Completed another year set - Korean large type 1 chon

[gxseries]

This is a rather challenging set and it took me just a couple of years to find it.

 

 

 

This set only consists of two coins before the Japanese mint in Osaka reduced the weight down from 7.1g to 4.1g. Hence this is the reason why this set is called the large type and the other as small type. The Gwangmu 10 (1906) large 1 chon is rather easy to find in reasonable condition. On the other hand, the 1905 1 chon is a complete different story. The Korean catalog has no breakdown of what the mintage of both coins are but just lists the total of both years as 11.8 million. Obviously the 1905 1 chon is tougher to find.

 

These days, old Korean coins struck under the Japanese occupation are getting more difficult to find for unknown reason. Or it could just be I have already collected the easier dates If you have more time to enjoy the rest of the Korean coins of this era, please feel free to visit my page: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/koreatype/koreatype.htm Warning for those that are still on dial-up connection - it's rather heavy.

[satootoko]

This is a rather challenging set and it took me just a couple of years to find it.

 

You're only two coins ahead of me for this set. The dealer I get most of my Japanese Korean coins from tells me he hasn't seen one in years.

the Japanese mint in Osaka reduced the weight down from 7.1g to 4.1g.

Interesting variation - the JNDA catalog gives the weights as 7.13g and 4.20g.

The Korean catalog has no breakdown of what the mintage of both coins are but just lists the total of both years as 11.8 million.

Same in the JNDA catalog. It appears that the Osaka Mint didn't keep (or at least didn't publish) year-to-year mintages in many cases, at least until the mid-20th Century.

These days, old Korean coins struck under the Japanese occupation are getting more difficult to find for unknown reason.

And don't even dream about getting decent examples for the prices listed in Krause!