2024 China 30 gram Gold Panda (MD Premier + PCGS FS Single)

  
2024 China 30 gram Gold Panda (MD® Premier + PCGS FS Single). Photos in this listing may or may not be stock photos. The photos are meant to be an indication of the product you will receive.

In partnership with PCGS, 2024 MintDirect® Premier Gold Pandas now have the added benefit of qualifying for the sought-after PCGS FirstStrike® designation if submitted for grading in sealed packaging, bringing additional value to this popular program. APMEX has partnered with PCGS, one of the most trusted names in numismatics, to further enhance the MintDirect® Premier program. This partnership with PCGS allows MintDirect® Premier with PCGS FirstStrike® 2024 Gold Pandas in their sealed packaging to remain eligible for the FirstStrike® designation if submitted to PCGS for grading long after new FirstStrike®-eligible coins are typically off the market. Each 2024 30 gram Gold Panda is placed in a non-reactive plastic polymer authentication card to protect your coin's finish. Only coins received in the first 30 days of release from the China Mint are eligible for the MintDirect®.

This provides assurance that these 30 gram Gold Pandas are among the best struck releases of the year. Packaged in RF-welded plastic polymer case (2 1/2 x 3 1/4), protecting the coin's finish, with included authentication card.

To remain FirstStrike® eligible, coins must be unopened in the original packaging. Multiples of 10 are housed in a 10-count APMEX MintDirect® singles storage box (5" x 2 5/8" x 3 1/2).

Multiples of 20 are housed in a 20-count APMEX MintDirect® singles storage box (10" x 2 5/8" x 3 1/2). APMEX storage boxes hold MintDirect® or MintDirect® Premier TEP singles and are stackable with other APMEX Mini Monster Boxes and the APMEX Monster Box. This process requires the coins to be removed from their original mint capsules. Obverse: Depicts the Hall of Prayer for Abundant Harvests in the Temple of Heaven in Beijing encircled by People's Republic of China in Chinese completed with the year of issue, 2024. Reverse: Features a mother panda with its cub. The mother panda was depicted on the 2019 coin as the cub. Guaranteed by the People's Bank of China. Secure your Gold Panda by adding an attractive display box.

Enhance your existing Chinese Gold Panda collection with this highly sought after coin. Add the 2024 30 gram Gold Chinese Panda coin to your cart today!

Were first minted in 1982 in 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 1/4 oz and 1/10 oz coins. In 1983, they introduced the 1/20 oz sized coins. Some years also include 5 oz and 12 oz gold coins. In 2016, the People's Republic of China began minting Gold Pandas in the metric system sizes to better suit the international appeal of the coins.

Each year, the design of the panda changes, making them highly collectible. The only year they did not change design was 2002, which used the same design as 2001. Collectors spoke up about this halt in the design changes, and the annual design changes resumed in 2003. The People's Republic of China issues and guarantees the quality of each Gold Panda coin. Gold Panda coins are minted from several mints each year.

Those mints include but are not limited to Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai and Shenyang. Mint, these Chinese mints do not incorporate mint marks to distinguish the difference between each mint every year. Some years such as 1987 do feature a "Y" mint mark or "S" mint mark. The mints are also known for having minor differences in the design of the coin such as font size, small date, large date and designs of the temple in certain year's mintages. With the annual change in design and unique mint variations, the price of Gold Pandas has appreciated over time, making them highly sought after by collectors and investors.

To add to their collectibility, the People's Republic of China issues specialty designed Gold Panda coins for coin expositions. These designs usually feature similar panda designs with extra scrollwork or other design enhancing features along with the exposition's name and variations in the Hall of Prayer for Abundant Harvests designs.

At the end of every year, the Chinese Mint issues coins that carry the date of the upcoming new year. Accordingly, the dies used to strike the coins from the prior year are destroyed and new dies are engraved, prepared and deployed to strike the coins for the new year. The coin dies wear down over thousands of strikes, causing the details of the engraved die that transfers to the newly struck coin to flatten, diminishing the quality of the finished coin below standards. At this point, the dies are replaced. For each minting press, new dies may be required multiple times each year.

There is no public notice that dies are changed, and each minting press changes dies at different times required by die wear. Because each new year brings new dies, APMEX has designated all products delivered by the mint during the first 30 days of their issuance that go through the MintDirect®. The sealing process seals the coin within the authentication card, creating a tamper-evident package that will guarantee your investment indefinitely.

After the process is completed, the coin in the tamper-evident package is removed from the machine and checked to ensure that the quality of the packaging meets our exacting standards. You now have a finished 2024 30 gram Gold Panda MintDirect® Premier + PCGS FirstStrike® single.

By using this process, APMEX can guarantee that the coins you receive are authentic and in the exact condition as they were when they left the mint. Note: The MintDirect® process does not guarantee protection from spotting or tarnishing that normally occurs in chemically active metals such as gold, silver and platinum. This is not a photo of the actual item.