Monday, November 2, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Scarce Korean Coin From The Military Training Command
From 1633 to 1891 Korea issued an extensive series of bronze cash coins, called Sang P’yong T’ong Bo, or: Always even currency”.
Coins were minted by various government agencies. Most of these coins were melted after Japan gained control of Korea starting in 1895, thus they are rarely seen today.
The Korean coins tend to be much cruder and not as well cast as those of China or Japan. This 1 Mun coin was issued by the Korean Military Training Command between 1832 and 1857. The reverse gives the mint name, as well as the furnace and series number for the coin
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Modern Lincoln cent
The Lincolncent is the current one cent coin of the US Dollar. It was adopted in 1909, replacing the Indian Head cent. Its obverse, featuring a bust of Abraham Lincoln (to commemorate his centennial), has been in permanent usage. Its reverse was changed in 1959 from a wheat stalks design to a design which includes the Lincoln Memorial (to memorialize's sesquicentennial) and was replaced again in 2009 with four new designs to memorialize Lincoln's centenary. There are more one-cent coins produced than any other value, which makes the Lincoln cent, a familiar item. In its life span, this coin has weathered two world conflicts, one of which changed it significantly, because metals play a vital part in any war effort. The obverse is the longest design used for any circulating American design.[?]
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Reverse
Reverse
1921 Peace Silver Dollar
The Peace Dollar is a silver United States dollar coin minted from 1921 to 1928, then again in 1934 and 1935. Early proposals for the coin called for a memorial issue to correspond with the end of World War, but the Peace Dollar was issued as a circulate coin.[?]
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