Hahhaa... someone bid on my one! It's only at $10AUD at the moment! Alas, mine is the more common Large D. 160936596845
Call it a speculative buy but I just purchased a small D for $500.00 http://www.ebay.com/itm/261142236291?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
time will tell ,IMHO i believe it to be more rare than the 2003 mirror for sure, you would see many more pop up on the market by now ,if they where that abundant , just my 2 cents, maybe not graded so soon but for sure you would see OMP ,if there was that many around (remember the 2003 mirror?) these 2 varieties are easily distinguishable especially when you compare them side by side so folks will know the difference pretty readily not like the 2003 mirror that kept everyone guessing including me time will tell
I'll get to working on the coin compendium specimens. That will (eventually) give us some population estimates.
Price of the 1992 SD MS 69 Small Date Panda seem to be skyrocketing. The last auction just ended at US$588.00 http://www.ebay.com/itm/321042184656?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 Funny thing is that I just purchased one from Clark Smith a couple of weeks ago for $375.00.
That might seem a little high but the older pandas seem to be like this, drastic price differences up or down within weeks or months. I have been trying to get one of these in 69 for a while in the $400-$500 range and found 0 , this seems to be a very hard coin to get in a 69 usually with a bad luster or white spots , I have graded quite a few in OMP and never yet been able to get a 69. Many may disagree but I think this may be the next most valuable silver 1 oz panda in 69 after the "Big 3" , excluding proofs and some of the newer varieties. Anyone else have much experience in getting these graded?
On a separate note 1998 Large Date MS 69s have been tanking lately. The last few auctions have finished below $310.00.
I'm not sure if this is the best time of year to be auctioning the only 1oz AU Frosted 2000 coin to ever grade MS70. 140898745847 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-NGC-MS...8745847?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item20ce383df7) 1.5 days to go and it's only at $3700.. someone may grab a Christmas bargain. Merry Xmas
interesting listing... http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-China-...=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557