South Korea 1966 10 won

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Steve Album Auction 52, lot 1274

This specimen was lot 1274 in Steve Album Auction 52 (Santa Rosa, CA, May 2025), where it sold for $390. The catalog description[1] noted, "KOREA (SOUTH): Republic, AE 10 won, 1966, a wonderful lustrous mint state example! PCGS graded MS64." The South Korean regime struck the ten won in bronze 1966-70 and in brass after 1970. Despite the substantial mintage, it is surprisingly expensive.

Recorded mintage: 10,600,000.

Specification: 4.06 g, bronze, 22.86 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-6.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Dustin Wagner, Auction 52, featuring the Dr. Robert A. Rosenfeld Collection and the Almer H. Orr III Collection, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

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