1992 Chinese Silver Panda

1992 Chinese Silver Panda Obverse (Frosty)

1992 Chinese Silver Panda Obverse

1992 Chinese Silver Panda Reverse (Frosty)

1992 Chinese Silver Panda Reverse

The 1992 Chinese Silver Panda was issued with the following denominations:

1 oz.t 40mm 10 Yuan BU Unknown Mintage

1 oz.t 40mm 10 Yuan Proof 20,000

5 oz.t 70mm 50 Yuan Proof 4,000

12 oz.t 80mm 100 Yuan Proof 2,500

Total NGC graded Large Date: 257

MS70 (3); MS69 (191); MS68 (48); MS67 (8); MS66 (5); MS65 (1); MS64 (1)

Total NGC graded Small Date: 220

MS70 (0); MS69 (83); MS68 (96); MS67 (28); MS66 (8); MS65 (1); MS64 (4)

Highest Certified: NGC PF69/PCGS PR69 DCAM

The 1992 frosty version of the Chinese Silver Panda coin is my favourite version. Prior to owning the frosty version, I could only see the coin through photos. It was until I held both versions in my hands, could I tell the difference and the beauty of the frosty version. Most people call the frosty version 'Large Date' which got me trying to figure out the difference but it wasn't distinctive from photos. As seen from the first and second photos, the background of the Temple of Heaven is frosty and non-frosty respectively. The font of '1992' is also differentiated in terms of frostiness. On the reverse, the field is deep cameo while the relief is frosty on the frosty coin (third photo).

The Proof version is intriguing to me in a way that it has a torch mark on it, which I'm trying to find out what the torch mark meant for the coin. I have seen the torch mark on the obverse side of the coin but have yet to see the coin having the torch mark on the reverse side though the seller claimed it to be so.

Average Transacted Price in ebay (Jun - Dec 2009) (Shipped):

1 oz.t - S$130.33 (Small)

1 oz.t - S$138.01 (Frosty)

1 oz.t - S$190.42 (Proof COA)

5 oz.t - S$669.68 (COA & Box)

12 oz.t - S$905.55 (COA & Box)