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gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 12/25/2023 09:31 am This is a cleaned and lower grade Korean 5 fun, struck in 1895. Normally I don't take a second look at it but this seems to be a lot heavier. Normal 5 fun is supposed to weight around 6.9g... this example is quite heavy at 10.18g (!). This coin is significantly thicker compared to other 5 fun of the same era. I have some 5 fun coins but none are this heavy. It doesn't look like a counterfeit either. Anyone else come across a similar overweight 5 fun? 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

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 12/25/2023 10:13 am I don't know anything about coins like this, except perhaps something I read about Chinese coins. Somewhere in my readings it seems to me that some Korean coins were (struck / overstruck?) on Chinese coppers. If true then a host coin like 10 or 20 cash might account for the extra weight? As stated, I don't know, but it might be worthwhile to check as a possible. Edited by Albert 12/25/2023 11:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 12/25/2023 10:58 am It is the other way around Albert. The Korean 5 fun coins were sold as scrap and shipped to China. 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
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 12/25/2023 11:51 am Yeah I guess faded memory and got it backwards. Report this Post to the Staff
gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3831 Posts	Posted 01/07/2024 05:16 am Bumping this thread. Anyone with 5 fun coins - can you weigh yours to see if yours is this heavy? 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
HoosierDaddy Pillar of the Community United States 1164 Posts	Posted 01/11/2024 12:44 am I have one sitting here. Not too much wear. 7.19 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
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