Sorry! This 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine has sold.

1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine

Front: Kingsford Smith at right

Back: Lawrence Hargrave at left

Period on Issue: September 1968

Mintage: 2.2 million


This note has crisp paper and sharp edges all the way around.

When decimal currency was first introduced to Australia in 1966, huge quantities of coins & paper notes were produced to ensure that activity in the Australian economy didn't skip a beat following the change to dollars and cents.

There were huge quantities of notes printed with the Coombs / Wilson signature combination, yet due to the adequate quantities produced originally and the durability of the paper used in the notes, only limited quantities of notes were printed in the years 1967 and 1968.

By coincidence, these are the same years that the Coombs Randall signature was seen on Australia's banknotes. As a general rule, Coombs Randall notes are the rarest and most keenly sought of all Australian paper decimal notes.

The Coombs Randall $20 note is the rarest standard decimal note (that is, not including first or last prefixes & stars) printed in Australia - that includes nearly all the polymer notes too.

These $20 notes were issued for just one month in 1968 - only 2.2 million were printed. Keep in mind that there were some 147 million $20 notes with "Commonwealth of Australia" on them printed in total, while only 2.2 million of them had the Coombs Randall signature combination.

As the images here show, this particular note has crisp paper and sharp edges all the way around.

SKU: 1593

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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 good VF 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 good VF 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 good VF $725.00 Available Now View Product
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1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F good VF 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F good VF 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F good VF $275.00 Available Now View Product
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1968 $20 Note Star Note Phillips/Randall R403S PMG 25 Very Fine 1968 $20 Note Star Note Phillips/Randall R403S PMG 25 Very Fine 1968 $20 Note Star Note Phillips/Randall R403S PMG 25 Very Fine $1,750.00 Available Now View Product
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1976 $20 Note Gothic Serials Centre Thread Knight/Wheeler R406A Uncirculated 1976 $20 Note Gothic Serials Centre Thread Knight/Wheeler R406A Uncirculated 1976 $20 Note Gothic Serials Centre Thread Knight/Wheeler R406A Uncirculated $325.00 Available Now View Product
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1976 $20 Note Gothic Serials Side Thread Knight/Wheeler R406B Uncirculated 1976 $20 Note Gothic Serials Side Thread Knight/Wheeler R406B Uncirculated 1976 $20 Note Gothic Serials Side Thread Knight/Wheeler R406B Uncirculated $425.00 Available Now View Product
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1979 $20 Note Gothic Serials Side Thread Knight/Stone R407A Uncirculated 1979 $20 Note Gothic Serials Side Thread Knight/Stone R407A Uncirculated 1979 $20 Note Gothic Serials Side Thread Knight/Stone R407A Uncirculated $150.00 Available Now View Product
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1979 $20 Note OCR-B Serials Side Thread Knight/Stone R407B Uncirculated 1979 $20 Note OCR-B Serials Side Thread Knight/Stone R407B Uncirculated 1979 $20 Note OCR-B Serials Side Thread Knight/Stone R407B Uncirculated $225.00 Available Now View Product
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1983 $20 Note Johnston/Stone R408 Uncirculated 1983 $20 Note Johnston/Stone R408 Uncirculated 1983 $20 Note Johnston/Stone R408 Uncirculated $140.00 Available Now View Product
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1985 $20 Note Gothic Serials Johnston/Fraser R409B about Uncirculated 1985 $20 Note Gothic Serials Johnston/Fraser R409B about Uncirculated 1985 $20 Note Gothic Serials Johnston/Fraser R409B about Uncirculated $195.00 Available Now View Product
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1985 $20 Note OCR-B Serials Side Thread Johnston/Fraser R409A Uncirculated 1985 $20 Note OCR-B Serials Side Thread Johnston/Fraser R409A Uncirculated 1985 $20 Note OCR-B Serials Side Thread Johnston/Fraser R409A Uncirculated $75.00 Available Now View Product
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1988 $20 Note Gothic Serials Johnston/Fraser R409B Uncirculated 1988 $20 Note Gothic Serials Johnston/Fraser R409B Uncirculated 1988 $20 Note Gothic Serials Johnston/Fraser R409B Uncirculated $395.00 Available Now View Product
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1990 $20 Error Note Fraser/Higgins R412 Inverted Sheet PCGS VF30 PPQ 1990 $20 Error Note Fraser/Higgins R412 Inverted Sheet PCGS VF30 PPQ 1990 $20 Error Note Fraser/Higgins R412 Inverted Sheet PCGS VF30 PPQ $250.00 Available Now View Product
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1990 $20 Note Fraser/Higgins R412 Uncirculated 1990 $20 Note Fraser/Higgins R412 Uncirculated 1990 $20 Note Fraser/Higgins R412 Uncirculated $95.00 Available Now View Product
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1991 $20 Note Fraser/Cole R413 Uncirculated 1991 $20 Note Fraser/Cole R413 Uncirculated 1991 $20 Note Fraser/Cole R413 Uncirculated $50.00 Available Now View Product
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1993 $20 Note AAA serials Fraser/Evans R415A Uncirculated 1993 $20 Note AAA serials Fraser/Evans R415A Uncirculated 1993 $20 Note AAA serials Fraser/Evans R415A Uncirculated $150.00 Available Now View Product
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1993 $20 Note Paper Fraser/Evans R415 Uncirculated 1993 $20 Note Paper Fraser/Evans  R415 Uncirculated 1993 $20 Note Paper Fraser/Evans  R415 Uncirculated $75.00 Available Now View Product
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1994 $20 Note Fraser/Evans R416 Uncirculated 1994 $20 Note Fraser/Evans R416 Uncirculated 1994 $20 Note Fraser/Evans R416 Uncirculated $35.00 Available Now View Product
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Australian Paper $20 Note Issued 1974 ~ 1995 Great Condition Australian Paper $20 Note Issued 1974 ~ 1995 Great Condition Australian Paper $20 Note Issued 1974 ~ 1995 Great Condition $25.00 Available Now View Product
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Commonwealth of Australia Paper $20 Note Issued 1966 ~ 1975  Decent Condition Commonwealth of Australia Paper $20 Note Issued 1966 ~ 1975  Decent Condition Commonwealth of Australia Paper $20 Note Issued 1966 ~ 1975  Decent Condition $50.00 Available Now View Product
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1966 $20 Note Consecutive Trio Coombs/Wilson R401 good EF 1966 $20 Note Consecutive Trio Coombs/Wilson R401 good EF 1966 $20 Note Consecutive Trio Coombs/Wilson R401 good EF $143.75
Last sold for this price on 3/3/2023
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1966 $20 Note Coombs/Wilson R401 Uncirculated 1966 $20 Note Coombs/Wilson R401 Uncirculated 1966 $20 Note Coombs/Wilson R401 Uncirculated $85.00
Last sold for this price on 30/11/2023
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1966 $20 Note Coombs/Wilson R401 Uncirculated 1966 $20 Note Coombs/Wilson R401 Uncirculated 1966 $20 Note Coombs/Wilson R401 Uncirculated $75.00
Last sold for this price on 10/2/2020
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1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F about EF 1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F about EF 1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F about EF $75.00
Last sold for this price on 14/2/2020
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1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F Extremely Fine 1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F Extremely Fine 1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F Extremely Fine $130.00
Last sold for this price on 25/6/2021
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1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F Fine 1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F Fine 1966 $20 Note XAA First Prefix Coombs/Wilson R401F Fine $57.50
Last sold for this price on 25/5/2023
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1966 $20 Specimen Note Type 1 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated 1966 $20 Specimen Note Type 1 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated 1966 $20 Specimen Note Type 1 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated $3,100.00
Last sold for this price on 26/5/2021
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1966 $5 Specimen Note Type 1 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated 1966 $5 Specimen Note Type 1 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated 1966 $5 Specimen Note Type 1 Coombs/Wilson Uncirculated $3,000.00
Last sold for this price on 24/5/2021
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1968 $20 Note Consecutive Pair Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine 1968 $20 Note Consecutive Pair Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine 1968 $20 Note Consecutive Pair Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine $1,100.00
Last sold for this price on 11/2/2021
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1968 $20 Note Consecutive Trio Coombs/Randall R402 good EF 1968 $20 Note Consecutive Trio Coombs/Randall R402 good EF 1968 $20 Note Consecutive Trio Coombs/Randall R402 good EF $4,000.00
Last sold for this price on 12/8/2022
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 about EF 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 about EF 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 about EF $275.00
Last sold for this price on 13/2/2021
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Extremely Fine $1,250.00
Last sold for this price on 5/7/2024
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Fine $155.00
Last sold for this price on 7/10/2024
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 good EF 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 good EF 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 good EF $1,062.00
Last sold for this price on 30/10/2024
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Good Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Good Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Good Fine $160.00
Last sold for this price on 21/9/2020
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Very Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Very Fine 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Very Fine $495.00
