Panda Halves
1999 Mint State 50Y


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Set Details
Origin/Country: CHINA - PANDA SERIES
Design Description:
Item Description: G50Y 1999 PANDA LARGE DATE SERIF 1
Grade: NGC MS 70
Owner: Panda Halves
 
Winning Set: Panda Halves
Date Added: 11/27/2011
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

The 1999 G50Y Serif 1 is considered by experts to be the third rarest regular issued BU panda after the 1998 LD 1/2 and the 2000 Mirrored 1/2. Upon acquisition this coin was the rarest BU panda ever graded in MS70 grade because no G50Y Mirror pandas or G50Y 1998 LD pandas had yet attained a grade of MS70. This coin was acquired from an astute collector who submitted 30+ G50Y 1999 coins in one submission. Of those 30 coins only two came in at MS70. 1999 Pandas sport three distinctive varieties from three different mints. Experts believe that as few as one serif 1 coin were minted out of every 10 G50Y 1999 Pandas making this pattern extremely rare. It is the true Mint State centerpiece gem of my entire collection.

1999 Panda
Face Value: 50Y
Coin Weight: 1/2oz
Content: 99.999 gold
Diameter: 27mm
Quality: Mint State
Mintage Authorized: N/A
Mintage Actual: 12,482

MS70: 1 of 3
(Large Date Plain 1 Large Date Serif 1 and Small Date Combined)

Panda Fact:
In 1999 Bai Yun (White Cloud) gave birth to Hua Mei (China U.S) in the San Diego zoo who later became the first panda born in North America to survive to adulthood.

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