Totally agree. Sure, value ($$$$) has its place (duh!), but the "activities of the mind" that a coin provokes is what this hobby does for me. I...
Well, good luck Peggy. I'm sure you're better off finding information from someone who was around at the time. I've attached a photo from...
Can't upload images. Files too big. Go to my webpage: http://www.dokdo-research.com/koreancoins.html Scroll down to "Known Korean Die...
I am looking for EXAMPLES of South Korean die varieties. Basically, just an IMAGE of one of them to add to my webpage on Korean coins. If you...
Hi Peggy. I don't post often here at CT (I mostly look for topics related to S. Korean coins, and I post some of my updates to my S. Korea...
Hey gxseries, Just wondering what the mintage is for this pattern coin. Would you know? Coins like this are exciting to come by. I've seen...
This is the first time I've made an "unboxing" video. It's nice to get stuff in the mail... Take a look if you're interested:...
Always good to see what you're putting together, gxseries. I always enjoy other people's "Less Commonly Collected Coins" here at CT. Hey, maybe...
Anybody out there collect Mint Bags of any countries' coins? Do you buy full, unopened/opened Mint or bank bags, or just the bags themselves? If...
Just curious where someone was able to find mint sets 25, 30 years ago in Korea? Of course, they were available. I'm just wondering if a...
The "site owner" and video-uploader is yours truly. It took me several months of translating Korean articles and book sources into English to...
Hey Jwt708, Hopefully this reply is not too "late" for you. I have a serious S. Korea coin collection, and I have uploaded both Youtube videos...
For Korean coins (old and contemporary), I find the Dae Gwang Sa Catalogue to be useful. The text is mostly written in Korean, but there are some...
Ah, question is: Would it get graded, or come back in a body-bag?
Right. It says at that wikipedia page: "a slug can be a genuine coin used in another country". In the absence of any other explanation, I guess...
I recently bought at auction this South Korean 1990 Five-hundred Won coin. It has fifteen gouges drilled out of the obverse. I'm pretty sure...
Did I find someone who likes S. Korean coins? Show me some more! Take a look at my Type Set and Bank of Korea Mint Sets:...
You know, I don't collect the older Korean stuff. For now anyway. That stuff scares me a little: There's GOT to be a ton of fakes out there. At...
Nothing against US coins (I live in the USA), but it's just that everyone else is collecting them here (and therefore the higher prices). I...
This article is spot on: There is a definite need to revamp our coinage regarding the denominations available (get rid of the penny), the...
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