China People's Republic gold Proof "Year of the Rat" 150 Yuan 1984

China
People's Republic gold Proof "Year of the Rat" 150 Yuan 1984 PR68 Deep Cameo PCGS, Shenyang mint, KM94, Cheng-pg. 23, 4, CC-64. Lunar series. Mintage: 2,248. One of the key issues of the highly collectible Lunar series, featuring full night-and-day cameo contrasts with just a small copper spot at the rat's belly. We would note that while an initial mintage of 5,000 coins was planned, both the Standard Catalog and the Gold & Silver Coins of China Standard Catalogue record that only 2,248 pieces were actually struck. Sold with COA #152.

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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD