Year of the Horse Coins from China are Rare in United States

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Year of the Horse Coins
from China are Rare in United States

The Chinese Lunar-Zodiac calendar is over 1,000 years old, but it was not until 1981 that China issued its first Lunar-Zodiac coin. To commemorate the "Year of the Horse," that began on February 12, 2002, China has issued a number of silver and gold coins, but none are more difficult to find outside of China than the decorative and colored series.

A modernistic horse's head is featured on 1 oz. pure silver and 1/10 oz. pure gold prooflike brilliant uncirculated legal tender coins. Mintages are limited to 50,000 and 48,000 pieces respectively, but most are reserved for sale in China. Very few are available from distributor PandaAmerica, priced at $129 per set including presentation box and certificate of authenticity.

The colored 1 oz. pure silver and 1/10 oz. pure gold horse coins from China are also in very small supply in the United States, in spite of their mintages of 100,000 and 30,000 respectively. The vast majority of these were also sold in China. A very limited quantity are available from PandaAmerica, priced at $78 for silver and $145 for gold, including certificates of authenticity.

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Prepared by Mel Wacks