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Home  Ten Dollar $10 NOTE 1988 Bicentennial 1st issue AB 10 First Prefix Johnston/Fraser Uncirculated Consecutive Run of 10 
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$10 NOTE 1988 Bicentennial 1st issue AB 10 First Prefix Johnston/Fraser Uncirculated Consecutive Run of 10
An intact run of 10 of the very first polymer notes issued anywhere in the world.
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$10 NOTE 1988 Bicentennial 1st issue AB 10 First Prefix Johnston/Fraser Uncirculated Consecutive Run of 10 An intact run of 10 of the very first polymer notes issued anywhere in the world. Polymer banknotes are now so widely used around the world that it seems like another era when the 1988 $10 commemorative note was first introduced. Hugely innovative at the time these notes were first seen, they were certainly not accepted seamlessly by the Australian public! This particular run of notes features AB 1094 at the beginning of their serial numbers, and this indicates that they were among the first million polymer notes to be issued into circulation anywhere in the world, ever! Not only are they incredibly historic for that reason, and destined to remain important to collectors of polymer notes the world over for decades to come, they remain in superb condition and are a consecutive run of 10 notes! We find it interesting that one of the notes has a hologram that is significantly lower in quality than the others - if you check the second image posted above, you can clearly see evidence of the production difficulties that NPA staff had in producing these revolutionary notes. We have it on good authority from the vendor that they were "purchased" from a local bank in Mandurah on January 26th in 1988 - just one day after they were officially released for circulation by the RBA. Although these notes catalogue at $1,000 apiece in the latest 2012 Pocket Guide by Greg McDonald,we've priced them in line with recent auction results, albeit auction results for single notes and consecutive pairs of AB10 notes from the first series. We believe this incredible run of 10 consecutive notes is perfect for the collector that has a long-term belief in the market for Australia's polymer notes, and is interested in setting aside something rare that will be appreciated just as much by collectors around the world in years to come. Don't hesitate to contact us for more information about recent market values, we'll be pleased to share our research with you. $5,950.00 
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