China 1983 50 yuan KM-71

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from Stack's Bowers 2016 ANA sale, lot 22238
photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC

This specimen was lot 22238 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Anaheim, CA, August 2016), where it sold for $881.25. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA. 50 Yuan, 1983. Panda Series. NGC MS-69. From very early in the series and in nearly flawless condition. No spots, tone or fog." The fifty yuan was used for the half ounce gold panda starting in 1983, with a different reverse for each year. The one ounce panda was one hundred yuan.

Recorded mintage: 28,596.

Specification: 15.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, .500 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B5; KM-71; PAN-7a.

Source:

  • Anthony, Peter, Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyers Guide, 3rd Ed., Los Angeles, 2017.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Ponterio, Richard, The August 2016 Anaheim ANA Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.

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