I just don't know what (literally) "letter engraving machine" (original text: "문자각인기)" means. And no, Korean people don't know what this is....
[ATTACH] No... Along the inside RIM of the coins, on the obverses and reverses of the coins, surrounding the central devices.
I'm not very knowledgeable about coining presses. Are there such things as coining presses that are specifically designed to press details into...
Do the terms "chloric acid" and "galvanic corrosion" make sense? I think "galvanic corrosion" makes sense.
So, the aluminum in this 10-Won coin is acting as a sacrificial anode (in relation to the copper) because the edge is exposing the aluminum?
I have zero DPRK coins. Sorry.... And that Israeli coin was probably made in Korea.
The first images below are what the current (2006~present) South Korean 10-Won coin looks like. It's the smallest-value circulating coin in the...
Sorry. I only give biased advice.
I think you just might be right about that... if my recent purchases from your area are any indication.
Consider using a CAPS album page, with an insert of your own creation, like this wood grain you prefer. CAPS album pages are for airtites, and...
I like it. And I like mintages with dates. Because I'm a fuddy-duddy.
Still the best source for non-U.S. coins is not the internet, IMO: I think it's still coin shops and coin shows. The problem for most of us is...
Another way I've found world coins was by using search engines (Google, etc.) for the title of the world coin I'm looking for, both in English and...
You can make transactions work with translate.googlecom, but you must use super simple language in English when translating it, like: "I want...
I also notice that people based in Korea who use the U.S., Canadian, and the European countries' versions of eBay will often have their purchases...
Mirine Mall is actually: www.mirinemall.co.kr
Also don't forget to include auction/retail sites in the coins' countries of origin!!! If you want to find the best selection of Japanese coins,...
So, it's a die variety, then...
It seems to me that there are two common appearances to the dates one can see on the South Korean One-Won coin dated "1968." What is this...
What's also nice about books is that they are often third-party peer-reviewed. How often is information on the internet treated to such...
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