Panda S10Y Proof Coins (1oz) ( Including Colorized)
1993

Owner Comments:

The 1993 panda coins were stuck in both proof and BU quality. The proof coin included a “P” mark on the panda side of the coin to denote the proof quality. The BU coin had 4 varieties – small and large dates frosted or not frosted. The small date was minted at the Shenyang mint and the large date at the Shanghai mint. The small and the large dates both utilized a “serif” style 1. This is also the first year that the proof coin panda design differed from the BU panda design.

Mintage was 120,000 BU and only 20,000 Proof

Comment: There seems to be some NGC coins that were certified before NGC recognized the frosted variety of this coin. So there may be some NGC labels for a 1993 panda that don’t say, “frosted”, but the panda is frosted.