Nice!  Give me a day or so to recover from jet lag

I will post txid here.

Thanks for your donation, Zepher!

Pretty exciting to watch while boarding a plane back home!  (OK, so just about anything is more exciting than boarding a plane  ) 

I'm waiting for the announcement for me to turn off my computer...

0.2BTC

Hoping for a speedy recovery for MJ's family

I have been looking at this thread for a week.  I just can't get that patinated bull out of my head!  Please put me down for one loaded, if it is not too late

Thanks, MJ!

2 please.

Thanks, MJ

Really?  I would think that getting more than double the face value is a pretty good sell.  Add to the tripling of price of bitcoin to fiat since the original minting, and to me, it looks like you did pretty well.

I'll be leaving in a couple of days, and I will be down there for about a month, so no rush, just seeing if anybody is interested.

On another note, I have noticed that Nicaragua has almost NO bitcoin presence, based on ads on localbitcoins.  I guess I'm not surprised.  It is another world compared to the U.S.  I would love to spread the word about bitcoin, but that sounds like a sisyphean task.  All legal ideas are welcome.

Good question and thanks for posting!

Here is what the U.S. post office says at this link:

https://www.usps.com/ship/shipping-restrictions.htm#tobacco

"Cigars may be mailed domestically. They may also be shipped internationally unless the country you are shipping to prohibits it."

So, it depends on your country.  Where would you want them to be shipped to?

Hey there,

I am going to be in Nicaragua during the month of July.  If any of you smoke cigars, they are known for them.  You can get cheap ones for a dollar and really nice hand rolled ones for around $15.  They also have nice hand made pipes, coffee, jewelry, hot sauce, hammocks and more.  If you want anything, just post.  When I am down there, I can also post pics of what I see and you can let me know if you are interested.

This is a pic of some of the stuff I got last year.  Clockwise from the upper left is one of those handmade cigars.  to the right, a little bottle of their own Flor de Cana rum, a piece of volcanic rock, a nice handmade pipe made with wood, the lid is a coin, and it is really nicely sculpted.  The painted bird is a whistle made from clay that comes from the volcanic rock powder.  I am planning on going back with the Bitcoin logo and see if they can make some cool stuff.  Lastly you see a typical t-shirt.

http://imgur.com/Rpy0XrA


All of the stuff is inexpensive compared to the U.S. and most of Europe.  I am planning on bringing back some more rocks just for free momentos.

The goal would be to get the biggest carry-on I can find and just load up on stuff.   That is if I get enough interest.


Thanks! 

I just got a response with the same number with this email: txt me 516 661 6797

From someone named "Joseph Yaghoobian"

Well, thanks to Google and this thread, you guys have saved me from a potential scam.

nubbins, take a deep breath.  You aren't related to this person, are you?

http://www.hulu.com/watch/68225

I don't think I'm literally mentally retarded, but maybe figuratively I am.  And no, I have no reason to troll.

Who knows, maybe I'll get ripped off.  Or worse.  But, a former college buddy always used to say, no balls, no baby.

If/when I meet her, I will let everyone know what I got.  Yes, it could be a bunch of bs.  But I like the story so far

Okay, I have a question when I meet up with the person  How do I open a slab?  They all look like they have been graded.  Sorry, newbie question.

I wrote  "date unknown" because the uberbills Casascius Bitcoin Analyzer did not give any date. 

So, there are brass and silver coins.  There is a .1 btc silver that I could peel away, but I am concerned that, if they are counterfeit, the seller would keep the lowest denomination coin real, because that is what she would expect me to pick.

I think there may be a .5 btc brass coin.  I guess, that, whenever we do meet, I will choose that, unless anyone has any other suggestions.

Well, Nubbins,

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction 

Either I am getting conned big time, or maybe a little luck is pointed in my way.  I hope it’s good luck. 

So as to how many btc, well, I gotta keep that secretive.  It adds to the story 



So I have decided to peel one of them just to keep her honest, and also to break my cherry so to speak.  Any advice would be appreciated.  I am planning on bringing my mini leatherman knife to get the hologram off.

I wanna thank TookDk, whose gave the advice about looking up the private address on bitadress.org to see if it corresponds to the public key.  That should make things pretty easy to verify. 

So folks, I gotta open one, and it will be a 1 btc coin.  Here are the two choices:
 

1) gold-plated date- unknown

2) solid brass 2012

Which one do you think I should cut open?  Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks guys for the advice and the good luck sent my way

Thanks Wheelz and TookDk.  Tbh, it is making me nervous.  we are trying to set up a day and time. 

As for the number of coins, it is hard to tell based on the pics, but I counted 8.

As for waiting for something like this to happen, can anybody speak to this?  With the idea that this is not a hoax, is this a once every 5, 10 years?  Longer? 

Thanks to Hellot and Wheelz for advising me to peel a random 1 or 2.

I think I will do that.

I just talked to her on the phone and she does sound legit.  We are meeting at a police station to exchange cash and coins (her brother is a cop).

I think she just sees them as worth a lot of money, and she wants to make a quick sale.

And I will cross my fingers and keep you guys updated with pics

Thanks for all of the advice so far. 


Thanks, Og, I will look out for the honeycomb look.

Yes, the deal does seem too good to be true...If anyone is in the Boston area, wanna check out some coins with me 

Just as an example of how it seems too good to be true:  she wants to sell some coins at the btc price only.  So, a 2011  1 BTC solid brass, and she only wants 1 btc. 

She says it was from her ex for her son.  So she just wants the money and doesn't want to deal with the hassle of ebay.    

Another concern is her ex finding out and claiming the coins were his. 

Hey there fellow collectors! 

I am fairly new at collecting physical crypto coins, and I've come to enjoy it   

Someone locally has contacted me regarding a collection of Cascasious coins.  I've checked the uberbills site, and all are still loaded.

Any telltale signs it is counterfeit and if the hologram has been tampered with?   Or any other potential scams or legal issues in dealing with coins?

Thanks!

Whenever I get bitcoin, I immediately sell for a small profit.  I have been wondering if I would be better off just holding onto them...then I think that to make money I gotta buy and sell, buy and sell, over and over.

What are your thoughts?  Is it better to buy and hold or buy low/sell high?

The OP hasn't been online since he posted a few days ago.  His definition of reliable is different from mine.