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<p>[QUOTE="mlov43, post: 2514868, member: 16729"]1) <b>Regular sets</b> (2000 ~ 2014):</p><p>they will be bilingual (with Korean AND English writing on the outsides). The exception are the 2015 and 2016 sets. These only have Korean writing, and there are NO Foreign versions of them (that I have seen).</p><p><br /></p><p>2) <b>Foreign sets</b>:</p><p>they will have ENGLISH only writing on the outsides.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) <b>Proof coins</b> of the six circulating sets exist as: A special 1982 proof set, the year 2000 Bank of Korea (not-sports related) sets, and the Foreign sets for 2001 ~2004.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) Prior to 2000, all sets were "Regular" mint sets.</p><p><br /></p><p>The turtle is a charm coin. These are collectible in the numismatic market, but I know very little about them. The writing imitates an old coin, the "Sang Pyong Tong Bo" coin of the pre-1880s era.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mlov43, post: 2514868, member: 16729"]1) [B]Regular sets[/B] (2000 ~ 2014): they will be bilingual (with Korean AND English writing on the outsides). The exception are the 2015 and 2016 sets. These only have Korean writing, and there are NO Foreign versions of them (that I have seen). 2) [B]Foreign sets[/B]: they will have ENGLISH only writing on the outsides. 3) [B]Proof coins[/B] of the six circulating sets exist as: A special 1982 proof set, the year 2000 Bank of Korea (not-sports related) sets, and the Foreign sets for 2001 ~2004. 4) Prior to 2000, all sets were "Regular" mint sets. The turtle is a charm coin. These are collectible in the numismatic market, but I know very little about them. The writing imitates an old coin, the "Sang Pyong Tong Bo" coin of the pre-1880s era.[/QUOTE]
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