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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 1803540, member: 4373"]I have been hunting these for years and managed to find them with pure dumb luck. Except they did go out of budget but I know very well that if I miss these, I'll probably find them many many years later at a ridicious price.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>First up is a 1 fun coin dated 1893</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022666.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is definitely a lot nicer than a banged up coin that I had for years...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/942615.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It only took a remarkable four years to find a better one - shows how difficult it is.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Second is another fun coin dated 1895. This is the variety with 2 characters instead of 3 characters, i.e. Korea instead of Great Korea - before the words "1 Fun".</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022667.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A much better upgrade compared to this:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/989293.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also took a few years to hunt it down.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Finally this was a coin that I missed out more than seven years ago and regretted not getting it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>1893 5 fun - large font variety</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022665.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>While it doesn't look too special, the majority of 5 fun coins struck in this year are actually the small font variety. This is an example:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1007958.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I can assure you that this coin is VERY difficult to find. Good reason why I couldn't locate an example for seven years. Even the rarest key date 1899 5 fun was available for sale for some obsence figure. Not sure what the catalog value is but I just pounced on it as soon as I saw it for sale.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally one of the best 5 fun coin that I have with a neat die crack - dated 1896. This particular year had three different varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022618.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not too sure if this did interest you but I found it "fun" to hunt these down. May the fun to hunt the other coins begin</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I'll finish up compiling an album version of early Korean coins - looks pretty neat but the rest of the holes will be pretty much impossible to fill.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 1803540, member: 4373"]I have been hunting these for years and managed to find them with pure dumb luck. Except they did go out of budget but I know very well that if I miss these, I'll probably find them many many years later at a ridicious price. First up is a 1 fun coin dated 1893 [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022666.jpg[/img] This is definitely a lot nicer than a banged up coin that I had for years... [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/942615.jpg[/img] It only took a remarkable four years to find a better one - shows how difficult it is. Second is another fun coin dated 1895. This is the variety with 2 characters instead of 3 characters, i.e. Korea instead of Great Korea - before the words "1 Fun". [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022667.jpg[/img] A much better upgrade compared to this: [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/989293.jpg[/img] Also took a few years to hunt it down. Finally this was a coin that I missed out more than seven years ago and regretted not getting it. 1893 5 fun - large font variety [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022665.jpg[/img] While it doesn't look too special, the majority of 5 fun coins struck in this year are actually the small font variety. This is an example: [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1007958.jpg[/img] I can assure you that this coin is VERY difficult to find. Good reason why I couldn't locate an example for seven years. Even the rarest key date 1899 5 fun was available for sale for some obsence figure. Not sure what the catalog value is but I just pounced on it as soon as I saw it for sale. And finally one of the best 5 fun coin that I have with a neat die crack - dated 1896. This particular year had three different varieties. [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1022618.jpg[/img] Not too sure if this did interest you but I found it "fun" to hunt these down. May the fun to hunt the other coins begin I'll finish up compiling an album version of early Korean coins - looks pretty neat but the rest of the holes will be pretty much impossible to fill.[/QUOTE]
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