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That's no problem , bicarb. And salt will sort the tarnish .  

Zerokwel : sure, I'm pretty confident I can meet any demand though.  

TenthReality : all on target , I have asked for an update on how there coming on , I'll post if there's any issues or delay .  

2weiX : yes like for like , with each of us paying our own shipping, there of interest to me as a trader and collector. Just to be fair and keep a level playing field though , I won't pre arrange that with you as yet , which would fly in the face of not taking pre-orders. if after we make the exchange , I want more , we can discuss that too.  

 I won't be taking pre-orders or reserving any until I have them in my hand , and I'm happy with them . Once i have them I'll post pictures, pricing,shipping costs . And how to order.

The 1 gram are like this ? then yes I would exchange like for like 100 valcambi for 100 1 gram bitcoin rounds . if you can contact me when i post pictures of the actual round , if you like what you see , we can go ahead and make the exchange .

These are being produced by a third party (mint) on my behalf as ptmhd illustrated well , you really need all the right gear to produce these quickly enough to keep the cost down as low as possible.  So directly melting your bars to produce rounds wouldn't be possible. As i buy and sell silver it would in theory be possible to buy 1gram "bitcoin rounds" with your 1 grams bars if indeed they were .999 branded bars say from cmc mint.  I would advise however to sell the bars on eBay for instance rather than to me a trader. This would give you a better price which in turn would buy more of my rounds  

A sample image of a 1 gram round (the slightly out of focus picture gives an impression these are massive for the sizing please check the image above)

I'll post when I have them in hand and take it from there.below is the artwork
Once I have them and have checked them over them I'll give details on ordering etc.

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I'll post the black and White design shortly, the design in the first image is what the face will look like with the reverse having a different background with the 101010010's circling into the background. Easier to see than describe .
If the silver price doesn't rise , once the die fees are digested , the lowest price in theory would be around £1.49 each .
Doing a completed listing search on eBay (uk) 1 gram bars and rounds typically sell for between £1.99 to £3.50 i realise though this reflects the eBay/paypal fees. And also doesn't represent value for money

I do recall buying 100 1 gram .999 silver rounds from eBay around 18 months ago in an auction for £65.00
So they can prove to be profitable over the long term.


 

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The idea of including a card listing "issued from first batch of 1000 produced" wouldn't act as a certificate with extra premium loaded on top , rather just something that could be issued for a couple of pence , no more than the cost of a business card

It sounds like a dime would be an ideal way to stack silver in fractional form . There not readily available over here in the uk .

currently a 1kg silver bar from http://www.bullionuk.com/ in the checkout (which adds the vat of 20%) comes to just over £1000.00 .
That in real terms gives a good idea what the metal price of one gram would be with a low premium
i.e. £1.00 per gram.

Current spot price on kitco is .79p per gram , that's the paper price

 .79p per gram - is the value in none physical paper terms
£1.00 per gram - based on a 1kg bar (uk)
£1.68 per gram - based on a 1 gram round

The bitcoin rounds cost me £1.22 each plus the die fees of .29p per round . (The cost of the die fees can be spread out over this and future orders).


Minimum order quantities on these will be 10, pricing should be on or around -
Less than 30 rounds £1.68 each
30 rounds or more £1.58 each

These 1 gram rounds should look pretty cool , there a good introduction to silver . Some collectors are switching to fractional silver rather than having large individual pieces . 1oz though remains the best size I think. If silver continues it's rise , countries continue printing paper money . 1gam , 1/4oz 1/2oz silver will become more and more popular as a more affordable alternative to a 1oz coin or round .







 

Not a bad idea , I'll give that some thought. Maybe a printed card to identify the silver round(s) are from the initial batch of 1000.

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