China 2011 2000 yuan KM-1982
This specimen was lot 42073 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $12,600. The catalog description[1] noted, "Intensely Enticing and Attractive Flawless Panda Issue, CHINA. Gold 2000 Yuan (5 Ounces), 2011. Panda Series. NGC PROOF-70 Ultra Cameo. Featuring an adult panda and cub, this charming and highly impressive specimen resides at the ultimate top spot in the NGC census with a small handful of others. Exceptionally dazzling and radiant throughout." The one ounce panda was raised from 100 yuan to 500 yuan in 2000. Other 2000 yuan for the year include KM 1802, 1819, 1962 and 1963. The wrong photo is shown in the SCWC. The current bullion value (August 2024) is about $12,600.
Recorded mintage: 2,000.
Specification: 155.55 g, 0.999 fine gold, 5 troy oz AGW, 60 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Fr-B13; KM-1982; PAN-534A.
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- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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