Sometimes it doesn't hurt to buy low grade coins... Korea 5 fun

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by gxseries, Jul 27, 2013.

  1. gxseries

    gxseries Coin Collector

    Yes, the denomination is "fun" and it's fun to find when something like this pops up.

    This coin is a Korean 1902 5 fun.

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    I wasn't really looking seriously and by chance saw this for sale. It wasn't too terribly expensive and I thought what do I have to lose.

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    For some reason I thought it looked different from mine and sure enough, what got me is the font thickness difference in the character "6" for "kwangmu 6th year". It's on the lower right leg.

    Turns out the original one that I had could be scarcer than I could have thought of.

    BUT

    As you might guess, this coin has an interesting rotation error. Rotation error of up to 15 degrees is common but this is pretty unusual.

    I guess the moral of the story is, just because it's crusty and low grade doesn't necessary mean that it's worthless. You might find something unusual while you are at it.
     
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  3. mlov43

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    Great pickup, as usual. I wonder how rotation happens...?
    I'm gonna look that up.
     
  4. Rickipedia

    Rickipedia Korean YN at 12

    Well the 'Fun' is actually pronounced 'Poon' as the Korean text '푼오' suggests (5 Fun).
     
  5. Rickipedia

    Rickipedia Korean YN at 12

    But man, I need one of those in my collection. My grandpa will love it for his 71st birthday...
     
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