Need Help With Early 20th Century Chinese Coin

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Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 8:39 pm I am not really certain of the date of this coin other than what appears to be the characters for "year 2" on the obverse. Any info about this coin would be greatly appreciated! Image: unknownchineseobv.jpg 46.14 KB Image: unknownchineserev.jpg 45.28 KB Report this Post to the Staff

gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 10:50 pm Whoa, that's not Chinese but it's a Korean 1/4 yang coin, dated 1898. 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
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 11:16 pm gxseries- ah, thank you very much for the help! heh, it is kind of funny how this date is common, but every other of this KM is in the $300 dollar range for this grade. It is also interesting how this coin has so many die breaks and planchet flaws. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 11:20 pm Archraz, the others of this type are just mad scarce. I got a list of Korean coins that I'm looking for from this era: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/korea...oreatype.htm Not a set to begin with! 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
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/04/2008 11:38 pm Interesting. Is there very much demand for this type of Korean coin? I must admit that I found this coin in a dealer's 25 cent junk box. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 10/05/2008 12:28 am 25 cents?!?!?! I would have bought any Korean coins from that era without hesitation. Good job! Even in that condition, I reckon it would sell for at least 5-10 dollars. Don't take Krause's pricing for granted. They are out of whack these days. There is a strong demand even for a badly mutilated 1 fun coin which I think I paid almost 10 dollars for it. Shows how strong the demand is 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
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 10/05/2008 12:53 am gxseries- thanks! I must admit that I have gotten quit a few good deals on Asian coins from this dealer since he just throws all Asian coins that are not silver or gold into the 25 cent box (There really is almost zero demand for Asian coins around these parts). Thanks for all the info and help! Report this Post to the Staff
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