China (People's Republic), gold 50 yuan (1/2 oz) Panda, 1992, small date (Shenyang mint), NGC MS 68. KM-476; PAN-169B. "There are no common coins or medals from this year" and "the 1992 gold Small Date is by no means a common coin," says Anthony, who does not venture to guess surviving populations of the two different varieties due to errors in attribution, since they are very hard to tell apart. Mintage for both varieties: 35,000 planned, 26,495 actual, with an estimated