gxseries Posted June 27, 2005 Report Share Posted June 27, 2005 A korean 1892 5 yang coin, very very very scarce, if it is a real one. You can often see a lot of those copy coins, because they are just too scarce. I haven't actually a real one so I don't know if this is a genuine one. Some seller was offering to sell it to me really cheap, so I really don't know if it is a desperate sell or a genuine one Well appearently, he's honest enough to say that it has been mounted... Well I just thought that it looked way too real to be a fake coin, so I don't know... What is the reasonable thing to pay for this if this is a real one? The seller is claiming that Krause is having it around 1000US+ but another catalogue that I have went insane and put a value of 3,000US+ in VF, assuming that it is, but I don't know how much the mount would degrade the coin. At least, you can see that some damage is done on the reverse... so... what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16d Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 gx, maybe I can save you a few $$. The SAME person sold this one last week, for $350. I'm quite sure they are the same coin. Damage from mounts and that ding at 2 o'clock give it away. He may have purposely photo'd the coin upside-down to throw people off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16d Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 On the other hand, this one's newly listed, 3 bids, @ $12. And look at those wonderful counterstamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediccoin Posted June 28, 2005 Report Share Posted June 28, 2005 Hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomodachi Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I've just recently gotten into the Japanese Protectorate of Korea arena, and I haven't really built up much of a library on that area - actually I can't find much in English. Have you made the preliminary go-no go test of verifying it's weight and diameter? They should be 26.95g and ~38mm. The latest Krause value for KM#11114 in VF is $1,250 and between the flattening of the details in the dragon, the mounting damage, and the obvious cleaning, I can't see paying full VF for this one, even if it is real. For some reason Jacobs doesn't even list the 5 Yang, but as #18-6 in the 2005 JNDA catalog, its valued at ¥100,000 (~US$900) and up. Personally, I think I would use the 20-foot pole I reserve for things I won't touch with a 10-footer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I actually got this coin in my hands right now from the seller... *wow* I don't know how to describe the details. Of course there are some VF details but some are ruined here and there, so I guess it's going to be a F+ grade or so. Nevertheless, the original fields seemed to have originated from a proof / proof-like condition... so it is pretty interesting... only if I could get my scanner working... I would have posted a XXL image... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Here is another link of such coin... I don't know if this is a fake one, but it seems pretty real... except that I still don't have high quality scans of a genuine one... assuming if mine happened to be a fake http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Korea-5-Teal-1893...1QQcmdZViewItem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.L. Johnson Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Here is another link of such coin... I don't know if this is a fake one, but it seems pretty real... except that I still don't have high quality scans of a genuine one... assuming if mine happened to be a fake http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Korea-5-Teal-1893...1QQcmdZViewItem I could be off base here and if someone has a more informed opinion (which would be most people I'm sure) please share. Personally I wouldn’t even bother with looking at a coin more than a glance if the seller has chosen to not show their feedback, nor use it to judge the authenticity of another coin, doubly so when they are sellers from China/Hong Kong. I'm aware some claim privacy but if the seller wants privacy they can take the coin to a traditional auction house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Looks cast and polished to me. Wouldn't touch with a 10m pole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corina Posted August 5, 2005 Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 I Use An Old Saying When buying Coins From people i Don't know If It Looks to good to be true it Usually Is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted August 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2005 Probably this is a bit more realistic: Except that I don't know if this is genuine or not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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