An Unusual Dilemma With A Damaged Coin - Korea 1 Yang Coin

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gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 11:43 am I've been hunting for this Korean 1898 1 yang variety coin for years. In most catalog, they would describe it as narrow and wide variety in the character "yang". These are the examples: Wide variety: Narrow variety: The unfortunate story is, this coin has edge damage because it was an ex-jewellery. When I bought it from the seller, he was not aware of this damage. I don't have a problem with scratched or cleaned coins as long as the price is right. But edge damage? I'm not sure. I've just bought another coin to replace the damaged coin. I was almost about to send it off to the seller but decided to hold fire just in case it's worse. It's definitely beautiful with the exception of a scratch. However to my dismay - I never knew that there was a variety with this narrow variety type. If you look carefully at the character "2", the font size is definitely different. Honestly I'm at a loss of words. While I could have paid a bit too much for these coins compared to catalog price, on the other hand, if you look at what's available in the market, they aren't that common. What would you do? My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff

macmercury Pillar of the Community United States 5826 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 12:52 pm I assume there was 2 variety to the narrow "yang", unless you happen to made a discovery. What would be something like this in retail if you don't mine me asking? Report this Post to the Staff
Thomcollects Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 2:17 pm I'd keep all three. Not likely to find better at affordable prices. Report the variety to Coin World. Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 3:59 pm Being the variety hunter that you are, keep them both =) Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 09/15/2012 12:38 am The variety is a rather obvious one - not microscopic size difference. The character in English "Yang" is different on the narrow and wide variety. The narrow variety shows it is "YANG" but on the wide variety, it is "Y A NG". What I am trying to point out the difference is the character "2" （二） which is written in Chinese character. I'm certain you can tell one is wider than the other. Price wise - I really have no clue what is right these days. I suppose even in low grade condition, it maybe worth at least 80-100 dollars (depending what catalog you got) which I paid way over. But if you look at the current market, try offering twice as much - they just don't appear anywhere! My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
kaydee New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 10/03/2012 1:28 pm I have both of these coins graded by NGC. The Narrow Yang is a KM1120 and the Wide Yang is a KM1119. The KM1119 is the rarest of the two. I have the KM1119 in a XF 40 and paid $225 and KM1120 XF 45 and paid $200. These are hard to find in a high grade. I would keep all three of the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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