Watch List notes:

China (People's Republic), gold 50 yuan (1/2 oz) Panda, 1994, large date (Shanghai mint), NGC MS 69. KM-614; PAN-212A. Only twelve higher at MS 70 in the current NGC census for this variety. Anthony: "Despite a large reported mintage this is a surprisingly hard-to-find 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 ½ oz. Pandas at that time were few and far between. To this day the ½ oz. size is one of the less popular ones and many of these coins may have been melted." Actual mintage for both mints: 16,788; estimated extant population for this variety