China 1982 1/4 ounce KMX-MB9
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This specimen was lot 54003 in Stack's Bowers Hong Kong auction (Hong Kong, April 2021), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. Gold 1/4 Ounce, 1982. Panda Series. NGC MS-69. A SCARCE and brilliant prooflike strike with reflective fields and frosty devices." This, the first panda, lacked a denomination, so is classed as a medal.
Recorded mintage: 40,000.
Specification: 7.78 g, 0.999 fine gold, 0.250 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-B6; KMX-MB9; PAN-4A.
- 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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