Watch List notes:

China (People's Republic), gold 50 yuan (1/2 oz) Panda, 1999, large date plain 1 (Shenyang mint), NGC MS 69. KM-1220; PAN-317B. Only two higher at MS 70 in the current NGC census. This year is the only one in which all Pandas were struck at three separate mints. Anthony: "The 1999 50 Yuan 1/2 oz. gold Large Date Panda Plain 1 is another scarce coin." Actual mintage for all the mints: 12,482; estimated extant population for this variety