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Valued Member
United States
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Can anyone help identify this Korean Cast Coin? I believe that the reverse shows the Yong Mint Mark of the Special Army Unit with Series 2 and a dot(?) to the right. The closest match that I can find in the Standard Catalog of World Coins in KM# 311. However it only shows Series 1. Also, this coin is 5.2g and KM# 311 is listed as 6.25g. The coin is 28mm. Thank you!   |
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Korea, Republic Of
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Very nice find good sir! I am not right next to my Korean catalogue, but when I get home I will tell you all you need to know about this. I can tell you that this looks like what we call a 'joong hyeong' or middle/medium type Sangpyeong Tongbo. They are kind of a medium between the Dang 1 Jeon (1 Mun) and Dang 2 Jeon (2 Mun) SPTBs. The character for water on the bottom is one of the characters used in that series. Either way, I will tell you more when I get home. A great book to help with identifying these (other than Korean books) is https://amzn.to/2JrLvUk#65279 This amazing man wrote this book on Korean cast coins many years ago and its super easy to follow. |
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Valued Member
 United States
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Thank you! I look forward to any help!
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Korea, Republic Of
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Oh man it took me a few minutes to find this but here it is:
It is, in fact a 'joong hyeong' or medium type Sangpyeong Tongbo coin. It was minted beginning in the year 1752 and it is the fifth variant of the coin. Of its variant it is one of five. In Korea, our catalogue number for it in the K&C book is 18.189 and it is worth $4-$9. You are also correct that this is the Yong Cheong Special Army Unit Mint.
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Valued Member
United States
379 Posts |
Thank you for your help! Is the K&C Catalog in Korean?
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Valued Member
Korea, Republic Of
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Valued Member
United States
379 Posts |
Thanks again for your help!
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Valued Member
United States
379 Posts |
I'm trying to understand this coin. You mentioned that it is a medium between 1 Mun and 2 Mun. Is there an actual denomination?
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Valued Member
United States
379 Posts |
One more question for you. Do you what the symbol is on the left on the reverse of the coin? That section is a little damaged and I can't identify it. Thanks!
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Korea, Republic Of
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Quote:
You mentioned that it is a medium between 1 Mun and 2 Mun. Is there an actual denomination? Yes. It is technically a Dang 2 Jeon (2 Mun) as far as denomination is concerned, but its size is in between the 1 and 2 Mun coins. Quote:
Do you what the symbol is on the left on the reverse of the coin? That section is a little damaged and I can't identify it. Thanks! That is the number '2'. |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thank you. Sorry, I meant to write "What is the symbol on the right side of the reverse?" I can't tell if it is a symbol or a damaged section of the coin.
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Korea, Republic Of
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That's just damage to the design in the mold. When the press the seed coins into the clay/dirt to make the mold, scrapes and indentions in the mold occur when they pulled the seed coins out. It just means there wasn't mold clay where there should have been and the molten metal filled in the area.
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United States
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Thank you again for all of your help!
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Posted 06/03/2018 1:19 pm
