China 1990 100 yuan KM-272

from the Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale, lot 22385

This specimen was lot 22385 in Stack's Bowers 2018 NYINC sale (New York, January 2018), where it sold for $1,560. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. 100 Yuan, 1990. Panda Series. NGC MS-69. Large date. Hard mirror fields with frosted cameo devices. Brilliant and attractive." This NCLT was the eighth one ounce panda, the series having begun in 1983. Subsequent programs added silver and platinum pandas in varying sizes from one gram up to 4.85 kilo.

Recorded mintage: 53,898 plus 5,000 proofs.

Specification: 31.13 g, 0.999 fine gold, 1 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B4; KM-272; PAN-118a.

Source:

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.
Anthony, Peter, Gold & Silver Panda Coin Buyers Guide, 3rd Ed., Los Angeles, 2017.
^[1]Ponterio, Richard, Kyle Ponterio, John Kraljevich and Cris Chatigny, The January 2018 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Eldorado Collection of Colombian and Ecuadorian Coins, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2017.

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China 1990 100 yuan KM-272

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