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allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 10:41 pm I am pretty sure this one is Korean. I think it is: MILITARY TRAINING COMMAND (Hul Ly On Do Gam) KM# 449 1 MUN Series 5 Page 800, 1801-1900 2007 Catalog of World Coins 5th Edition. I find some of the Korean cast coins confusing, can anyone confirm my tentative id? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 07/22/2013 11:11 pm Ok, on the reverse I see Military Training Command (top), series 5 (left), and Chon at bottom. KM 449, yes. Korean coinage is not too difficult, the reverse elements are pretty straight forward. There is a mint, series and furnace. The mint and furnace are always distinct, the placements are the only variables. Krause does as good a job as anyone in describing how to identify them. Report this Post to the Staff
Pheroow Valued Member United Arab Emirates 283 Posts	Posted 07/23/2013 12:18 am I am totally not an expert at this. And I now know that this is Korean. But before reading anything and checking the photo, I thought this was Vietnamese. Someone told me wide rims indicate Vietnamese coins. Is this right? Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 07/23/2013 12:42 am Rim width has nothing to do with what country issued the coin. Overall size of the coin can assist sometimes (i.e. Annamese tends to be smaller in general than Chinese, etc.). In the end you can only rely on the inscriptions. Remember - buy the book before the coin! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 07/23/2013 12:52 am Quote: Someone told me wide rims indicate Vietnamese coins. Is this right? That was me, here. And the statement is true only in the context I said it, not as a general guide. Sorry if I gave that impression. Wider than usual rims on coins with a legend attributable to the Chinese early dynasty indicate a probable later Vietnamese copy, since earlier coins typically have comparatively narrow rims. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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