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Which South Korean Coins Should You Collect? The 10-WON

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Preserving Korean Coins : Dansco Airtite Albums

In the video below, I show some of my Korean coin albums that I have created using Dancso Company blank coin binder and…

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New Korean Coin Price Guide

For sale is a new price guide for Korean coins from the author of South Korean Coins in the Era of Development.

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Which South Korean Coins Should You Collect? The FIVE-WON

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Book Review of “Cast Korean Coins and Charms” (2013) by Op den Velde and Hartill

I have a video review of this book at this link:

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The Ultra Mega Rare 1998 500-Won Coin

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Which South Korean Coins Should You Collect? The ONE-WON

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South Korean Numismatics: Getting Over the Language Barrier

For world coin enthusiasts who pursue modern-era issues, there are two common frustrations that discourage them from…

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Five-Won Coin Die Varieties (1969)

While the Krause Publications’ Standard Catalog of World Coins mentions varieties of the South Korean 100-Won and…

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Articles on Dokdo Island

The following are a series of articles that I had written on the history of an island off the East coast of Korea known…

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Elements of Design: Silla Gold Crown

The Silla Dynasty gold crown featured on the South Korean 20,000 Won gold commemorative coin of the “5,000 Years of…

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Park Chunghee: The Pint-sized Stalin?

Obvious comparisons can be made between Josef Stalin’s system of rule and that of Park Chung-hee’s Yushin Order. Dig a…

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Who Was Pak Jong-gyu?

Pak Jong-gyu (b. May 28, 1930, d. December 3, 1985)

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If Only a Park and Not a Nehru

A decade ago, patriotic citizens of India took to social media to express their opinions about the former leaders of…

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The First President of South Korea

(b. March 26, 1875, d. July 19, 1965)

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The Third President of South Korea

Park Chung-hee (b. November 14, 1917, d. October 26, 1979)

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The Legacy of Chun Do-hwan

Chun Doo-hwan’s legacy as president of South Korea (1981–1987) has mostly been a reviled one since its end. Hoping to…

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New Book on Korean Coins

iAsure Publishing Group announces the upcoming release of an exciting new book that shines a spotlight on these Korean…

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To order this New Book on Korean Coins (above), visit my Amazon page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0990520056?ref=myi_title_dp

South Korean Vietnam War “10-Jeon” MPC

The Military Payment Certificate (MPC) was the currency paid to South Korean soldiers stationed in Vietnam (1966 ~…

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Ryu Gwansun 유관순 on South Korean Coins

The 100-Won “30th Anniversary of Liberation” commemorative coin (dated 1975) and the 50-Won silver commemorative (dated…

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The June 8, 1948 Bombing of Dokdo

[ I have written a 400-page book on Korean coins. To see a preview of this book, click here…

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Liancourt Rocks Bombing Range

The use of Dokdo (독도), also known as Liancourt Rocks or Takeshima(竹島) as a live bombing range took place during the…

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Design High Points on the First Series ( 가 ) 100-Won Coin (1970~1982)

If you study heavily-circulated examples of the South Korean 100-Won coin issued from 1970 to 1982, you will begin to…

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The 50-Hwan Coin and South Korea’s Last Currency Reform

Military junta leader (and later, President) Park Chung-hee inspects crates of 50-Hwan coins on a visit to the Bank of…

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Coin Study: The 50-Won coin (First Series)

The South Korean 50-Won coin was released in late 1972.

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Correction to World-Coin Catalogs

Many print and online world-coin catalogs describe the design on the South Korean 50-Won coin with the rather…

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Incredible Prices for Korean Numismatics in Today’s Market

The 1969-dated 10 Won coin in high mint state grades with good eye appeal is turning out to be much more difficult to…

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Sungnyemun ( 승례문 / 崇禮門 ) as it Appears on South Korean Coins.

Seungnyemun (“Gate of Exalted Ceremony”), also known as Namdaemun (남대문 / 南大門) is one of the most recognized symbols of…

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Silver Commemorative Coin from the Korean Historical Heritage Series: 30,000 Won “Baekje Historic…

This is another great commemorative coin design by the Korean Mint. The reverse of this 33mm diameter silver proof coin…

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The 500 Yen “slug”

Here’s a South Korean 500-Won coin (right) drilled to lighten it so that it approximates the weight of a Japanese 500…

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Currency Artists’ Signatures

Coin Engraver Signature

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Damn Hippies… (translated newspaper article)

An American’s Fraud in Japan Using Korean 10-Won Coins

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To order my NEW Korean coin book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0990520056?ref=myi_title_dp

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