Finally finished reading the book and thanks to my new found knowledge was able to attribute/classify all the coins in my collection by mint, date size and applicable varieties. Matched my collection to Huang Ruiyong's Star ranking list and desirable gold bullion Panda and came up with the following results:
==> Star (Ranking) List of Modern Chinese Medals <==
> Platinum <
4 Stars - Foreign Expo
1987 1 troz New York Expo
> Gold <
4 Stars - Foreign Expo
1988 1 troz Hong Kong
1988 1 troz 97th ANA
1988 1 troz Basel Expo 'Au' Version
1988 1 troz Basel Expo 'Pt' Version
1990 1 troz Zurich Expo
3.5 Stars - Foreign Expo
1987 1 troz New York Expo
1988 1 troz New Orleans Expo (x2)
1988 1 troz Munich
3.5 Stars - Money
1985 1/10 troz Bao Yuan Vault Protector
1990 1oz Bao Yuan Vault Protector
3 Stars - Foreign Expo
1987 1 troz San Francisco Expo
1987 1 troz New Orleans Expo
2 Stars - Foreign Expo
1987 1 troz Tong Tong
1989 1/4 troz New York Expo
> Silver <
3.5 Stars - Money
1987 5 troz Great Qing Dynasty Vault Protector
2 Stars - Money
1990 1 troz Bao Yuan Vault Protector
==> Star (Ranking) List Of Modern Chinese Coins <==
> Platinum <
4 Stars - Panda
1990 100 Yuan 1 troz Panda (x2)
3 Stars - Panda
1989 100 Yuan 1 troz Panda
2 Stars - Panda
1987 100 Yuan 1 troz Panda
1988 100 Yuan 1 troz Panda
> Gold <
3 Stars - Lunar
1985 150 Yuan 8 grams Ox
2 Stars - Lunar
1988 150 Yuan 8 grams Dragon
> Silver <
1 Star - Traditional Culture
1990 1/2 Yuan 2 grams Dragon & Phoenix
==> Gold Panda 'year priority' list arranged in 2012 by Huang Ruiyong according to research:
N 1998 Shenyang Large Date
N 2000 Shanghai Mirror
N 1999 Shanghai Small Date
N 1999 Shenzhen Guobao Serif
Y 1998 Shanghai Small Date (1 oz Au)
Y 1995 Shenyang Small Date (1 oz Au)
N 1995 Shanghai Large Date
Y 1989 Shenyang Large Date (1, 1/4, 1/20 oz Au)
Y 1994 Shenyang Small Date (1 oz Au)
N 1994 Shanghai Large Date
Y 1993 Shanghai Large Date (1 oz Au)
Y 1999 Shenyang Large Date (1 oz Au)
Y 2002 Shenzhen Guobao (1 oz Au)
Y 2000 Shenzhen Guobao (1 oz Au)
Y 1991 Shenyang (1, 1/4 oz Au)
N 1991 Shanghai
Y 1996 Shenyang Large Date (1 oz Au)
N 1996 Shanghai Small Date
Y 1997 Shenyang Large Date (1 oz Au)
N 1997 Shanghai Small Date
Y 1982 (1 oz Au)
Y 2001D (1 oz Au)
Y 1987Y (1, 1/4 oz Au)
Y 2006 (1 oz Au)
The above estimate is a very simple rough estimate of gold panda set rankings. In all reality as the population of panda enthusiasts grows, and as the amount of research into the gold pandas probes deeper, the above estimates will certainly need to be readjusted. Becoming an expert at hidden gems is congratulatory but I have not become that familiar (just better at it). Only by studying mountains of gold panda coins and research can one hope to acquire true expertise.
