China 2020 500 yuan

from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, lot 45623

This specimen was lot 45623 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it sold for $2,520. The catalog description^[1] noted, "CHINA. Gold 500 Yuan, 2020-(Y). Shenyang Mint. Panda Series. NGC MS-70." 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. The one ounce panda was raised from 100 yuan to 500 yuan in 2000 and reduced in weight from 31.1 g to 30 g in 2016. The SCWC has not updated its listings of pandas since 2012.

Recorded mintage: 1,000,000.

Specification: 30 g, 0.999 fine gold, 32 mm diameter, 0.96 troy oz AGW.

Catalog reference: Numista #183647.

Source:

• 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.
• ^[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.

Link to:

• 2016 10 yuan, panda, 1 g gold
• 2016 500 yuan, panda, 30 g gold
• 2017 50 yuan, panda, 150 g silver
• 2017 100 yuan, panda, 8 g gold
• 2018 10 yuan, panda, 30 g silver, with sticker
• Coins and currency dated 2020