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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;d_lairson, post: 280845, member: 8441&quot;]The coin I am talking about it here: <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=250164354627&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&amp;ih=015" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=250164354627&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&amp;ih=015" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;rd=1&amp;item=250164354627&amp;ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&amp;ih=015</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The listing shows this a s 2002 1 won brass proof from N. Korea KM#177a. As far as I can tell, according to numismaster.com, there was a 2000 silver proof, KM#177 from N. Korea. From looking at images of the two coins, On &quot;side&quot; is the same, while the other differs. </p><p><br /></p><p>According to numismaster.com on the 2000 proof, the obverse is a bird, while the reverse is the buddha statue, with the denomination beneath. On the 2002 the buddha statue appears to be the obverse except there is no denomination, and there is some sort of temple as the reverse, with what I think is the denomination. I don&#039;t read Korean so I cannot tell if there is a date. </p><p><br /></p><p>The differences between the coins make me wonder. I&#039;m new to using KM# but I thought that if the number was the same, with a letter after it, it was the same coin, different materials. </p><p><br /></p><p>Would the numismaster.com site not have a KM# that would be listed in a book? I do not have my books yet, they are on order, so I cannot check.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the help!</p><p>David</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit:</p><p>Here is another coin on eBay:<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/N-KOREA-BUDDHIST-MONK-1W-BRASS-PR_W0QQitemZ8310899855QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/N-KOREA-BUDDHIST-MONK-1W-BRASS-PR_W0QQitemZ8310899855QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" rel="nofollow">http://cgi.ebay.com/N-KOREA-BUDDHIST-MONK-1W-BRASS-PR_W0QQitemZ8310899855QQihZ020QQcategoryZ4185QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a></p><p>This coin is identical to the one listed above, the supposed KM#177a, except this has the year 2001 in roman numerals under the &quot;denomination&quot; in korean</p><p><br /></p><p>Another Edit:</p><p>Looking on Numismaster.com I found the reverse of this coin, on other coins, it seems to be a common reverse of some sort. It&#039;s used several times form 1989 to 2001, on silver, brass and aluminum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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