I found this in my Korean grandma’s attic

https://i.redd.it/1jqusqfuvhtd1.jpeg

Posted by Ok-Rub9702

5 Comments

  1. _notaredditor on

    Joseon era 상평통보 Sangpyeong Tongbo coin. Produced 1633-1867.
    EDIT: I am not an expert and can not tell if it is an original or reproduction.

  2. Probably reproduction you can get at a Souvenir shop. The character markings are too perfect as if mass produced in a factory.

    EDIT- Very unrelated but if you have an old discarded toothbrush sitting around, you can clean it with a toothpaste ( Not the salt one).

  3. EbbEnvironmental5646 on

    Oh It’s a 常平通寶! (*Sangpyeongtongbo) It’s a coin of the Joseon Dynasty 😀