China 1982 1/10 ounce KMX-MB8

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Stack's Bowers April 2021 Hong Kong sale, lot 54004
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This specimen was lot 54004 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Gold 1/10 Ounce, 1982. Panda Series. NGC MS-64. A brilliant prooflike strike with mirrored fields and frosty devices." This, the first panda, lacked a denomination, so is classed as a medal.

Recorded mintage: 75,000.

Specification: 3.11 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.100 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: cf.Fr-B7; KMX-MB8; PAN-5A.

Source:

  • Anthony, Peter, Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyers Guide, 3rd Ed., Los Angeles, 2017.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The April 2021 Hong Kong Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

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