Ok guys, here is my submissions.
First I would like to say good job to everyone.
There is some very nice designs made.
Well done!

Secondly, it has been a long weekend for me as I had to turn the rough sketches I have done while on holidays to something presentable.

I have taken into serious consideration what Coinographic requested as it was exactly what I wanted too.


So having that in mind while I was creating my coin designs, I present to you my ideas:
(Apologies for the large image size)

PHYSICAL BITCOIN DESIGN #1
OCTAGON COIN















My idea is to create the coin using both yellow and white gold as to give attention to detail (yellow gold only version also included). I wanted something that truly stands out in terms of design, material, craftsmanship and presentation. A true luxurious coin that would make any coin collector proud to own one.

Design Details:
FRONT:
First as you have probably noticed, the Bitcoin logo is placed on top of an image of the moon (TO THE MOON!!!!) which is escorted by another 7 circles (or planets) giving a total of 8 planets – as much as the planets in our Solar system – as to state that Bitcoin is Universal currency.
The moon behind the Bitcoin logo also resembles the earth.
The circle containing the number 5 is earth – 5 continents - and the number 5 also symbolizes the years of Bitcoin and how fast it has been widely adopted.
The stars are also symbolic as there can be as many (maybe more) Bitcoin addresses as there is stars.
(Total number of Bitcoin addresses is: 1,461,501,637,330,902,918,203,684,832,716,283,019,655,932,542,976)
The two circles containing stars have a trail which is also a simplified version of open wings, symbolizing freedom – monetary freedom without any third party or middle man involved (banks, etc).
Around the edges the binary code translates to “five btc”.
On the sides of the coin (rim) the word Coinographic is engraved going all the way around.
BACK:
The hologram contains all the important information and has a geometric pattern (the one right after the bitcoin keys) that symbolizes the use of the net and the blockchain which is the basis of Bitcoin’s success. The trustless distributed consensus.

PACKAGE:
For the package I wanted to create something unique that will accompany the coin and give it the class and projection it deserves. It allows the coin to be displayed in all sides and provide protection at the same time. No need to open a box to view the coin. A coin like this should not be enclosed in a box.
The base will be plastic and the coin itself will be placed in between two, hard plastic sheets (plexiglass?)
The shape of the coin will be laser engraved on the sheets as to allow the coin to fit in properly.
The sheets will then slide in to the side of the base.

PHYSICAL BITCOIN DESIGN #2
ROUND COIN















The details are more or less the same as the Octagon version but on a different design.

So what do you guys think?

Coinographic,

Is there a specific time when the competition ends today or should we assume that submissions will be accepted till midnight GMT?

Hi Coinographic,
can I ask what time and timezone this competition ends on Sunday?

Just got back from holidays and would like to know if I have time to work on this or not.

Thanks

Probably faster if you buy it ready....

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=466908.0

OK, I ain't gonna argue with you there.
Yes he did it and to be honest I couldn't care less if he makes it out.

But in the case he does,
your coins and mine will double in value.

That being said, I am no where near a supporter of Ross or SilkRoad for that matter but you should know that there are a lot in these forums that are  

PS: You think Ross is a bad person yet nothing has changed with his arrest. Has it?

But it would be great if he does win the case and he demands his coins IN COINS back

The US gov will have to buy all his coins back!

TO THE MOON!!!!!!

http://www.coindesk.com/ross-ulbrichts-silk-road-defence-invokes-fourth-amendment/

Sorry forgot to post it

If he does...

what happens with his coins they sold?

Looks like he might get out of it...
or not...

EDIT:

Sorry forgot the link

http://www.coindesk.com/ross-ulbrichts-silk-road-defence-invokes-fourth-amendment/

OP, how many coins have you sold him for $1000

True!

That being said:

I do believe that the CIA is a Bitcoin project....
We have to hard fork and get them out of the blockchain immediately   

What do you mean bank account?

Don't you have to authorize a transfer to be sent from your bank account?

Unless you mean your old banks credit card/visa?

Because they can not do that either unless an invoice is issued to you and you accept to make the payment.

This doesn't make sense

Lets not forget: Satoshi.....

Goxxed

I might give it a shot.

I will agree with this statement.
Anybody who took the time to read his posts can tell that.

Apart from that since a lot of you like conspiracies then let me lay down a scenario for you:

Satoshi worked for the Government (CIA or NSA doesn't matter), yet he didn't like what his job had him doing.
So, he decided to change the world by giving them monetary freedom and a technology that we can build upon.

Then Gavin just happens to go to the CIA -
The CIA likes the idea of Bitcoin - it actually gives them control over what is being spent by whom through the blockchain, and that is something they cannot do with cash.
They asked him who this Satoshi is and then threatened Gavin a bit and maybe Gavin made a deal with them (NOT SAYING THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED - just silly conspiracy theory).
Obviously since Satoshi worked for them, he knew that so he decided to "disappear" and he could do that efficiently because he knows how they work and he can monitor their progress.


Apart from my silly conspiracy theory above.

OP, if you want to gain a name for yourself in this community start by being honest.

If you want us to read your articles, then ask us nicely and we will read them and give you our opinion.
We do it with others anyway.
No need to pollute the forum with useless threads.
Something along the lines of: "Guys what do you think of my article? Be honest!"

Swordsoffreedom, I like you and I hate you man/woman.

You have me thinking now......

This could actually be possible, yet, I cannot afford to think about it right now coz I have work to do.

None the less you have me thinking....
And this is probably going to stay in the back of my mind until I basically make a decision if it's possible or not.

Right now, I think it is, but I still need to look at all possible failures that can happen.
Haven't found one yet, so if you do please point it out

Thanks

EDIT: CryptOS  - how does that sound to you? 

Exactly...

When they hit 51% recently they had 45PH.
Now its 35-38PH.

Nobody moved their miners when they had 51% so what happened?

Are they hiding hash power or have people finally decided to move their miners elsewhere?

I do not know which is true but that is a very bold statement they made......

I kind of like that idea but how would that work?
It would mean that your personal documents will be stored everywhere.....

UNLESS, we as a community build an operating system that loads all necessary (OS) files from online (decentralized) sources and the whole thing is open source.
Much like Bitcoin.....
Still, several things, like network adapter drivers should be loaded before everything else, right?

Hmmm, I like this idea.
But it needs work.

We could however start with the best out there, and that is Linux.
Yet, to make it worldwide accepted, we would have to make it user friendly, like windows.

Not a bad idea, but a very diffucult task.

Hmmm, this is coming directly from GHash.io

I wonder what it means?........

Btw, their hashrate seems to have dropped about 10PH. And that doesn't make sense......