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KOREA (SOUTH): Republic, AE 10 hwan, KE4292 (1959), PCGS MS63 RB

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - Asia & Middle-East Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
KOREA (SOUTH): Republic, AE 10 hwan, KE4292 (1959), PCGS MS63 RB
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2,200.00USD+ (440.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2023 Sep 15 @ 12:57UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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KOREA (SOUTH): Republic, AE 10 hwan, KE4292 (1959), KM-1, countermarked gyeon yang (sample) in Hangul characters, PCGS graded MS63 RB. First issued on October 10, 1959 and struck by the US Mint in Philadelphia, small numbers of KM-1, 2 and 3 dated KE4292 in uncirculated condition were countermarked "SAMPLE" in Korean for distribution to government and banking agencies. KM-3 was withdrawn from circulation June 10, 1962, and melted; KM-1 and KM-2 continued to circulate as 1 won and 5 won coins for 13 years, respectively, until demonetized and withdrawn from circulation March 22, 1975.