Criminy. I had no idea. Thanks for sharing the info.
I know that the melting of coins is not illegal in South Korea. People were legally melting large quantities of the old copper-based 10 Won coins...
For what it's worth, I have the same coin (1888-O) in a PCGS slab, and it's graded MS-64. Yours looks very similar to mine. Yours does have...
I don't have an overdate to share, but man, that's a nice photograph of that coin!
It depends on what "yearly mint sets" you are talking about. Yes, US mint sets are made in large numbers. However, I have a few non-US mint sets...
What I like about coins is that you can collect however you want to collect. Some people hate "year collections" and only go after key dates or...
The swastika is a symbol for Buddhism in parts of Asia. When visiting Seoul, you can see the city skyline dotted with neon-lit(!) Christian...
This was helpful. I've cut and pasted your response into a Word document. I'm saving all these little bits of info from you more experienced...
I knew somebody was going to say that this coin was graded correctly. ..and I'm sure Tom B isn't wrong, don't misunderstand me. Yeah, I'm trying...
This is just me: If I had a "good number" of higher-grade cents (VF and higher), I'd consider renting a table at a local coin show. If not, I...
Yeah, regardless, I like that design. I will buy a few of those when they become available. Not crazy about the Queen on all the coins, but I...
Oh, snap! Thanks. I've much to learn...
Yeah, right: 64 or 65! How are these other guys getting AU?
The answer is: MS63. (right?)
The thought of "hoarders" never occurred to me! So this IS a kind of "artificial" pricing that's happening, if it's really due to the...
Okay... I've been looking at your post for a while now, and thinking: Why do you think the 09s is overvalued? Why is it that all the collectors...
Thanks for this! So the denomination is read right to left... What about the recessed chopmarks? What do they mean?
I found an Indian cent in a roll once last year. I'm amazed that I can still (still!) find lots of wheaties in $25 boxes of penny rolls from my...
Way cool. This is a lesson in ethics: I'll try to take note... About the coin itself: This is just my own speculation: I read that Korean...
Agreed. Nice coin, but not sixty-bucks nice.
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