A friend in Korea took some photos of a Hordern, Mason & Edwards (HME) Coinmaster 2 minting press at the Korean numismatics museum. The Hordern,...
[ATTACH] The story behind the manufacture and release of these two South Korean commemorative coins is a roller coaster ride of tight deadlines...
Take a look at these two different finishes for this coin: South Korea, 5,000 Won 42nd Shooting Championships commemorative (KM #23) What kind of...
Aren't there orientation directions ("This side up") for the people who "sonically seal" a customer's coin in NGC's graded holders? I've seen...
I have made a few videos at Youtube that show my coin albums. I'm getting a sudden huge surge of views via the "suggested videos" linked to my...
Just in case some of you wanted to see what an online auction from Asia looks like: http://www.hwadong.com/auction/offline/offlineAuctionList.jsp...
Another S. Korea-coin enthusiast and myself are trying to figure out what explains the lower relief on the "7" in the date on some examples of...
I think this British Pathe video of the Royal Mint's coining process (circa 1948) is probably better than that 1940 U.S. Mint video. Silent...
Maybe the Trump Dollar will show Harleys on the White House lawn. ...along with some derelict muscle cars up on cinder blocks with their crankcase...
In the annals of rejected coin designs, this one is probably the most regrettable for South Korean coinage. At least in my opinion. The...
I was debating whether the artifact on this coin is struck thru, some other sort of planchet flaw, or PMD. Near the rim, obviously, but also at...
This coin, the 50 Paise dated 1985 with the star mintmark under the "1," was minted by Komsco, the South Korean Mint. As far as I know, these...
I am attempting to get the name, and function, of a machine that I think is a coining press. It's the one in this photo: [ATTACH] I believe it...
An article I saw from the ANA. Pleasantly surprised to know that the police actually bother with stuff like this... Kinda cool....
South Korean 100 Won, 1977 [ATTACH] Very obvious on the legends 백 (paek, or "hundred"), and on the 한 and 행 in the name "Bank of Korea." This...
Okay, Now I've Seen Them All in Multi Holders! I've seen all of the South Korean Bank of Korea "Foreign" proof sets (해위증정용 프루프 세트) from 2001 to...
Among the "condition rarities" in South Korean numismatics most certainly must be those "bronze" (88%Cu / 12%Zn) Five Won and 10 Won coins with...
COINage Magazine has printed an article of mine in its February issue. This article on South Korean coins discusses the most sought-after coins,...
The surfaces on this silver proof coin are puzzling to me:...
I've seen this same error on other 1974 South Korean 100 Won coins: The "7" in the date seems to be missing much of its relief profile. Is this...
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