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The Korean Won

Recently watching the South Korean series The Killing Vote, I found the Korean currency a bit confusing. The won ₩ took quite a ride on the inflation train. The Screwed Up North Korean Won So many screwed up things here: South Korean Coins Commemorative coins celebrate Korea’s long history, sporting events, and the 2014 visit […]

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No Cash Value

Thanks to Unindicted Co-conspirator #1 for today’s topic. Esteemed members, One of the suggestions for cleaning old coins that I found via google is to put the coin in a mixture of lemon juice and salt for a while.  Of course, I didn’t want to try this out on a valuable coin, so I took […]

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Zimbabwe: Who wants to be a Trillionaire?

Unindicted WLBOTT Co-conspirator #1, in an attempted arbitrage, has held this currency for decades:

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Belarus: Icon of Kazan