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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mlov43, post: 7760552, member: 16729&quot;]I would be the last person to complain about &quot;hijacking a thread,&quot; which I think is one of the dumbest accusations about a harmless activity that people actually get angry about(!) at online forums.&nbsp; Oftentimes, &quot;hijacking&quot; steers the conversation to more interesting, related topics, much as yours has.</p><p><br /></p><p>So thank you for hijacking! </p><p><br /></p><p>And anyone reading this who is triggered by my opinion on hijacking:&nbsp; &quot;Phhttthhpp!&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;견 본 (<i>kyeon bohn)</i>&quot; is just the DPRK version of the same meaning: &quot;specimen.&quot;&nbsp; I don&#039;t know much about DPRK coins, as they are not my focus, nor do I think that North Korean &quot;coins&quot; actually function much as coins, rather more as expensive curios that make their regime money (which I am not much interested in doing, but I don&#039;t judge others who do).</p><p><br /></p><p>I once found some DPRK banknotes for sale at Seoul Tower in 1995.&nbsp; The very next week, I read a newspaper article that some taxi driver received a North Korean 10-Won note in a fare and he reported it to the police.&nbsp; Well, that same note was for sale in the Seoul Tower gift shop, which I thought was funny.</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, the Metro is the Seoul tube, or subway system, which also runs &quot;above ground&quot; in sections, too.</p><p><br /></p><p>I once read that DPRK coins (including specimens) are not minted in the DPRK, but in China.&nbsp; Only their gold and silver commems that they sell overseas are made in the DPRK (state-owned company: Korea Pugang Coins Corp.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Are your coins authentic?&nbsp; My answer to that is, I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; I&#039;m inclined to give a more snarky response, &quot;Who would bother to counterfeit them?,&quot; but lots of coins are counterfeited, so it&#039;s always possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>DPRK specimens MAY be made in large numbers for sale outside of the country.&nbsp; You&#039;d have to ask someone more knowledgeable about these coins than me, though.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for sharing![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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