I request offers and/or annoucements of interest in buying 1 btc brass Casascius coin with typing error in hologram. The coin is in good condition and has no scratches, altough I haven't stored it the whole time in isolation but touched it some times by hand. I am the first actual owner after buyng the coin in 2012 from a local wholesaler.

The coin has never been opened and has its value of 1 btc loaded. According to Uberbills, the coin is created in 2012 even though the face of the coin reads 2011. Both the coin and I are located in Finland.

This is not an auction. I tried auctioning earlier on this forum and unfortunately couldn't come to an agreement about shipping and payment methods with the highest bidder. Instead of auction I ask for offers starting at 1,5 BTC or the equivalent in euros or USD.

I reserve the right to decline or accept none or whichever offer at my discretion.

My preferred order of method of delivering the coin is 1) face to face or 2) using an well-known established institution such as traditional bank for example as an escrow. Other methods for delivery may be negotiated as well if needed.

For price of 2 BTC I'm interested in closing the deal as soon as mutually agreeable method of delivery and payment is found.

Otherwise I will be asking for offers until end of this week, meaning Sunday 10th September 21.00 East European Summer Time or 19.00 British Summer Time.

All of your questions and comments are welcome.

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I tried to auction 1 BTC Casascius coin earlier this year but unfortunately it didn't go too well. I thought I had taken into account everything in advance, but it turned out that I hadn't thought of actual delivery and payment part of the deal at all.

I'm now thinking of that if I am to sell the coin via this forum at all, I need to have a better idea of how to secure both buyer' and seller's back to finalize the transaction.

Many users suggest using a highly reputable user as an escrow, but unfortunately I don't think that's necessarily secure method at all. Neither part of the deal can't actually know nothing at all of random escrow's impartiality.

What comes to my mind are using traditional established institutions such as banks or perhaps an arrangement of two escrows.

I would require an method where it is 100% sure that neither part of the deal has any kind of risk of losing his/her goods/money. And in addition, there should be a possibility for the buyer to actually see the Casascius coin with his/her own eyes and check the public key.

Do you have any thoughts or proven methods of how selling an physical item over possibly long distances might best work out?

Thanks for your help.

The coin is unopened and untampered so it has its full value of 1 BTC still loaded in to it. There are no scratches or damage visible on the surface. I have kept it in a safe box for around 5 years, although the coin has been touched by hand a few times.  I will ship the coin in a plastic container.

I've personally bought it in 2012 in Finland from a wholesaler who had ordered lots of them directly from Casascius  and sold them at Bitcoin related events. So practically I'm the first and only actual owner of the coin.

1.125inch (28.6mm) in diameter.

The repetitive small hologram text reads "Casacius" instead of "Casascius", so the middle "s" is missing.

Will provide possibility for the highest bidder to check the public key and that the value is loaded before the transaction.

Seller pays for shipping. Please inform me about  your preferred shipping method. Will send insured and after payment.

Coin is not manufactued to be proof quality but is in good condition and especially the hologram side has nice reflection.

Accept PayPal, US$ or EUR, or Bitcoin for payment.

I appreciate that the buyer and seller exchange information about identity and negotiate details about payment and shipping by either phone, e-mail or face to face in person.

Glad to reply to your further questions on this thread or via private message.

All bids are welcome.

Auction will close on Sunday 11.6.2017 at 16.00 or 5 minutes after last bid.