Totally, bro. Yeah, as for myself, I'm typing to you here at my dacha in Davos. Just sayin' -that corner office needs to be bigger, bro. The...
Solid Nickel for that 2000-Won piece.
Yep. The 1959 [4292] 10 Hwan (bronze) coin is a major key date in Korea and elsewhere, and like much of the rest of S. Korean key-date coins,...
Oh, how much I would like to say "Yes!" but they're really not such a big deal. The Seoul Olympics silver commemoratives (like all other Olympics...
Not sure when the annual mint sets got released back then, but nowadays I have to wait until July every year to get the latest one. I just got two...
Yes, thanks for doing this! Here's mine: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/south-korean-mint-sets.299342/
I wrote a new article on South Korean mint sets. A few here have shown some interest in these. Click on the link below in my signature to view...
I think this is the one the OP was talking about (except it's Showa 45).
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Like Seattlite, I just go over the border and spend it on a donut at Tim Horton's.
Verdi-Care worked for me several times with coins in this condition. Follow directions from the manufacturer and Bob's your uncle...
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,...
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