The Sharjah 2018 Stamp Exhibition is November 13–17 at the Mega Mall.
Heritage Auctions, an Official Submission Center for Paper Money Guaranty™ (PMG®), will be attending the Sharjah 2018 Stamp Exhibition, November 13–17 at the Mega Mall in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
As an Official Submission Center for PMG, Heritage Auctions accepts banknotes from customers for submission to PMG and answers questions about PMG services. Heritage Auctions will be at booths 3 and 4.
For submissions at this show only, Heritage Auctions will offer free PMG grading for any banknotes valued over $1,000 each that are consigned to a future Heritage Auctions sale. Other banknotes will be accepted, but the regular PMG UK grading fees apply.
Heritage Auctions will also accept Numismatic Guaranty Corporation™ (NGC®) submissions at the NGC UK grading rates.
Banknotes submitted to Heritage Auctions during the show can be made available for local pickup in Dubai by the end of January 2019. Clients wishing to have their banknotes shipped to another destination must provide Heritage Auctions with a FedEx account number or arrange collection from Heritage Auctions’ London office.
For more information, contact Nicholas Mathioudakis, Managing Director of Heritage Auctions UK, at +44 (0) 207 493 0498 or NicholasM@ha.com.
Heritage Auctions will charge the following fees for PMG submissions made at the Sharjah 2018 Stamp Exhibition. There is a £10 handling fee per submission.
PMG Grading Tiers
| Tier or Service |
Definition |
Fee |
| Unlimited Value WalkThrough |
Notes valued £40,001 and up. |
£75 + 0.83% FMV
(£375 minimum fee) |
| High Value WalkThrough |
Notes valued up to £40,000. |
£258.33 |
| WalkThrough |
Notes valued up to £20,000. |
£145.83 |
| Express |
Notes valued up to £7,500. |
£70.83 |
| Standard |
Notes valued up to £2,500. |
£37.50 |
| Economy |
Notes valued up to £750 except errors, US BEP issued bonds, specimens, proofs, essays and / or notes not listed in Paper Money of the United States by Arthur and Ira Friedberg, Standard Catalog of United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782–1866 by James Haxby, Confederate and Southern States Currency by Grover Criswell, Military Payment Certificates by Fred Schwan, Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Bank Notes edited by R. J. Graham and Standard Catalog of World Paper Money edited by Tracy Schmidt. |
£25 |
| Economy Special |
Notes valued up to £750. All errors, US BEP issued bonds, specimens, proofs, US essays and / or notes not listed in Friedberg, Haxby, Criswell, Schwan, Charlton, or the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. |
£29.17 |
| Modern (1960–present) |
Notes valued up to £250. All notes issued 1960 to present except error notes, US BEP-issued bonds, specimens, proofs, US essays and / or notes not listed in Friedberg, Haxby, Criswell, Schwan, Charlton or the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. |
£15 |
| Bulk Consecutive Notes |
Applies to all bulk submissions: Notes valued up to £250. Fifty (50)-note minimum. The following notes are NOT eligible for bulk submission tiers: error notes, US BEP-issued bonds, specimens, proofs, US essays. Chinese notes issued from 1948 through the 1953 First Series notes (Pick numbers 800 to 859) and / or notes not listed in Friedberg, Haxby, Criswell, Schwan, Charlton or the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. All notes must be the same catalog number and all serial numbers must be in consecutive order. All vintage or modern notes are accepted provided they meet the bulk requirements above. |
£10.83 |
| Bulk Mixed Vintage (Pre-1960) |
Applies to all bulk submissions: Notes valued up to £250. Fifty (50)-note minimum. The following notes are NOT eligible for bulk submission tiers: error notes, US BEP-issued bonds, specimens, proofs, US essays. Chinese notes issued from 1948 through the 1953 First Series notes (Pick numbers 800 to 859) and / or notes not listed in Friedberg, Haxby, Criswell, Schwan, Charlton or the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Notes may be a mix of catalog numbers and / or serial numbers. |
£15 |
| Bulk Mixed Modern (1960–present) |
Applies to all bulk submissions: Notes valued up to £250. Fifty (50)-note minimum. The following notes are NOT eligible for bulk submission tiers: error notes, US BEP-issued bonds, specimens, proofs, US essays. Chinese notes issued from 1948 through the 1953 First Series notes (Pick numbers 800 to 859) and / or notes not listed in Friedberg, Haxby, Criswell, Schwan, Charlton or the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Notes may be a mix of catalog numbers and / or serial numbers. All notes issued 1960 to present are accepted provided they meet the bulk requirements above. |
£12.50 |
PMG Add-on Services
| Tier or Service |
Definition |
Fee |
| Early Releases / First Releases |
Use this service to receive the EARLY RELEASES or FIRST RELEASES designation for qualifying notes. Select only one. Visit PMGnotes.uk/cutoffdates for a list of eligible notes and submission cutoff dates. |
Tier + £6.67 |
| PMG Oversize Holder |
Notes sized 195 mm x 120 mm to 205 mm x 220 mm must be submitted on a separate form. |
Tier + £10 |
| Small Custom |
Available for multi-note sets, uncut sheets and notes larger than 205 x 220 mm must be submitted on a separate form. Select Small Custom Holder for sizes up to 305 mm x 350 mm. |
Tier + £18.33 |
| Large Custom |
Available for multi-note sets, uncut sheets and notes larger than 205 x 220 mm must be submitted on a separate form.
Select Large Custom Holder for sizes 305 x 350 mm to 400 x 470 mm |
Tier + £37.50 |
| ReGrade |
If you disagree with a grade assigned by PMG, you may submit the note for review for a higher grade. Note must be intact in its PMG holder. Also choose a grading tier according to note value. |
Tier fee |
| Variety |
Additional attribution not listed in Friedberg, Haxby, Criswell, Schwan, Charlton & the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. |
Tier + £4.17 |
| Pedigree |
Reserved for information pertaining to a private or public collection.(Ex: Ford Collection) |
Tier + £4.17 |
PMG ReHolders and Other Services
| Tier or Service |
Definition |
Fee |
| ReHolder |
A note in a PMG holder can be submitted for placement in a new holder. Notes valued up to £7,500. |
£10 |
| High Value ReHolder |
A note in a PMG holder can be submitted for placement in a new holder. Notes valued over £7,500. |
£18.33 |
| Appearance Review |
Review of a PMG note you believe is overgraded. |
£0 per note |
| Internet Imaging |
If chosen, PMG provides digital imaging for notes submitted under any of its grading and service tiers at £4 per note. Consists of an accurate Internet-resolution 150 dpi JPEG image of the holder's obverse and reverse. Applies to all notes on the form. |
£3.33 per note |
| Return Packaging |
Examples include Certificates of Authenticity and folders/ boxes |
£4.17 per form |
* The above fees do not include 20% UK VAT (if applicable).