Coin melters busted

Old 10-won copper coins are smelted in a furnace in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. Police took this photo after arresting two foundry owners, who allegedly melted millions of old 10-won coins to produce 377,000 kilograms of copper bars at four furnaces. They allegedly earned 1.97 billion won ($1.8 million) in illegal gains by selling the copper bars. After copper prices soared in 2007, the Bank of Korea issued new 10-won coins that use copper-coated aluminum to save on manufacturing costs. / Yonhap