Good luck figuring out how many hours left...

Another lady character to add to the collection.
Glad we have a few now so characters are getting a bit more balanced

Which is the best female character so far?

Mine arrived safe and solid.

BTC + LTC on the same coin  

Marks and scuffs are reflections... too shiny to take pics under light.

My StayNasty Mantis has arrived.

Looking nice and nasty

Marks are on the case, coin looks and feels great!

For number of items, see what interest you get, surely if you have some pics to show or some drawings it will give everyone an idea. After that people can post to show their interest.
Keep that between brackets but should give you a good feel on the interest. Also think how much it will cost you to produce different amounts, is it worth it?

Actually having users provide you their BTC Addresses could be a first (that I'm aware of).
However if you then have to get them engraved it could take a long time to do, make sure you can give a good estimate on timeframes.

There's many ways to go at this, most new manufacturers don't fund or do it on-demand, but doesn't mean people wouldn't request it. So you could leave that open to each person.
Also if you have the items in stock, or soon to arrive but have a sample to show off, you can take reservations, this works pretty well actually.
And why would it be important for you to fund them? You don't really gain anything from that anyway... Unless...

Having a face value or not: up to you, if you don't fund them doesn't really matter; you could even put 1000 BTC or 1 million, actually it could be fun to have an extremely high number.
BTC is not cheap right now so having a reasonable face value is essential if you go the funded way. Do a poll with various numbers and see what people say.

If it's your first coin doesn't matter what you do, you need to gain the trust of users so I would keep things as easy, inexpensive and clear as possible.
Of course if you use precious metals that could bring the price up quite a bit. You will know best in that case.

Both Lauda and Mitchell are well known forum members and mods.
I wish I got some coins sent to me!

So well done to them to post in the right place at the right time.

A bit like the duck and the photographer below

Thanks for the update, keep us posted!

DEMON: @ 0.19

Yes I agree this is a good card to represent some of the trolls around on BitcoinTalk LOL

There is a risk of course, but simply owning Bitcoin is a risk in itself with potentially:
 

• someone hacking your computer and stealing BTC from you
• an exchange gets hacked
• something happens to the bitcoin network
• a bug is exploited in the code
• a software/mobile wallet gets exploited
• someone manages to crack private keys
• electricity cuts off near some of the big mining facilities (China, Iceland, etc), quake, volcano, act of god, provoking a chance for a 51% attack or instability
• an attack that cuts off some or all undersea internet cables specially the ones between China and the rest of the world (51%)
• North Korea attacking South Korea but one of their dodgy nukes sets off in the middle of China by mistake
• governments making BTC illegal
• and I could go on and on...

The above is not going to be the most popular list of Bitcoin security features nor will win a prize for most positive outlook.
I apologise for even mentioning them but I'm trying to make a point.

The "fella" (Coinographic) is the only one I know who did what he did. And he may not even be the last one...
There are hundreds of physical coin manufacturers so far and 1 out of hundreds misbehaving makes the chance of one or more of the scenarios above happening similarly close.
To be honest some are even more interested in Coinographic coins now after the fact than before, they were great looking coins and now they are also "infamous."
Some of them are really rare how do you know in 20 years they may even be worth more than if they were funded?
I do agree that what he did was nasty and to be able to betray people in such a manner means his life must not be a very happy one.

Also many physical bitcoins are DIY coins or unfunded, they are mainly collectibles.
The ones you can fund or come funded are from very respectable community members, again, never say never.

I like collecting physical Bitcoins, it's really good fun considering there's quite a few people here who all share the same passion.
It is a small community but we respect each other, can talk about coins for hours, enjoy trading, bidding on, raffling on and exchanging them.
To be honest this makes Bitcoin even more fun and interesting, at least for me. Some do it to make a little profit between buying and selling them, some just collect them.

Do I worry about PrivateKeys? Only have few funded coins... If I lose them it's not the end of the world, as much as if I lost my savings, stocks, pension fund, because a bank, company or a country defaults.
Will I be pissed off? Most likely. Is that risk going to stop me from doing what I like? Most unlikely.

At the end of the day, life goes on nevertheless, we are humans, social beings we like what we like because we do, can't really explain why someone likes collecting coins and someone else likes jumping off a plane, skydiving. I love Bitcoin, it is as risky as many other forms of value exchange are, if I can have a good time while living my life with a smile on my face and enjoy what I do I will, no matter what.



PS: Owning bitcoin or physical bitcoins (funded) carry more or less the same risk IMHO. Be safe, do your research, and don't risk more than you can afford to lose, and you should be just fine.
 

Thanks for the quick reply. Looking fwd to see those babies come true

Maybe this has been asked before...

Is there an ETA for the release and the number of coins that will be available?
Hopefully not too expensive (maybe too early to determine) and with the choice of having them funded or unfunded.

In the meantime I'll keep watching, really like the design. 

Anybody still on this? Seem like it's still unsolved...

DEMON:  @ 0.16 BTC
MEDUSA: @ 0.17 BTC

I will only be taking set #14 as I'd like to add this to my collection. If anyone wants it #15 is now available.
I will post pics when I get them.

I do like the nickel black option not sure if there has ever been a coin with that finish before.
On another note this is also the first time a coin set comes with one BTC address/PrivKey.

I do understand some people may not like that, and of course need to be careful if some try to resell single coins, and private keys were handled by the mint.
However this doesn't necessarily mean the mint actually knows what the private keys are for and/or they will be dishonest. But better be safe than sorry.
I wasn't going to fund them anyway, as many other coins I see being sold on the forum, if they came as DIY or unfunded, I never seen one that was funded by the buyer.

For collection purposes this is rather unique (in my humble opinion), coins look great, a nice first ever black option, something different from all other coins... although unexpected.
The OP also mentioned this was a mistake, being the first coin production and all, maybe miscommunication with the mint side (not sure).
He has also been very accommodating and open, lucky this was discovered before any single coin was sold. And for $60 per set it's cheaper than many others.

These should be considered error coins maybe? What do you guys think? I'm happy to have them in my collection nevertheless. (Looking fwd to get them)

I'm aware there will be a new series so looking fwd to that, with the lesson learned I would expect something interesting.

YAY will PM you shortly.

Nice one! minerjones you are da man!

Wonder if there is something within the book pages with signatures and holos sticked on them to help protect them like a thin layer of plastic film or something.
Not sure I'm not a book expert, but over time I would be worried the signature ink messing up with the previous page as well as the holos leaving some marks or colour.

Also this is more a question for Elianite I guess, but will the book be kind of sealed, wrapped in plastic to preserve it if someone wants to keep it as it came.
And will the books be packed and shipped in a way that they won't sustain any damage during transport? I believe they'll be quite heavy so protecting the corners as well as the rest of the book is essential.