gxseries Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 I just received this recently: This is not something that I have seen before or even read before in any Korean coin catalog. This is a common 1/4 yang: I don't think it's a counterfeit. This coin weighs 4.67g. What are your opinions on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Here's one that's slabbed. This variety must really exist. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140775647843 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Interesting. The coin on ebay looks nice also but the shipping charges are way way out of line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug2222usa Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 Krause is not the best source in the world for Oriental varieties, but the 1898 1/4 yang is listed there, with the note, "Many varieties of characters size and style exist for Year 2 coins..." Then it goes on to say, "[larger circle around dragon], ...counterfeits made on machinery supplied by the Japanese. These counterfeits were authorized for circulation by the Korean Government..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted June 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 That's what I'm lost at - I want to know where Krause got that reference from because that's VERY intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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