China 1983 5 yuan KM-68

Goldberg sale 106, lot 1663

This specimen was lot 1663 in Goldberg sale 104 (Los Angeles, September 2018), where it sold for $132. The catalog description^[1] noted, "China. 5 Yuan, 1983. Panda walking right. NGC graded MS-67." The five yuan was used for the one twentieth ounce gold panda starting in 1983, with a different reverse for each year. The series is still in production tho the twentieth ounce piece is now 25 yuan.

Recorded mintage: 75,454.

Specification: 1.56 g, 0.999 fine gold, .050 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: KM-68.

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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 106: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2018.

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