Thanks for the article! Now I know about the "twelve ancient coins" of Japan!
Another fact that sometimes gets mentioned is the surprisingly low "collection rate" of the lower-denomination coins, such as the 10 Won coin....
I wish I knew the right answer to that... Authenticity for these older pieces is important. They do get counterfeited. I really just don't...
Seeing the surface (the dark areas next to the devices contrast with the lighter fields), I can understand your concern. I really hope you can...
Silver, right? What time period?
My good friend, Jon, took photos of some patterns coins (bottom) that have recently been placed on display at the newly renovated (2017) Bank of...
The lettering, "Half Won" looks like the kind you'd see on a counterfeit. I really do not know much about these "old" machine-struck coins from...
I don't think too much credence is given (non-ancient) world coins by any publication or business in the USA. Such "nice to know" information is...
The one on the left is a 1,000 Won (old) note, with catalog numbers Pick-8 and DaeGwangsa 44-1. The one on the right is a 100 Won (old) note,...
A suspension of the cent for a while to test whether it would be feasible is a reasonable approach in the face of inflation and the current...
...and rob and pillage from others who don't. Yeah, I just can't wait for the zombie apocalypse.
Writing about your coin interests isn't such a bad alternative to getting another coin. I find it more involving. And cheaper.
I assume you are referring to post #9? Okay. So that means only those sets mailed directly to a customer from the mint were sealed. Correct?
A friend in Korea took some photos of a Hordern, Mason & Edwards (HME) Coinmaster 2 minting press at the Korean numismatics museum. The Hordern,...
Hey, I like dogs! But why did the Mint seal some and not others?
I am saying that I like your three coins. The "nicer coins" I was referring to are my new coins compared to my old coins in the thread I cited....
Nice ones! I have a "Toho Planning" album that I have filled completely now, and has much better coins than you can see in this old thread:...
Perhaps they will indeed keep minting coins and medals, but the "coin situation" in South Korea is actually more involved than that: The South...
Well, people don't use votive religious items for worshiping Ra or Horus anymore, but just try to buy an authentic Egyptian piece without spending...
Very true. That is why the idea was floated in S. Korea to "drop a zero" from the currency in a new currency reform. That would solve the...
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