letters £9,500 £11,800 £12,900 £14,700 £16,400 - -
Prefix M and suffix D - Bold letters £10,500 £12,500 £13,600 £16,100 £18,700 - -
Prefix N and suffix Z - Bold letters £10,500 £12,500 £13,600 £16,500 £19,400 - -

Average prices of certified Ten shillings 1913 to 1923 Cerutty-Collins sold at auctions

Auctions prices and values

10 shillings 1913 - Low Serial Numbers

Sold privately in January 2000 to a Sydney collection, serial number M000001 sold for a reported $1,000,000 AUD.

In July 2005, at a Noble Numismatics auction in Sydney, two uncirculated Collins-Allen 1913 10 shillings pre-decimal banknotes with low serial numbers sold for $255,000 AUD (M000005) and $245,000 AUD (M000004). These banknotes also were part of Stanley Gibbons Auction (London) in 1976, and Dr Alan Nicholson Collection, Sale 49 (lot 1689 part). They were accompanied by an official envelope and a letter from the Prime Minister's office, on which Andrew Fisher has written:

Private/Australian notes/Nos 4 and 5 10/- denomination. Andrew Fisher 20/6/13.

The three earlier numbers were given to the daughter of the Governor-General who imprinted the first number, the second note was given to the Governor-General, and the third note was presented to his young son.

In April 2012, serial numbers M000054 and M000055 sold for $103,000 AUD and $110,000 AUD respectively. These were part of M.P.Vort-Ronald Collection, Spink Australia Sale 24 (lot 14). Back in 1913, as federal member for Fremantle, William Hedges applied for and paid for these numbers M000054 and M000055 which were issued to him together with an accompanying letter from one of the note signatories, George T.Allen, who was Secretary to the Treasury.

In April 1999, serial number M000089 sold at auction for $61,000 AUD.

In November 1994, serial numbers M000504 and M000505 sold for $20,000 AUD and $19,000 AUD respectively.

Varieties and details

First Issue (1913)

Australian banknote - 10 shillings 1913 - First Issue

Last update : Wednesday, December 27, 2023

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