China 2002 100 yuan KM-1415
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This specimen was lot 1902 in Stephen Album sale 43 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2022), where it sold for $132. The catalog description[1] noted, "CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): platinum 100 yuan, 2002, 20th anniversary of the Gold Panda series, containing 1/10 oz .9995 platinum, faint scratch on obverse, NGC graded Proof Details." The Chinese government has, since the mid 1980's, produced a mind boggling array of bullion related collectibles. A complete set is thousands of types yet buyers clamor for more. This one features the panda, one of a series first issued in 1983.
Recorded mintage: 20,000 proofs.
Specification: 3.11 g, 0.999 fine platinum, 18 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-1415.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- 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.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 43, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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