Watch List notes:

China (People's Republic), gold 50 yuan (1/2 oz) Panda, 1996, large date (Shenyang mint), NGC MS 69. KM-886; PAN-257B. Very low estimated surviving rate, with only six 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. Mintage for both mints: 13,849; estimated extant population for this variety