China (People's Republic), gold 10 yuan (1/10 oz) Panda, 1997, small date (Shanghai mint), NGC MS 70 ("top pop"). KM-987; PAN-282A. One of only fourteen pieces at MS 70 in the current NGC census. Anthony: "among the scarcer dates... only a small fraction of these coins have apparently survived." Actual mintage for both mints: 46,628; estimated extant population for this variety