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Message:: [QUOTE="mlov43, post: 2789836, member: 16729"]I wrote a new article on South Korean mint sets.  A few here have shown some interest in these.  Click on the link below in my signature to view the article. It includes information about the "official" Bank of Korea sets, as well as the special limited-mintage Foreign Proof sets issued in 2001~2004.  Also mentioned is the immensely popular 1998 mint set with the mint set-only 500-Won coin (8,000 only).  From the article: "The 1998 BOK mint set is probably the most recognized of all BOK mint sets in South Korea —and possibly even outside of Korea. Although most South Korea collectors have been well aware of its rarity for years, the spotlight that has shined recently on the 1998 BOK mint set has helped to propel it, and the rest of South Korean numismatics, out of relative obscurity and into the national news.  With attention-grabbing headlines such as “The 500-Won coin that is worth a million won !,” the 1998 mint set had been ‘burning up the wires’ as an entertainment news feature on practically every media platform in South Korea.  In the five or so years prior to 2017, untold numbers of people in South Korea have been exposed to the existence of the 1998 BOK mint set, as well as other higher-priced Korean numismatic items, thanks to the mimetic nature of South Korea's myriad TV shows, online videos, and talk-radio shows that have highlighted 'rare Korean coins.' "  [/QUOTE]