Watch List notes:

China (People's Republic), gold 100 yuan (1 oz) Panda, 1995, small date (Shenyang mint), NGC MS 69. KM-719; PAN-235B. Only four higher at MS 70 in the current NGC census for this variety. Anthony: "1995 was an interesting year for Pandas. Although announced mintages were reasonable it soon became clear that Pandas from this year were difficult to come by. This was a time period when many other series of Chinese coins took over the spotlight and collectors, or even hoarders, for this coin were few. So it's no surprise that the 1995 100 Yuan remains a scarce coin today. In fact it is now considered to be one of the key coins of the 1 oz. gold Panda series." Mintage for both mints: 35,000 planned; 17,412 actual; estimated extant population for this variety