^Lot 500 China (People's Republic), gold 1/4 oz Panda, 1982, short leaf, NGC MS 69 ("top pop," Red China Labe

China (People's Republic), gold 1/4 oz Panda, 1982, short leaf, NGC MS 69 ("top pop," Red China Label). KM-XMB9; PAN-4A. Desirable first year of issue. Mintage: 42,243 (but <19,000 extant). As with the 1/10 oz, not all NGC entries are differentiated by variety (the "short leaf" referring to the leaves to left of the panda), which is the case here; across the entire NGC population, however, there is none at MS 70. Pedigreed to the Gansu Collection of Chinese Panda Coinage.
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