yep! he knows nothing 

Yeah, if the bid came in 3 days before this auction started, the coin would've already been with MinerJones; I thought I'd deleted the original thread after my conversation with MJ, there, but it seems like I did something wrong during that process since, if a bid came in there, it has to have been after I'd tried (and failed, apparently) to take the other thread down.  I'll take full responsibility for that and happily chalk it up to "I don't know what's going on, here".  Frankly, if that's the most embarrassing thing I do here, I'll take that as a W.

I must've biffed deleting the original thread.  Unironically, there's a realistic chance I just misclicked a button: this UI is actively hostile to use on a phone. 😬

I didn't want to clean it and risk damaging the information ok?

Godspeed 🥂

I don't trust anyone that sells a car with a washed out engine bay; I'm not cleaning the coin. 🥂

How does escrow normally work here?  I'm not used to saying "hey other user do you wanna facilitate this transaction"; normally I'd go through, like, a Whole Escrow Service.  But, if this environment has high-trust go-betweens, I'm happy to leverage that instead, if I can grok the trust system.

I bet it would pretty up if I tried at all; but I didn't want to risk damaging the information with something like a solvent or ultrasonic cleaner: I'll leave that risk to the buyer.


Sounds good, done. 🥂

Just like it says on the tin: half a bitcoin, silver, 2013.

I'll be up front with you: I don't know anything about bitcoin or, specifically, this coin.  I got the coin from a crypto enthusiast, but I never got into crypto myself.
I know it's worth half a bitcoin at a floor, and an auction seems like the best way to find the ceiling. 😎

Is it series 2 or series 3?  I don't know.  You'd think this would be easy to find out; it's not.  The pictures are not helpful, and the wiki doesn't list the differences comprehensively.
Chain of custody?  Couldn't tell you.  It is currently mine and that's ~as far back as I can trace custody (gonna leave the previous owner out of this).
Grade?  Uuuhhhhh look at it.  As far as I know, it's never -- not one single time -- been in a protective case, and I can tell you for a fact that it's been touched by ungloved human hands.  I am touching it while I write this post.

If you've got fun facts about Bitcoin, this Casascius dude, or collectors' coins, I'm all ears. 🦻


Here's pictures: https://imgur.com/a/fkJSMZL
If you want more pictures of the coin for reasons that are unfathomable to me, I can take more, as long as they're not under the seal.

Here's "verification" that it's still loaded (I don't know how reliable this site, maybe you do): https://casascius.uberbills.com/?address=1Agj3S8Rr2QFW4m2mLFiR6JHG2zrbaUDj6


Starting bid is 0.6 BTC, 0.1 0.01 BTC increments.

I'll shut bidding down at 11:59PM PST on 26 September 2023.
Buyer pays escrow fees. 💸

Just like it says on the tin: half a bitcoin, silver, 2013.

I'll be up front with you: I don't know anything about bitcoin or, specifically, this coin.  I got the coin from a crypto enthusiast, but I never got into crypto myself.
I know it's worth half a bitcoin at a floor, and an auction seems like the best way to find the ceiling. 😎

Is it series 2 or series 3?  I don't know.  You'd think this would be easy to find out; it's not.  The pictures are not helpful, and the wiki doesn't list the differences comprehensively.
Chain of custody?  Couldn't tell you.  It is currently mine and that's ~as far back as I can trace custody (gonna leave the previous owner out of this).
Grade?  Uuuhhhhh look at it.  As far as I know, it's never -- not one single time -- been in a protective case, and I can tell you for a fact that it's been touched by ungloved human hands.  I am touching it while I write this post.

If you've got fun facts about Bitcoin, this Casascius dude, or collectors' coins, I'm all ears. 🦻


Here's pictures: https://imgur.com/a/fkJSMZL
If you want more pictures of the coin for reasons that are unfathomable to me, I can take more, as long as they're not under the seal.

Here's "verification" that it's still loaded (I don't know how reliable this site, maybe you do): https://casascius.uberbills.com/?address=1Agj3S8Rr2QFW4m2mLFiR6JHG2zrbaUDj6


Starting bid is 0.6 BTC, 0.1 BTC increments.

I'll shut bidding down at 11:59PM PST on 26 September 2023.
Buyer pays escrow fees. 💸