China 2009 50 yuan

Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale, lot 70539

This specimen was lot 70539 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2022), where it sold for $240. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. 50 Yuan, 2009. Panda Series. NGC MS-69. A delightful entrant into this popular series, and one that resides at the cusp of perfection." The Chinese government has, since the mid 1980's, produced a mind boggling array of bullion related collectibles. The gold panda is one of the most popular. Prior to 2001, the one-tenth ounce panda was denominated ten yuan. In the panda series, the SCWC lists the 2000 yuan (KM 1873), 500 yuan (KM 1872) and the 200 yuan (KM 1870) for 2009 but nothing smaller; the KM 1978 listed by the auctioneers is not correct.

Recorded mintage: unknown but all proofs.

Specification: 3.110 g, 0.999 fine gold, 18 mm diameter, 0.100 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Fr-B17; KM unlisted; PAN-501A.

Source:

• ^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The June 2022 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring Selections from the Kings Norton Mint Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
• 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, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.

Link to:

• 2009 10 yuan, 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China
• 2009 500 yuan, panda, 1 oz gold
• 2010 50 yuan, panda, 1/10 oz gold
• Coins and currency dated 2009