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1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Very Good 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Very Good 1968 $20 Note Coombs/Randall R402 Very Good $150.00
Last sold for this price on 3/9/2023
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1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall R403 Uncirculated 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall R403 Uncirculated 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall R403 Uncirculated $662.50
Last sold for this price on 5/12/2023
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1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F about EF 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F about EF 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F about EF $318.00
Last sold for this price on 30/10/2024
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1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F Fine 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F Fine 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F Fine $125.00
Last sold for this price on 16/3/2024
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1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F good EF 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F good EF 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F good EF $395.00
Last sold for this price on 25/7/2023
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1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F Very Fine 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F Very Fine 1968 $20 Note Phillips/Randall XBS First Prefix R403F Very Fine $270.00
Last sold for this price on 11/9/2023
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1968 $20 Star Note Phillips/Randall R403s good VF 1968 $20 Star Note Phillips/Randall R403s good VF 1968 $20 Star Note Phillips/Randall R403s good VF $2,750.00
Last sold for this price on 30/8/2024
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1968 $20 Star Note Phillips/Randall R403s Very Good 1968 $20 Star Note Phillips/Randall R403s Very Good 1968 $20 Star Note Phillips/Randall R403s Very Good $820.00
Last sold for this price on 10/12/2023
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1972 $20 Note Commonwealth of Australia Phillips/Wheeler R404 Uncirculated 1972 $20 Note Commonwealth of Australia Phillips/Wheeler R404 Uncirculated 1972 $20 Note Commonwealth of Australia Phillips/Wheeler R404 Uncirculated $300.00
Last sold for this price on 30/7/2024
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1974 $20 Note Australia Phillips/Wheeler R405 Uncirculated 1974 $20 Note Australia Phillips/Wheeler R405 Uncirculated 1974 $20 Note Australia Phillips/Wheeler R405 Uncirculated $295.00
Last sold for this price on 3/3/2021
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1976 $20 Note Knight/Wheeler Wet Ink Transfer Error R406A good VF 1976 $20 Note Knight/Wheeler Wet Ink Transfer Error R406A good VF 1976 $20 Note Knight/Wheeler Wet Ink Transfer Error R406A good VF $287.50
Last sold for this price on 26/11/2024
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1976 $20 Note Run of 4 Gothic Centre Knight/Wheeler R406A about Unc 1976 $20 Note Run of 4 Gothic Centre Knight/Wheeler R406A about Unc 1976 $20 Note Run of 4 Gothic Centre Knight/Wheeler R406A about Unc $300.00
Last sold for this price on 18/9/2024
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1989 $20 Note Phillips/Fraser EYD Last Prefix R411L good VF 1989 $20 Note Phillips/Fraser EYD Last Prefix R411L good VF 1989 $20 Note Phillips/Fraser EYD Last Prefix R411L good VF $110.00
Last sold for this price on 24/6/2020
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1989 $20 Note Phillips/Fraser R411 Uncirculated 1989 $20 Note Phillips/Fraser R411 Uncirculated 1989 $20 Note Phillips/Fraser R411 Uncirculated $125.00
Last sold for this price on 30/8/2024
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1991 $20 Consecutive Run of 9 Notes Fraser/Cole R413 good EF 1991 $20 Consecutive Run of 9 Notes Fraser/Cole R413 good EF 1991 $20 Consecutive Run of 9 Notes Fraser/Cole R413 good EF $250.00
Last sold for this price on 2/6/2023
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1991 $20 Note AAA serials Fraser/Cole R413A Uncirculated 1991 $20 Note AAA serials Fraser/Cole R413A Uncirculated 1991 $20 Note AAA serials Fraser/Cole R413A Uncirculated $150.00
Last sold for this price on 24/7/2023
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1991 $20 Note Bundle Fraser/Cole R413 Uncirculated 1991 $20 Note Bundle Fraser/Cole R413 Uncirculated 1991 $20 Note Bundle Fraser/Cole R413 Uncirculated $4,750.00
Last sold for this price on 16/2/2024
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1991 $20 Note Fraser/Cole R413 Wet Ink Transfer Error about EF 1991 $20 Note Fraser/Cole R413 Wet Ink Transfer Error about EF 1991 $20 Note Fraser/Cole R413 Wet Ink Transfer Error about EF $750.00
Last sold for this price on 27/10/2023
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1993 $20 Note ADK Last Paper Prefix Fraser/Evans R415L Uncirculated 1993 $20 Note ADK Last Paper Prefix Fraser/Evans R415L Uncirculated 1993 $20 Note ADK Last Paper Prefix Fraser/Evans R415L Uncirculated $109.25
Last sold for this price on 9/8/2024
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