Pretty stoked to see these Paris Mint S. Korean gold coins for sale! Not that I can afford them. You can see them for sale at ebay. That big...
Fun to see this kind of chicanery...
Here's an interesting TPG designation: "Altered Color". I have my own suspicions as to why this was done, but thought it might spark a...
I've had my "eyes on" S. Korean 10 Won coins now for about ten years. I've seen hundreds of coins in-hand, and hundreds more via...
South Korea has issued only two "Foundation Day" commemorative coins for the anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Korea on August...
I received the following email, addressed directly to me, from a company in China that has probably been partly responsible for the sprinkling of...
Just wondering what you U.S. gold collectors think of the condition and price of this $10G piece. Price listed at $1,500,000 South Korean Won...
Here's an interesting article about an American who visited Korea over 100 years ago, and did some currency exchange. I wonder what accounted for...
[ATTACH] I heard that they don't do this anymore... As I understand it, NGC will only holder them individually, but will provide "sequential...
How's this for a world-coin price variation?: The S. Korean 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2000 5 Won coin 1) The 39th Edition of the Standard...
A friend came across this old Korean Coin catalogue published in Korean in 1984. In it, I found the names of the designers listed for many...
I sometimes wish sellers would have better displays of their coins at shows. When I ask to see something, they often have to dig through boxes of...
Does this Chinese character 錢 represent "cash," when collectors are talking about "Chinese cash coins"? Like "20 Cash"?
Have you seen the new layout for NGC slabs? This is new to me. The text on the tag is left-justified, whereas is was centered before.[ATTACH]
I don't know much about die trials, so when I saw this South Korean gold trial of the largest diameter of any South Korean gold coin (60mm,...
Here's an interesting NGC slab that I saw. The label says "Brass Planchet". These 10 Won S. Korean coins were being struck in 88%copper,...
It seems that the people who are selling the CAPS system of Airtite albums have gotten their site optimized for customers to label their own...
Just read something at COINage magazine about not talking while inspecting coins with a loupe, as the moisture in the hot air coming out of your...
I am wondering what somebody needs to be aware of when looking at these early dollars (counterfeit detection and variety). For this flowing hair...
Although I have yet to see a theatrical/film treatment of the *exciting* lives of coin collectors, cherrypickers, currency dealers, or expert...
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