Watch List notes:

China (People's Republic), gold 100 yuan (1 oz) Panda, 1994, small date (Shenyang mint), NGC MS 69. KM-615; PAN-211B. One two higher at MS 70 in the current NGC census for this variety. Anthony: "Despite a decent reported mintage this is a truly scarce coin today. One attrition factor was that the mid-nineties was a period when many other series of Chinese coins were in the spotlight. Collectors, or even hoarders, for 1 oz. gold Pandas were few and far between. Not to mention that the 1 oz size has almost always been the least popular size of gold Pandas and many of these coins may have been melted." Mintage for both mints: 35,000 planned; 24,438 actual; estimated extant population for this variety