As the title says, I'm selling an MS-68 brass 0.5 Casascius. I'm looking for 0.85 BTC. Feel free to post or PM any questions or offers!    |
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Pretty bummed I missed out on the MS-69 brass half...  |
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I reserved the lowest number just after chronicsky via PM at 10:07 PM. Eod can confirm that. So basically I'll be getting #2.
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Hello,
I'd like to reserve the lowest number available please in .999 silver. In the interest of transparency I quoted the PM. Looks like it was 11:07? Damn that looks crazy good. Definitely interested in this.
I'd think if you made 100 or so, kept the first 10 numbers for auction and went from there it would be great. I'll get in line for one of these for sure. Any idea after talking to NTM about what price may end up at?
I'm not totally sure. A lot of it depends on how much the custom holograms are and how much work it is to get the COA done correctly. I will keep you all posted when we settle on a final price! To be clear please don't get too hung up on what number MJ puts you as. We might have to auction all 20 of them depending on the price and interest. |
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Thanks for helping to organize MJ!
Is there any preference on diameter or depth for the pit on the back of the coin for the private key? I'm trying to see if there's a standard size and I've found a few different diameters as well as depths.
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Figured you would have, always worth a check though.
If you could get a COA that's formally issued by Berkley, that would be cool.... but probably a big ask
I'm thinking old school looking. Coats of arms / red wax seal, and signed by one of the Deans or something. Contrast the new of the coin / currency with the history of the establishment
I think I can make all of that happen. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks for the amazing idea  If you could pull this off properly, that would be amazing. I think that could make this coin rather unique as it has never been done before (CoA signed by e.g. Deans). I'm most certain that most of the collectors are in favor of a CoA. Are you sure you want only 20 coins sold here? You may want to create an list of interested people.
It looks like the others don't realize that they should not be reserving numbers any numbers yet. Thank you for the support! It's looking like we will be able to have one of these displayed in the glass case in the computer science building. It will be pretty cool seeing a piece of crypto history displayed for all to see on campus! We have decided to go with Northwest Territorial Mint. It isn't the cheapest option but I believe it is by far the best for the price. They are known for exceptional quality which only seems right for this exceptional coin. I will keep you all posted on progress made. Thank you all for your interest. I will worry about properly distributing these to interested buyers once they are complete. Right now I'm focusing on making sure these coins are perfect. |
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Is that other eod coin on the back burner. Is that still a possibility of coming to fruition?
It's definitely on the back burner but right now school and Blockchain at Berkeley are the priority. I tested it with generic holos and different wire/thread and wasn't very happy with the results. It's a complex mechanism for redemption that I want to get right before moving forward. Thanks again for sending me your test coin |
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Figured you would have, always worth a check though.
If you could get a COA that's formally issued by Berkley, that would be cool.... but probably a big ask
I'm thinking old school looking. Coats of arms / red wax seal, and signed by one of the Deans or something. Contrast the new of the coin / currency with the history of the establishment
I think I can make all of that happen. I'll keep you all posted. Thanks for the amazing idea |
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Hey EOD. I would be interested in one, also happy to run a group buy for anyone EU / UK based, if that would help when the time comes
Auctions for low numbers would be better for your botom line, will also allow you to understand market value, plus break even point for the rest of the coins
Mints. I would reach out to other makers. OgNasty may be your best mainland US bet, as he has recently done a lot of activity.
North West Territory seems to be the de facto, IIRC, but there will be other options. A lot will depend on the mint run size. I am sure costs and quality will vary significantly
Do not underestimate the costs of your dies. They are more expensive for silver, but if you can do silver, do so (just higher upfront costs)
bigtimespaghetti did a book on how to make coins. It would be worth reading, if you havnt already. If you cant get the book (or ebook ?), then shout up, and I will send you mine
Also .... is this coin formally sanctioned by Berkeley ? It would make an interesting COA if it could be, and an interesting first as far as the tie up to an esteemed educational establishment
Best of luck getting this over the line
Thank you for all of the info! Depending on how sales go a group buy may be the best way to go, I appreciate the offer! NWT is one of the first mints I contacted for a quote actually. Purchasing bigtimespaghetti's book was one of my first transactions on the forum The coin is formally sanctioned by Blockchain at Berkeley and we are a formally sanctioned organization on campus. The organization is comprised entirely of students at UC Berkeley (almost 100 students currently) and our club teaches a course that can be taken for credits toward a degree. A link to the Cryptocurrency course can be seen here (link is from last semester, Spring semester is not populated yet): http://www.decal.org/courses/4132If there is interest we could create a COA that is signed by the founding members of the club? Not sure what would be of most interest but I am definitely open to ideas. We have a lot of ties on campus so I'll try to brainstorm something interesting but please feel free to offer suggestions or ask any questions about the organization that you may have. |
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Thank you! This is just an interest check thread. Once I get official quotes from a mint (I'm researching silver mints now) and begin production I will create a fair way to decide who gets what #'s if multiple people want the same coin.
