China 2004 500 yuan KM-1537
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This specimen was lot 1134 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $2,100. The catalog description[1] noted, "China-People's Republic. 500 Yuan, 2004. Weight 1 Ounce. Panda and Cub. One year type. NGC graded MS-68." The SCWC notes that large and small date varieties exist. The one ounce panda was raised from 100 yuan to 500 yuan in 2000. The platinum and palladium issues were abandoned after 2005, leaving only gold and silver.
Recorded mintage: 55,000.
Specification: 31.1 g, 0.999 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM-1537.
- 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]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.
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