Guide
What is a Chinese Panda coin worth?
China's Panda coins come in .999 gold and silver, with a new panda design almost every year. They're valued on their metal, and many sell to collectors for more.
Updated October 28, 2026 · Prices as of November 2, 2026, 5:02 p.m. Pacific
What Pandas are worth today
Gold is at $3,949 and silver at $50.26 per troy ounce (the Kitco bid). We pay 96% of the gold price and 95% of the silver price for the metal in brilliant uncirculated Pandas:
| Panda (since 2016) | Metal content | Metal value at our rate |
|---|---|---|
| Gold, 30 g | 0.964 ozt gold | $3,652.71 |
| Gold, 15 g | 0.482 ozt gold | $1,826.35 |
| Gold, 8 g | 0.257 ozt gold | $974.06 |
| Gold, 3 g | 0.096 ozt gold | $365.29 |
| Gold, 1 g | 0.032 ozt gold | $121.76 |
| Silver, 30 g | 0.964 ozt silver | $46.01 |
Pandas made before 2016 were sized in troy ounces (1 ozt, 1/2 ozt, and so on), so they hold slightly more metal than the metric ones. Many Pandas sell above their metal value, so we price them individually.
What is a Panda?
- Issued by China since 1982 in gold, and since the 1980s in silver. The front shows the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
- A new design almost every year: the panda on the back changes annually, which is part of why collectors seek them out.
- Metric since 2016: the 1 ozt gold Panda became 30 grams, and the 1 ozt silver Panda 30 grams.
- Counterfeits: Pandas are among the most counterfeited coins, so we verify each one carefully. See how to spot a fake gold coin.
Check these before you sell
Keep Pandas in their original capsules or sealed packaging, and note the year of each. Don't clean them. Send photos and we'll tell you which carry a premium.
Coin guides: Krugerrands · American Gold Eagles · American Gold Buffalos · Maple Leafs · Philharmonics · Britannias · American Silver Eagles · Sovereigns · Morgan and Peace dollars · Silver half dollars · Libertads · Pandas · Kangaroos · All 1 ozt gold coins · Mexican 50 pesos · Old U.S. gold coins · All gold coins · All 90% silver
We pay more than pawn shops, jewelers, and mail-in gold kits: in Consumer Reports' tests, jewelers and pawn shops paid 36% to 71% of melt value, and mail-in kits 11% to about 29%. We pay 94% for scrap gold. Who pays the most?
Your coins
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