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Only one 1943-D cent in bronze is known; it sold in September 2010 for $1.7 million. [52] One of the four known 1943-S cents in bronze was sold to Texas Rangers baseball team co-chairman Bob R. Simpson for $1 million. [53] One 1943 cent struck in 86.41% tin and 8.37% antimony with other trace metals was authenticated in 2019. [54]
At the time of the introduction in 1945 the won was pegged to the Japanese yen at a rate of 1 won = 1 yen. In October of the same year, the anchor currency was changed to the US dollar at a rate of 15 won = 1 dollar. Toward the end of the Korean War the won was devaluated at 6,000 won = 1 dollar. Following that the hwan was introduced as the ...
1 and 5 won: 1991: N/A: Yes: 1- and 5-won coins have not been officially withdrawn and are produced in limited quantities for the Bank of Korea's official annual coin sets since 1992. Amounts are rounded to the nearest 10 won. Sweden: 1 and 2 öre 5 and 25 öre 10 öre 50 öre: 1971 1984 1991 2009: 30 June 1972 30 June 1985 30 September 1992 30 ...
The won was reintroduced on June 10, 1962, at a rate of 1 won = 10 hwan. It became the sole legal tender on March 22, 1975, with the withdrawal of the last circulating hwan coins. Its ISO 4217 code is KRW. At the reintroduction of the won in 1962, its value was pegged at 125 won = US$1. The following pegs operated between 1962 and 1980:
The won was introduced in 1902, replacing the yang at a rate of 1 won = 10 yang. Units: 1 won = 100 jeon (錢), 1 jeon = 5 bun (分, "fun" ec. yesteryear spellings) of the preceding currency. Gold coins were produced in the denominations of 5, 10, and 20 won. All of these coins had a composition of 90% gold and 10% copper. [3]
The Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 sought to put dollar coins into circulation by allowing citizens to buy the coins directly from the Mint's website at face value. Shipping was free, and the ...
Rare penny found among lunch money change could go for up to $1.7 million at auction. ... but a similar coin struck at the Denver Mint fetched a record $1.7 million when it was auctioned off in ...
Due to the devaluation of the first South Korean won (from 15 won to the U.S. dollar in 1945 to 6000 won to the dollar in 1953), the hwan was introduced in 1953 at the rate of 1 hwan = 100 won. The hwan was nominally subdivided into 100 jeon but the lowest denomination issued was 1 hwan. The hwan also suffered from inflation and a series of ...