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...
I have uploaded a new webpage about coin stores in Seoul, Korea. A few people here have shown some interest in Korean coins, so here goes:...
Korea, Jordan, Iraq Nice question! I'm interested in foreign coin albums because I wanted to make a collection of every year of South Korea's...
I recently contacted PCGS to ask HOW they determine "bronze" variety coins versus "brass" varieties of the same denomination coin. I was...
I am interested in South Korean mintsets. Must be in decent condition. I will pay good prices... Let me know what you have!
It really is a case of not knowing how to type! I see this ALL THE TIME on Ebay nowadays. Is it on purpose? The pic shows one kind of coin, but...
Don't forget Hirobumi Ito, (16 October 1841 – 26 October 1909), Japanese statesman, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st, 5th, 7th and...
I find them quite often here in Minnesota. Lots of the cent coins with holes in them (in BU) are not uncommon here at coins shows. I will pick...
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