I don't know much about die trials, so when I saw this South Korean gold trial of the largest diameter of any South Korean gold coin (60mm,...
Here's an interesting NGC slab that I saw. The label says "Brass Planchet". These 10 Won S. Korean coins were being struck in 88%copper,...
It seems that the people who are selling the CAPS system of Airtite albums have gotten their site optimized for customers to label their own...
Just read something at COINage magazine about not talking while inspecting coins with a loupe, as the moisture in the hot air coming out of your...
I am wondering what somebody needs to be aware of when looking at these early dollars (counterfeit detection and variety). For this flowing hair...
Although I have yet to see a theatrical/film treatment of the *exciting* lives of coin collectors, cherrypickers, currency dealers, or expert...
Here is the recent South Korean commemorative 3-coin issue for that country's 70th anniversary of liberation from the Empire of Japan in 1945....
I found this definition in an article at the E-Sylum Newsletter: coin dealers (n. phr.) Apt to believe themselves prey of cherrypickers....
I know some of you are interested in airtite album/binder materials. Here's a new series of airtite albums. You can buy them with, or without, a...
I've noticed a trend with the videos that I've made and uploaded to YouTube. It seems that content not related to coins is mostly viewed through...
Here's another in my series of articles on South Korean coins: http://dokdo-research.com/thirtyanniversary.html I know these are dense reads, so...
Look at the upturned edge of this coin. Compare the right edge to the left edge in this photo. Was this caused when the coin blank got its...
Yeah, yeah, I know some of you out there don't like "guess the grade" threads, but I'd really like to know what some of you with a little...
Almost a year ago, during the research phase of my article on South Korea's "Hwan Coins," I approached the members of Coin Talk to ask for help...
Well, I threatened to share this Japan coin album of mine before. Here it is... I bought it with about 85% of the coins you see already in...
I have wondered what the "collection rate" is for the U.S. $100 dollar bill after reading about ongoing problems with the South Korean 50K...
In a recent search on Korean coins (my obsession), I found this 1990s urban legend, direct from the land of conspiracy theories: South Korea. I...
I have wondered what the word "Pick" meant in citations of certain banknotes. At ebay, or other auction sites, sellers' descriptions have the...
I was just wondering how I should have this sent after I win the auction:...
A good number of people here seem to be interested in numismatic history, and history in general, so... I've finished writing and preparing this...
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