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I'm seeking help for valuing what I think might be an interesting piece of collectible related to Bitcoin's history in the upcoming future.
Everyone knows the story behind the "Chancellor on Brink.." genesis block message and the 03/Jan/2009 issue of The Times is now a highly sought-after piece
(ref. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5134423.0).
What many might have missed is, on the 11th May 2020, right before the 3rd Halving at block 629.999, another highly symbolic message was included in the blockchain, namely:
"NYTimes 09/Apr/2020 With $2.3T Injection, Fed's Plan Far Exceeds 2008 Rescue"
(ref1: https://www.coindesk.com/history-has-repeated-f2pool-explains-message-last-block-before-bitcoin-halving , ref2 : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5247708.0)
The headline is from an online article of the New York Times published on the 09/Apr/2020. The day after, the article was printed in the 10/Apr/2020 physical issue and that's what I am presenting to you today. Fascinating by this whole story, I have somehow managed to get four copies from the NYTimes back copies department.
https://ibb.co/grSPLBd
https://ibb.co/DV0JDxX
https://ibb.co/f8JvHvv
https://ibb.co/ZhgQctD
What do you think these might be valued at?
To be 100% transparent on my trains of thoughts, I have used as reference the 03/Jan/2009 Times (sold for 7.5BTC) because it was the most analogous piece I could think of, but I don't think the value is nearly as close honestly, given:
- It's not a front page, the article is on page B4 of the Business insert.
- The title is slightly different from the online version ("FED Puts 2.3 Trillion Behind Programs to Bolster the Economy")
- It is still a relatively recent piece (although I doubt anyone could now easily obtain one of these copies from the NYT since the maximum request period is over).
On the other side:
The hidden message in block 629.999 is one of the most iconic commemoration of the 3rd Halvening, a highly meaningful event for an incredible number of reasons, not least, a big Bitcoin FU to FED's monetary policy. The halving message was covered by Forbes (https://www.forbes.com/sites/colinharper/2020/05/11/bitcoins-halving-block-includes-a-message-to-remind-us-why-it-was-created/#50c8e805656a) and celebrated by the most influential Bitcoin personalities (https://twitter.com/lopp/status/1259929075902222345?s=20)
The 10/Apr/20 NYTimes issue is the physical testimony of it and as soon as Bitcoin will become the global reserve currency(
), I am strongly convinced all the physical commemorations of halvings will gain incredible historic and collectible appeal.If I were to start an auction today (not said I will), I would value one of these at 1/100th of the "original Times" market value (around 0.075BTC)
Thoughts? Every feedback is highly appreciated, I am still a newbie after all.
