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<p>[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2177553, member: 4373"]North Korean coins are rather intriguing. A lot of coins that are sold are unusually in UNC condition. So far I find it uncommon to find such coins in worn condition despite its economy. It is not unreasonable to guess that while coins are dated 1959 or other years - the years must have been fixed on dies to save on cost.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are other series supposedly minted in 2002, 2005 and 2008. I don't keep on top of these coins - I suspect the coins dated 2005 were actually struck much later. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006912.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006271.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006908.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Around 2009 - 2010, a bunch of so called 'pattern' coins appeared in the market which I guess were marketed towards collectors. They were common at the time until supply slowly dried up.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006369.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006384.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gxseries, post: 2177553, member: 4373"]North Korean coins are rather intriguing. A lot of coins that are sold are unusually in UNC condition. So far I find it uncommon to find such coins in worn condition despite its economy. It is not unreasonable to guess that while coins are dated 1959 or other years - the years must have been fixed on dies to save on cost. There are other series supposedly minted in 2002, 2005 and 2008. I don't keep on top of these coins - I suspect the coins dated 2005 were actually struck much later. [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006912.jpg[/img] [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006271.jpg[/img] [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006908.jpg[/img] Around 2009 - 2010, a bunch of so called 'pattern' coins appeared in the market which I guess were marketed towards collectors. They were common at the time until supply slowly dried up. [IMG]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006369.jpg[/IMG] [img]http://omnicoin.com/coins/1006384.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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