Look like late 1940s notes issued before the establishment of the Bank of Korea in 1950. The issuing authority was the Bank of Chosun, a Japanese...
I had forgotten who had done this one, and was hoping the author would add it here! Thanks, @Chris B !
HOLY smokes! Awesome...
Thanks for the vocab lesson: "utter" Sweet.
Yeah. I think I remember this one! Great post...
Thanks for your kind words, Charley. It'd be nice to think people appreciate at least some of the articles from "hobbyists here and across the...
I have been reading coin-related posts both here and posts and articles in other locations on the web quite a lot lately. I've read some really...
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I'd be careful. I think what you are looking for are "dessicants." If that's what the products you show above do, then I guess they are okay....
All that'd get you through the winter...
Yes, I remember the rigamarole you went through. I had a similar experience, but it was in a trade for US coins with a Korean collector. Cost...
True on both counts. 1/10th indeed. It has caused some friction between the countries (Korea and Japan) because of the similarity in weight and...
I thought I saw a 2020 proof (70th Anniversary of the Bank of Korea Gift Set) on eBay recently. If you can take the $400+ price...
Yeah. This one is difficult...
Yep. Same thing happens here when these large frontal storms hit here. Hey, great news on your wins, btw! Incredible coins... I would probably...
I have a chopmarked coin, too. You can see it here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CXH4iaUN1q8/ If you all are interested in Chopmark coins, I...
That's a nice one...
Hey! 2021 does NOT have a proof set. There MAY be a special "Foreign Gift Set" that looks just like the regular mint set, but the FGS should...
Yep. Thanks, Doug. I was guessing that was the case, too.
And, yes, it was after my appeal. Clearly NGC changed their minds after I tried.
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