I am attempting to get the name, and function, of a machine that I think is a coining press. It's the one in this photo: [ATTACH] I believe it...
An article I saw from the ANA. Pleasantly surprised to know that the police actually bother with stuff like this... Kinda cool....
South Korean 100 Won, 1977 [ATTACH] Very obvious on the legends 백 (paek, or "hundred"), and on the 한 and 행 in the name "Bank of Korea." This...
Okay, Now I've Seen Them All in Multi Holders! I've seen all of the South Korean Bank of Korea "Foreign" proof sets (해위증정용 프루프 세트) from 2001 to...
Among the "condition rarities" in South Korean numismatics most certainly must be those "bronze" (88%Cu / 12%Zn) Five Won and 10 Won coins with...
COINage Magazine has printed an article of mine in its February issue. This article on South Korean coins discusses the most sought-after coins,...
The surfaces on this silver proof coin are puzzling to me:...
I've seen this same error on other 1974 South Korean 100 Won coins: The "7" in the date seems to be missing much of its relief profile. Is this...
This is another "Hwan" coin with a less-commonly-known history and set of data. These coins were stamped with the "4292" (1959) date, but the...
I notice a weakening in the design characteristics from the beginning, to the end, of the First Series 100 Won (1970~1982) and the Second Series...
Never seen this curious little Korean coin set before......
If you study heavily-circulated examples of this South Korean coin, you will begin to notice the overall wear patterns on the main device (Admiral...
I like the look of "striations" on coins (sometimes called "die finishing lines"). These are tiny, raised marks left on coins from coining dies...
CAPs Albums made a video to show off their system (below). The company's updated webpage now makes it a lot easier to create your own coin-page...
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