China (People's Republic), gold 10 yuan (1/10 oz) Panda, 1996, small date (Shanghai mint), NGC MS 69. KM-884; PAN-259A. Only three higher at MS 70 in the current NGC census. Note in this year the large and small dates flip-flopped mints from previous years, the small date being Shanghai and the large date being Shenyang, which continued for the following years. This coin was graded without variety by NGC. Mintage for both mints: 57,203; estimated extant population for this variety