Maybe get some of each. Maple leaves do look very nice and are well known.

Received my coins. Here is a short review:

Shipping: Prompt and proper. Fair price, but unattractive for small overseas overseas.
Packing: Very good. Bonus points for the coin-flaps with attached sleeves for keeping them closed.
Metal: Visible scuffs and marks from minting/coating(?) process, very insignificant 2mm 'shiny spot' on rim in 1 out of my 5 coins
Hologram: SUCH original, complicated and intense. Looks different from every angle. MUCH better in person then in a photo. Many holograms are not set perfectly straight to line up with the coins. Features rockets, moons, "To The Moon", "Original", "Crypto Imperator", and more.
Public key: Comes folded to the coin flap (not touching coin), a slip of paper with slightly torn edges containing key and QR code. Coin number is not written on it, so don't mix them up!

WOW factor: Excellent hologram design, Quality product for a fair price.

Future improvements:
-Have "Crypto Imperator Coin #xx" or such written on the public key slip. if nothing more, write the # on it in pen betide the QR code.
-Set the holograms evenly so that the first bits appear evenly through the window.

Conclusion: This is a great coin and likely the beginning of a popular brand of physical doge and other coins, with the ideal market being beginners who are not yet willing to buy much more expensive coins. These don't compare to silver proofs, and should not be compared with them. At $10 + Doge, these are truly the most accessible physical crypto coins on the market. There is a bright future for Crypto Imperator.

This may be part myth, but my understanding is that a cool function of having a low monetary value to these coins is that they can never be confiscated by the government. For example;  if they were to outlaw the owning of gold & silver bullion, those coins couldn't be taken since they are 'cash'. Similarly, you can often not cross borders easily if carrying over a certain amount of 'monetary instruments'. Lets assume you have 100 1oz gold coins with $50 face value. In reality you have over 100K of value, but are 'officially just carrying $5000 in cash.

Yes, the bank (or anyone else) would accept a gold $50 coin at face value, but youd be insane to give it to them (unless, gold fell below $50/oz).

On that note, I have some some $20 coins that are 7.5g of 999 silver. Im willing to sell them for BTC equivalent plus shipping.

bump

its posted on a countdown. about 1 day and 14h

also;

1   bhCoin's 100mBTC Brass Coin        1@0.15BTC
2   Casascius Aluminium Round with ฿0.05 V2 by Serp    1@0.1BTC

Shutout to this thread to check out my MS-64 2013 1btc brass coin! 2BTC takes it!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=670828.0

very fair. My only concern is in the event we are at like 5k/btc at that time, many may want the 0.05 back instead of paying $500 for the coin If that is the case, consider me in for #94

Also; auction will be pushed back 15 minutes for each bid close to the deadline.

old thread, please delete

1 question: is the 0.05BTC refundable if before it comes time to deliver, I decide I don't want the coin for some reason?

EDIT: Whoops; I meant they are taken directly off the original Casascius roll, meaning they have never been circulated or handled improperly. The holograms that are included are generic

These 5 coins are as mint condition as any coins like this; they are taken directly off of an original Casascius hologram just prior to the photos.
They come with generic non-Casascius hologram stickers so you can make your own loaded coins as Casascius intended.
Free shipping in USA & Canada

This Auction will end on Monday June 30, Midnight Eastern Time EST (New York/Toronto)

Starting bid is 0.2BTC for the whole lot.
Buy It Now is 0.5BTC (My normal price for this amount)

Coins traditionally display history and significant events/things. the 51% issue is a significant thing in Bitcoin and is worth memorializing on a silver coin.

I will bid 0.025 each for 2x series 2 MJB coins. (in effect making my bid 12x series 2 for 0.45btc)
Ill also take over your bid of 0.1 for the series 1; meaning I bid for 1 S1 @0.11 and the other at 0.1

Now for a some unfortunately low offers; I assume they wont be accepted but im hoping they spark bidding interest:

1 Bitcoinnerd Bottle Opener @0.002
4 Genesis Block rounds   @0.003 each
100 Pizza Rounds @ silver spot + 30%

My thoughts exactly. If I were Dob Id sell off the doubles/multiples in order to raise the needed money/expand the collections. If the museum survives, i think it will also draw more donations of items in the future.

as for those doubles;
10   1g Silver Bitcoin Round by Mjbmonetarymetals *Series 2*    10@0.04 each   (0.4)
1   1g Silver Bitcoin Round by Mjbmonetarymetals *Series 1*   1@0.11

50 Casascius Aluminium Bitcoin Blanks || all@0.05 BTC
Bitcoin Magazine #01 || 1@0.02

To the scammers: I feel sorry for you. I really hope you can find something positive from life and the ability to care about others. scamming/stealing is one thing, but to do so in a situation like this is even more shameful.

woah; 9 seconds after my 0.033 bid

"20   1oz .999 Copper Bitcoin Round *Minted by AOCS*   bigtimespaghetti - 19@BTC0.05 elianite - 1@BTC0.05"

I think you made a mistake here^^; im offering to pay 0.005 for one AOCS (not 0.05 for one).
Below are some additional bids, I know some are fairly low so i encourage others to go higher!

1   1oz Bitcoin Challenge Coin *Vires In Numeris* - MORE INFORMATION NEEDED     1@0.007
1   Bitcoin Magazine #01    1@0.017
1   Bitcoin Bank Note      1@0.005
2   3D Printed Glow-in-the-dark Bitcoin blanks by MWNinja 2@0.005 each (1 of each color)
1   One Fifth 100 Mills .999 Gold Plated Bitcoin Round    1@0.01
1   Casascius ฿1 Round 2011 *With Series 2 Hologram* & *REDEEMED*  1@0.03
50   Casascius Aluminium Bitcoin Blanks    all@0.033

Ill take a shot at answering, please correct me if im wrong Dob.
The mining hardware should all work like new, BUT the main idea of this is to be a historical museum, so the mining hardware is dated and likely more or less worthless for mining today. Dob is very well trusted and respected, so there would likely be no escrow option due to the circumstances and needing the money asap..

These are not aluminum blanks, which sell usually for $1 each. These are nickel plated brass 5btc coins which are much, much rarer than the aluminum blanks made by him.