I believe that one of the fairest methods for distributing the lowest numbers are auctions as opposed to 'first-come-first-serve' (which is basically luck, unless one knows when the reservations will begin / thread will be made). If anyone has any info on a reputable silver mint please PM their info. I am looking for one that does quality work.
Just please make sure to properly plan this out (e.g. generic vs. custom hologram), so we don't end up with yet another coin with an absurd 5-10x premium on spot silver. All great suggestions and I will definitely take them into account, thank you. I will keep the entire process as transparent as possible. #2 or lowest available, conditional on checking out www.friendsofsatoshi.com and possibly discussing ways to collaborate between our groups  Edit to say .999 silver , custom holo, design is terrific PM me, we are always looking for ways to help and collaborate with members of the crypto community! |
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I like the design. You should put the lowest numbers on auction and let the market decide the price for those.
Preference: .999 silver.
Thank you! This is just an interest check thread. Once I get official quotes from a mint (I'm researching silver mints now) and begin production I will create a fair way to decide who gets what #'s if multiple people want the same coin. If anyone has any info on a reputable silver mint please PM their info. I am looking for one that does quality work. |
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Hello everyone, As many of you may have noticed I have not been as active around the forum and that is because I have been extremely busy with school and starting the Blockchain at Berkeley club. If you are interested to learn more about the club you can see our website here: https://blockchain.berkeley.edu/ We are a student-run group at UC Berkeley dedicated to all things related to the blockchain. We host general meetings, during which we discuss recent industry, technological, economic, and bitcoin trading developments. We put on Bay Bithack every year, which was the first and largest collegiate bitcoin hackathon in the world. We develop open-source projects together as a club and contribute to the cryptocurrency ecosystem as well as collaborate with businesses to develop blockchain solutions to industry problems. We run workshops for people who are new to the industry, put on other events (like tech talks), and teach the only undergraduate cryptocurrency course in the United States. I am creating 100 coins as gifts to give to guest speakers as well as teams and individuals who do exceptional things for the organization. The board has agreed to sell 30 of these coins to help fund the creation of the rest. Each coin will be numbered but only 20 coins are for sale as a deluxe version and an additional 10 are available without additional provenance. Only 100 of these will ever be made and only 20 of the deluxe version that comes with a hand signed and wax sealed COA and a signed picture of the founders will ever be for sale! The initial design for the coins is:   The back will have a pit for a private key but will be sold unfunded (build your own style). Depending on interest we could possibly make custom holo stickers but might have to stick with generic ones since custom holos are expensive for such a limited production. They will be numbered on the back 1-100 and will be marked with a BTC amount, most likely 0.01 BTC. The cost of these coins will be approximately 0.1BTC and they will be sold unfunded. If there is sufficient demand we can get them done in .999 silver for the additional cost of silver spot price. Please post or PM below in this format:1) What number you want 2) If you would prefer .999 silver or silver plated 3) If you would prefer a generic holo at no additional cost or a custom holo (price of which will be researched if there is demand) 4) Any design suggestions |
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All PM's replied Bump |
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I'm guessing you're looking to get like 17-19BTC for both?
Yeah that's right around the range I'm looking for. It seems like the market is slow right now, I might have to wait a while and put these up again or maybe just hold onto them. All PM's replied! |
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I vote for auction starting at face value  Them some nice coins ya got there!!! No auction unfortunately. I don't need to sell these and I'm not sure what the market is like currently. Any idea on price for the Series 1? I have a MS68 Series 2 as well, so would only be interested in the Series 1.. if the price was right of course. I'm not entirely sure what is reasonable. I'm thinking around the range of 10 BTC though. You're not going to find any nickels that are graded higher. |
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I'll offer 14.25 but that's my top top and I think you should except it.
I'd offer 15 BTC myself but everyone knows he won't accept that. The premium on these doesn't change very much, they are in low supply and lots of people want them Are you kidding me, you sound like a bitmarket shill. He's been trying to sell this for years and no one is willing to pay what he wants because his price is too high. He's living back in the day when btc was super cheap and people were throwing them around like candy. That day has come and gone and he aka you missed your chance at those ridiculous markups. In order for a deal to occur a price has to be agreed on by the buyer and the seller. No reason to lash out at others. |
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Right now i trying to mining a lot of coins, i thinking its mabey its good to save the coins like 6-12 mdr before selling it.
Can orther explain about its a good point else about the risk its to high to lose to lot on it?
I would personally save all of the coins you can as long as you can afford the expenses that come with mining. It all comes down to risk management though and how much you are willing to lose. That isn't really a question anyone can answer for you without knowing more about your financial situation. |
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