I, too, collect series that most others neglect entirely (South Korea). And when someone completes a very difficult 50 Kopek collection, I for...
All businesses need start-up money. How much depends on scale.
Low demand. That's all it is. Heck, there's contemporary (1960s - present) series of "world coins" that have mintages in the single...
I like the Guatemala coin, too. I have a 1/4 Real (1901), a 1 Centavo (1932) and a 2 Centavo (1929), all in BU. Joe, what are the Guatemala...
My S. Korean 10 Won collection: <iframe width="640" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/4IWxNKls0oY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
It's a Belgian 1 Franc coin. Copper-Nickel composition. 4 grams. Worth about 10 US Cents.
I have a page that features my South Korean collection. You can see it all here: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL24551D13EFF104F3
Thanks for the article! I think I found the answer: the VietNam War AND mine strikes account for the price rises. Still, it makes you wonder how...
Thanks for the thread, gx. I've always wondered what caused the price of copper to go up in the mid/late 1960s to make the Korean Mint change...
I agree with all that's been said, about feedback, etc. However, a seller's feedback profile WILL archive those negative dings that they get over...
Take a look at this video on the PCGS grading process: [media] And, oh yeah, The lady with the french-tips and blue contact lenses really does...
To be determined! When I sell them at a future date, THAT'S when I'll figure out how I did(!)
The S. Korean Won (KRW) NORMALLY hovers around 1,000 Won to 1 USD. It has for the last 10 years anyway. Sometimes the exchange rate is good...
I've got two of them. Yep, they sell for around that. I got one of them in one of the little shops in the Hoehyeon Underground in the same...
About NGC slabs: Condor101 is right: NGC has been working with World Coins longer, and they get things RIGHT on their slab tags. PCGS can be...
Like your posts here at CT. You might be interested in my Korean coin webpages: http://www.dokdo-research.com/koreancoins.html I've posted them...
Hey Rick, nice buy! I just recently bought mine from Sujipbank. I get two of these every year: One to break out the coins for each of my...
Don't you all find it hard to tell grades when images are SCANNED? This looks like a scanned image to me. Images from a scanner sometimes make...
It's good somebody's selling these mint/proof sets, but I can find every one of these at EVERY coin show in my immediate area. It seems that...
Great pickup, as usual. I wonder how rotation happens...? I'm gonna look that up.
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