Excited to see how high this will go.

Physical copies will be produced; up to 100 (likely much less). You can pre-order by sending me a PM and I will provide payment info. these books will likely not be for sale after printing, but it is possible an ebook will be availible on amazon, etc at some time much later. A book costs 70 £ which includes shipping to NA & EU.

Originally, my plan was to designate 1 page for EVERY coin ever made. Thats not really practical, and would cause most pages to be quite empty due to little info available. Take Antana Coins http://antanacoins.com/ ; would you want one full color page for each of them? Very innovative coins, but I simply don't have 10+ pages of material to write about them. Such a 'database' would be more appropriate in a web format; which is in the plans for my website www.coinfirm.org sometime in the future.

That said, I'll make every attempt to talk about every notable manufacturer & mass-produced coins. Small batches will certainly get attention as well. As for individual prototypes; it would be a case-by-case. point is; if it is interesting and relevant to the big picture, I believe it belongs in the book. 

Each page of the catalogue section will likely have 1 or 2 coin 'profiles' (depending on how much I have to say) including photos, info about mintage, material, denomination, etc. and also a text portion which will include analysis or info about the things such as the art, its manufacturing process, any interesting anecdotes or observations relating to that coin in any way including history. It may also compare features to other coins and point out what other coins it seems to be inspired by from a design aspect. This isn't an exhaustive list, there's lots of things that could be written.

I'll also have individual pages for 'crypto mints'; established manufacturers who have created several coins. I will discuss the history, ideas, and inspiration of the manufacturer and compare them to others. I may include interesting facts, personality, the 'why', and other observations and thoughts.

The book will be completed, printed, and sent out in 2015. Full stop.

However, it is important for everyone to realize that writing a 200 page book is no easy task, especially when it is not something that full-time can be devoted to, and especially when it is of an academic nature. We will absolutely focus on Quality over speed. Producing good, quality work is not something that can be done as a summer side-project. We will not be sending out an error-ridden and incomplete work in any circumstance.

That said, the aim is to have 90% of text written by mid September, with some time to sort out photos, formatting, editing, and citations. Objective is to have the final copy sent out for printing by the end of October.

An issue that needs addressing is photos. What photos can be used, and what if the owners of photos aren't responsive or cooperative? I obviously I don't want to get sued for using the wrong photos, though I want to provide the best available photos of every coin. with so many coins, defunct mints, and many available photos, its quite the logistical exercise.

I very much appreciate everyone's offers to help in editing and providing photos. These offers have not gone unheard. Right now, the actual writing is the priority and will remain so for another month or two at least. Once the time comes, I can use all the assistance offered.

Alot of coins haven't been graded at all, and others only once or twice so it is a stretch to give the 'highest grade' the same respect as for a casascius coin. With that said, I will certainly look to include that info whenever possible.

EXCITING NEWS!

I'de like to formally introduce Matthew Rippon , known as m_rippon on these forums

He is a Department Member of the Queens University of London, and is co-authoring this book.

Mr. Rippon has gained a great interest in the physical crypto coin phenomenon, and contacted me to conduct an interview for an article he was writing for the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. I have since had many discussions with him about the subject, to the point that he accepted my invitation to co-author the book which is an extension of my first work; The Casascius Guide.

As an up and coming academic, he has been conducting a thorough analysis of everything involving physical crypto coins, and will no doubt be asking many questions. With Matthew's, the book is being transformed from a simple catalogue to an intriguing work analysing the ideas, values, culture, and community behind the physical crypto coin phenomena and forming various theories about it. This will make it the first academic work analysing this area; with virtually all research publications about Bitcoin being technical.

We will be posting regular updates about progress and some sneak peeks at the ideas we are exploring.

Mr. Rippon has a PhD in Geography, a Masters of Science degree in Globalization & Development, a Master of Art degree in Asian Studies, and a Bachelors degree in International History. I'm sure everyone will find Matthew both an excellent researcher and writer.

As mentioned before, up to 100 copies will be produced and shipped to those making a pre-order here! If you'd like a copy, just message me.

I'de like to formally introduce Matthew Rippon.

He is a Department Member of the Queens University of London, and is co-authoring the book which I am currently working on with him.

Mr. Rippon has gained a great interest in the physical crypto coin phenomenon, and contacted me to conduct an interview for an article he was writing for the International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. I have since had many discussions with him about the subject, to the point that he accepted my invitation to co-author the book which is an extension of my first work; The Casascius Guide.

As an up and coming academic, he has been conducting a thorough analysis of everything involving physical crypto coins, and will no doubt be asking many questions. With Matthew's, the book is being transformed from a simple catalogue to an intriguing work analysing the ideas, values, culture, and community behind the physical crypto coin phenomena and forming various theories about it.

Please, take a look at the book's sale thread at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1022071.0
Up to 100 physical copies will be printed, numbered, signed, and shipped to those with a reserved pre-order!

I'm sure everyone will find Matthew highly interesting to discuss the subject with.

I wouldnt say it was worth 3btc, but consder this: A graded 1btc silver coin routinely sells for 3btc. It is of similar rarity as the 0,1n and carries about 2btc premium. With that in mind, I would say about 2btc is a reasonable ask for a graded 0.1, with 1.6btc being an extremely fair price.

Congrats to the winner!

Just over 1 hour left!  1.6 is leading still!

worth noting that theres currently an MS-67 on auction with 1.6 as the high bid. that said the MS-68' fair market price is atleast 3btc

little over 4 hours to go!

Highest (and only) bid so far with 23 hours remaining!

Agreed. escrow is always welcome

ah, goldbits... that was interesting..
tbh, I nearly quit this forum after that due the insane suspicion and all. At this point, I have no doubt that he was indeed some sort of scammer, but he was not me, and the trade I did with him was legitimate.

As stated, I accept full escrow. I get that as a community we look out for each other, but is this level of suspicion really necessary or healthy
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Yep. Not sent out yet, but he has paid in full

If you already paid for a book (and dont want a 2nd one ), then you'll get the equivelant of 10.5 GBP reduced from the amound due on the auction

old thread, please delete

Upping the book discount to 15% for the winner