BITCOIN BLOCK 450852
00000000000000000248dbc3461fc81b8d529e491a830ea1b1ae2b7b6f3cdb66 ----> winner slot is 6 the winner is Maicol792 (congratulations to me) ;-) thanks for this raffle
Congratulations, Maicol792!  Regards, Chris |
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If I remember correctly, the first batch of 1,000 coins were minted correctly, but without the requested (and paid for) ultra-thin protect finish to slow the natural discoloration of high quality copper. Only a few hundred of those first coins went out. The new order of 1,000 had the protective finish, but the mint accidentally minted them as the above example. Thus, the error coin. Funnily, the same thing happened with our second order of the 2016 DAVE coins. Not only did the mint's sales rep apologize several times, but the head of the minting floor contacted me to apologize for the error as well. (For what it's worth, they PROMISED it wouldn't happen again, and I've already reminded them to be a bit more careful with the upcoming 2017 release.) Of course, we never released the above info on the 2016 error coins. (I believe this is the first time.) I told my wife that if I weren't me, and if I didn't have all the emails from the mint employees apologizing for the mix-up, then I'd suspect it was done on purpose just to have an "error coin" and increase sales. It wasn't done on purpose, of course. And I hope that it doesn't happen again. Regardless, we're sold out of the 2016 DAVE coins, so I don't mind sharing the info now. Anyway, I tend to ramble sometimes. Sorry.  Regards, Chris PS -- We did send five coins for grading, and all came back MS67. We sold them all. I'd love to own one, especially an MS68. (Fingers cross'd.) |
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Congratulations, greenplastic! You've WON! Thank you, greenplastic, for your generous high bid of 1.6 BTC! (I wonder what you'll choose on the coin.)  And thank you to everyone who participated in this auction as well as to everyone who likes and supports The Bitcoin Penny Company. We're here because of you! Thank you, everyone. Regards, Chris @ The Bitcoin Penny Company |
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A little less than 8 HOURS left to play in the auction! (Click HERE for COUNTDOWN TIMER!)Whose NAME will be on our NEW 2017 Bitcoin Penny™ Commemorative Coins? It could be...  Good luck, everyone!  Regards, Chris
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I'd like four (4) tickets, please -- 1, 7, 0, f. Regards, Chris EDIT: Payment sent. |
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I think that the idea of a non-professionally minted, handmade, artisan physical bitcoin is an intriguing idea, and I'm glad to see that you've accidentally stumbled upon the idea. If well-executed, then this could be a very nice, niche addition to the burgeoning world of bitcoin collectibles. (On the other hand, if poorly-executed, then it could drastically lower the bar for future collectibles projects, and that would be unfortunate.) I'm an optimistic person, so I'm sure you've got this.
However, it's important to remember that a non-professionally minted, handmade coin may have troubles when it comes to ANACS grading services. Just a random thought...
Congratulations again.
Regards,
Chris
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I wonder if any other coin makers have stamped their coins vs using a mint. There's a risk these coins will be very handmade looking and a lot of unhappy customers expecting something else. Perhaps you should show a finished product before asking for payment, even if using escrow.
Why not use a mint and charge more to recover your costs?
The Bitcoin Penny Company contracts with an actual mint, because we prefer the appearance of a professionally minted coin as opposed to a rougher, handmade coin. Nothing against handmade coins, mind you. We simply prefer the appearance of professionally minted coins. The QC is much better too. Good luck with your new coins, ky. Regards, Chris |
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No no...stilll pondering it, and dreaming. I really like IRIE... ...while the impromptu bear growl Grrr does have its charm... Regards, Me |
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 Regards, Me |
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It is amazing!
Are you planning on make more auctions at this kind in the future?
As Sky mentions below, this is our second year doing the YOUR NAME ON OUR COINS auction. We had so much fun doing it last year, that we immediately decided to do it every year for the new release. The winner of this year's auction will have his choice of custom NAME / INITIALS minted on all of our 2017 standard mint coins. (That's a guaranteed minimum of 2,000 coins.) And it looks like TMAN may be the winner for 2017 with his choice of ALLS minted on the coins. It's a strong bid, so I'm not sure anyone is bold enough to go against it. As for future opportunities, we'll do the same auction again in early 2018 for the 2018 Bitcoin Penny™ release. Regards, Chris |
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Please reserve #13 silver for me. Regards, Chris |
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ill chip in extra for the big balls request...
LOL Sorry, TMAN. We do have to keep up the appearance of integrity on our coins. No BIG, just ALLS. Regards, Me 1 extra roll for me as big balls... well maybe 5 extra. I'll pay the costs Just to get a single coin with BIG added would require a new die to be made at the mint. Regards, Me |
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ill chip in extra for the big balls request...
LOL Sorry, TMAN. We do have to keep up the appearance of integrity on our coins. No BIG, just ALLS. Regards, Me |
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is the auction over already?
It may be...  Regards, Me |
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any chance of moving the BTC on the left of the coin up a bit - then having Big Balls across the coin? think that would be awesome...
LOL Sorry, we can't mint BIG BALLS across the coin. LMAO Regards, Me |
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Could you mock up 'MIKE'? Might sell some XMR for this auction The MIKE coin... Regards, Me |
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what would the mock up look like with "ONG" ? Regards, Me |
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Could you get "agina" in there?  Unfortunately, the space is too tight for me to fit it in. Regards, Me |
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XERO @0.45BTC
We have to admit, XERO does look pretty cool... Regards, Me |
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