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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DEA, post: 7760425, member: 90140&quot;]Interesting, [USER=16729]@mlov43[/USER].&nbsp; I have never seen those words or characters on a ROK coin; I was unaware they existed for ROK.&nbsp; Thanks for opening my eyes!</p><p><br /></p><p>As for DPRK coins, I have seen those words on three coins.&nbsp; I thought at first it meant the coins were fakes.&nbsp; That is, that the coins were copies made for collectors. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for how I obtained the coins below, my son&#039;s girlfriend is Korean.&nbsp; When she learned of my coin addiction, she asked her dad, who lives in or near Seoul, to see if he could get me me some DPRK coins since I had none at the time.&nbsp; He purchased them in one of those underground shops all over Seoul, where one catches the light rail.&nbsp; Subway? </p><p><br /></p><p>All that to say that Numista listing my DPRK &quot;specimen&quot; coins as specimens, and your write up here, has increased my confidence of the authenticity of my DPRK specimens.&nbsp; I in no way mean to highjack your post by posting one or two.&nbsp; It&#039;s just that you seem much more knowledgeable than I would appreciate your feedback and thoughts. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1330371[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1330372[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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