This looks like any other coin that's ever been minted. Physical alt currency coins were fashioned after fiat coins, so.....what's the problem?

I think it's a cool marketing idea, a new spin on the traditional loyalty points that retailers offer.

You could send payment with Bitcoin and then the receiver of the funds could convert the BTC to Pakistan currency OR to USD/EUR/GBP and then convert that USD/EUR/GBP to Pakistan currency.

Really? I'm sad to see this campaign go! Let me know if you start it back up because I'll join again.

You'll now see my signature change as I join up with another campaign. Thanks for making the payments on time and accurate.

At your activity level you'd get paid more if you joined the CoiNut.com campaign.

Any tips from anyone on how to get referrals?

I'll buy one of those nuggets.

PM me and I'll give you an address you can send the nugget to. Upon receipt and verification of purity I'll send you payment.

Hey, I've noticed a lot of variation in what people are offering their Casascius coins for on the forum. Some go for BTC2 other for greater than BTC5 and the difference in the coins could be series, year, and ANACS grade. The valuations have even changed as the USD price per BTC has changed. I see this difference now but also when comparing prices between today and 6 months ago. Back when BTC was trading at $600 the common valuation for a BTC1 coin (any year, brass or silver, any series...except 2011 series 1) was 2x. Today that valuation is more like 3-4x.

By valuation I mean the multiple that a sales price is of the face value of the coin. So a BTC1 Casascius coin selling for BTC2 would have a valuation of 2x...its sales value is two times its face value

I think we should discuss what the general market valuation is for a BTC1 Casascius coin to set a base (which will likely move over time) from which a seller and buyer can negotiate a fair price given that particular coin's condition, grade, mintage, etc.

Anyone have an opinion on this?

dj, i'd be interested in that 2013 silver .5...i'm a buyer at BTC1.2

You've been valuing Casascius coins at 3x face value, however you value the .5's at 2.4x, i'll pay at that rate.

Let's talk.

What does "opened" mean, you peeled back the label? Send pics.

What are you selling the .5s for?

Where's the .1 silver? I just looked oneBay and didn't see it.

2011 series 2, any all-Silvers, that's probably it.

I would like to see one of these Doge coins that someone was talking about recently.

This is probably the most important and most difficult thing to understand with respect to Bitcoin. The anonymity of the transaction completely changes what we all know about accounts and our savings and our investments.

You are not paranoid...

Any facts to support that premise?

It's fun to daydream.

Yeah, i struggled trying to decide on the right ranges. 25% of the votes have been for > than 100. Sounds like you're interested in understanding how that 25% at the high end is broken out?

I think it's great that ppl have more than 100 coins, however I think a majority of us have gotten on board (bought coins) in the last year and majority of people can't afford outlaying $100,000 to $30,000 on BTC hodlings (which is what one would have to spend this year to own 100+ coins).

So far this poll shows (at 67 votes) that 62% of respondents own less than 30 coins.

I can do another poll to see how the big owners break out but you gotta help me get the attention of those owners.

Good point but in that 5 years of existence if you only bought coins this year you're a late adopter. This isn't the future, it's today and the survey is meant to tally today's count.

Thanks for your vote!

All due respect, that's essentially asking people make up an answer. Further, us Bitcoiners are still a rare breed...we are few and far between. I don't know ANYONE in my daily life that owns any Bitcoins.

If you guys have problems with the survey, quit posing and move on. We don't need your comments or your vote.

What do people have to gain by lying? The poll is anonymous...no one has to leave a comment and confess their count.

The few schleps that lie are the few that have zero confidence and respect for themselves, i'm willing to live with that small margin of error.

So what's the premise? Why do we have to watch the video?

What does Bitcoin have to do with this?

Do people buy things from Microsoft? hahaha.

AGREED!

If they don't allow the data and stats to be seen without entering a Bitcoin address it sounds might suspect.