I was wondering this very same thing. So thanks for asking!
Here are more examples of the "regular" (left) and "foreign" (right) BOK mint sets:[ATTACH]
No, the 2005 set does not have proof coins of any kind, neither the regular nor the "foreign" version. It may be a "foreign" set? Look at the...
I guess Doug once said it best: Krause does what it can. I guess we have to hand it to them for even attempting to get a handle on every single...
The two Korean catalogues cite only "old Korea" (Koryo, Chosun) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). There is a Russian/German coin collector...
You don't have to "write deeply" to write about coins. That's just, uh,..."some people's".. perversion. Just writing about what you know (and...
When it comes to World Coin mint sets, don't look at Krause. They really do not have the best information on mint sets. You'll want to have a...
The exchange is easy: if it says "350,000" in Won, that's AROUND 350 dollars (you can go down a bit to get the actual US dollar amount, but it's...
Gotta throw in some crazy conspiracy stuff, too! Straight from the land of conspiracy theories, is the South Korean "Kim Minji Ghost Story," from...
I've made some money off of the fact that collector-coin prices in one place are definitely way different from prices in another place on our...
The answer is: 64 I'm only guessing. I don't know much about Morgans, but I have a PCGS-graded example, and it looks so similar to this one....
Sorry for your loss. Your mother sounds like an interesting woman. Keep the coins out of any damp, humid environment. Perhaps place what they...
This is the skinny as I have it: After inquiries by curious customers, NGC responded to questions about their "Multi Holder" this way: "This was...
I saw this neat book on tokens at Amazon for those of you interested in tokens (transportation, gaming, brothels): [ATTACH] It says this about Bus...
I like World Coins in NGC slabs.
The last time I revived a seven-year old thread, I was admonished, as in, "hey man this is an old thread, what are you trying to do, you...
Oh, and thanks for the historical tip: Next time I have a dispute with the neighbors, I'm gonna catapult a plague cadaver over the fence......
Absolutely champion article! Thanks for sharing it here. Crimea has quite a bit of human history, and interestingly tied to several different...
Unless, of course, you are even more bent and determined to get the coin than the other bidder. Good advice, though. Unfortunately, there are...
Whoa! Nice coins.
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