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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jlblonde, post: 1346932, member: 32000&quot;]It looks suspicious.</p><p><br /></p><p>The top coin seems to be somewhat crude.</p><p>On the top coin, the &quot;1/4&quot; is to close together and the 4 is undefined. The lettering in &quot;Yang&quot; is uneven.</p><p>Also, certain areas where it should show wear (Worn/rubbed) are actually filled in. Example: the dragons tail and the second to the bottom character (right hand side on the obverse top coin) where the circle is nearly filled in and the bottom coin&#039;s character is clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t see a variety here. Nothing has been actually altered to reflect a changed in date or ruler or any kind of correction which is usually associated with varieties and there is no distinguishing mint characteristics which would also indicate a variety type.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the condition it is, I don&#039;t see how a modern fake would make the counterfeiter any real money. Wouldn&#039;t be worth their time.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would hazard a guess that it is a contemporary counterfeit. But by who? the Japanese? the Russians? anti-Korean Empire rebels?</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps,</p><p>Joe</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wiki:</p><p>In October 1897, King Gojong had decided to return to his other palace, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoksugung" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deoksugung" rel="nofollow">Deoksugung</a>, and proclaimed the founding of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Empire" rel="nofollow">Korean Empire</a>.&nbsp; During this period, the Korean government had conducted a&nbsp; westernization policy. It was not a radical reform, however, and Korea&nbsp; steadily become subordinated to the larger powers of Japan and Russia.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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