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***Just because you have several running pieces and just because you think they are UNC doesn't mean that it's considered a fait accompli that PMG would grade your notes way above the 64 mark.
As can be seen on these 2 banknotes, one was given 58 while the other was given 64.
The answer is simple, as PMG knows better as after all they are the Numero Un as far as independent banknotes grading is concerned & if we think we are so freaking smart as to already being able to guess the grades that we would be getting, why then bother sending them to PMG?
The rule of the thumb is, never jump the gun & count the chicks early.
***Polymer notes should be perfect 10 notes as they have very sharp edges and corners & whatever, not to mention the perfect flat surfaces & being mechanically cut perfectly & as such with such perfectness, polymer notes without any doubt, should be perfect candidates in getting PMG 70EPQ as after all, there has been a deluge of Malaysian paper notes graded as PMG 67EPQ & so, polymer notes should be getting higher than PMG 67EPQ, of course.
However, counting chicks before they are even hatched is always a well-repeated folly as can be seen by this perfect 10 note but alas, which could afford to get a miserable PMG 66EPQ only.
***It's beyond the dark shadow of doubt that anything that gets above PMG 64 EPQ should be considered as excellent pieces of numismatic paper, esp. those printed in the 60s, 70s & 80s, as it's never easy for these 30 & 40 year-old notes to maintain their original pristine condition after all these years into order to get high grades from the leading world class banknotes grader, PMG.
And this is especially so proven that these recent less than a year-old banknotes from the recently concluded 11th Malaysian Series also couldn't get a 64, not to mention a 67, as due to the high standards practised by PMG, they could only get a lowly 63.
And it's no wonder that anything that's highly graded by PMG usually commands special premium in the numismatic market as the buyer can buyer confidently without having doubts about the notes' grades as compared to a raw ungraded ones.
***Actually, this is an old story, an old story because this is already more than a year old now and in the world of numismatics, a year is a freaking long time, but there is no harm to feature a banknote that one is already tired of, just like there is no harm putting old wine into a shiny brand-new bottle, sozusagen, right?
Of course, there is nothing to trumpet about as after all what's the freaking big deal with a banknote bearing the First Prefix of 'AA' as every motherfreaker by now would have had a similar note in their possessions unlike the days of yore, when no one is on the look-out for the First Prefixed banknotes, but then, then, most First Prefixed banknotes do not start with the Prefix of 'AA.'
As such, the current First Prefixed 'AA' notes are nothing to gloat about but rather, are meant to be spent when one goes shopping.
***A freshly issued set of proof coins commemorating the golden jubilee of the National Museum and of course, this is an extremely popular issue and that's especially so by looking at the long crowd that queued to buy this issue.
This is also a very popular issue because it so happens that there hasn't been any proof coin issues for one year long now and one year is definitely a long time in the numismatic world as lots of numismatic collectors have lots of dough and they don't know what to do with it while waiting for new commemorative issues to come out. Thus, any new issue, regardless of the theme, will be gobbled up.
And talking about museums, of course, the most famous of all should be The Louvre (Musée du Louvre) in Paris as that's the home of 'Mona Lisa' and one might need a week of more to cover every inch of the museum. But of course, there are no Mona Lisa proof coins to buy, even at the 'mini-shop' at The Louvre.
***Another Bo Derek-like perfect 10 banknote and perfect it should be as it's made of polymer or if you want, plastic, and as such should deserved to be graded as PMG 70 EPQ.
But, all it could get is PMG 66 EPQ. There is nothing imperfect with this banknote as all of its 4 corners are as sharp as hell & the note is as flat as the globe, but, why then, only a 66?
Maybe the many "Sifus" out there could be a source of enlightenment....
***A stack of 100 Running Pieces of the new RM1 ZB Replacement and of course, it came from none other than the Fort Knox-like Monetary Vault of our respected numismatic market leader, Sir Raymond Chang (O.B.E.).
It's amazing that the numismatic market is filled with a deluge of various alphabetical replacements, from ZA, ZB, ZC & Z don't know what.
Why so many Zs? Why so many banknotes have been misprinted that they needed to be replaced?
And of course, there is nothing to gloat about with these ZB Replacements as below the surface, there is a supply and in due course, the market will be flooded.
Have you folks forgotten about the 'rare' RM1 ZD Replacement 'incident?!'
