https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4pWpU3_qNw

Anyone fancy having a go at doing a redeemed Casascius coin ring .... ?

http://changeyoucanwear.net/product-category/non-silver-coin-rings/

As Z says, I used locking grips set at just less than the slab. Emphasis on crack rather than destroy. Less is more. Many small steps rather than one giant leap. Corners, then middles.

https://www.cromwell.co.uk/shop/hand-tools/locking-clamps-and-wrenches/255mm-10%22-sheet-plier-grip-wrench/p/SEN5587300K?utm_campaign=pla+-+&utm_source=google&utm_medium=shopping-pla&utm_keyword=SEN5587300K&istCompanyId=6aa6787b-063e-4414-802d-129f235df603&istItemId=aqrxlmpxl&istBid=tztx


Other options I have read about are in a bench vice and then use a hacksaw (take the edges off, you can get away with 3). One of those small electric 'rotary tools' would also do the trick.
Its only the very edges that get bound by the resin

If your gonna do it, always practice with a low value slabbed coin first !! There is always risk associated. Reward has to be clear before doing it, generally an older graded coin.

CGS slabs are far more stubborn than ANACS (far more brittle, so more unpredictable).

I have also seen this on a few

I have only seen on a slabbed coin. And only with a series 3 holo silver coin. I would love to hear from anyone seeing this on none slabbed coins, or none silver coins

I cracked one of those slabs for inspection. It would appear that once present, that it's permanent, ie it wouldn't wipe off.

Would love to hear an explaination

As no coin can be protected from dust we as a community cannot allow dust to negatively affect the value

So long as the coin is intact, and the original manufacturer funding happened, then that's all that should matter

Without that stance, the next step is targeted dusting, with the aim of reducing a fellow collectors coin value, and indirectly increasinv the value of their own. That's not what we are all about

What will adversely affect a value is deliberate and considerable overfunding. Adding 5 btc to a coin won't result in a coin worth 5 BTC more.

Random satoshis don't matter one bit

I am sure it was previously stated that the book would only be sold until the halving

I also am sure that it was stated that not all 5000 books had been printed yet, indeed far from it, and that 5000 was the absolute max that would be done. So inference is that only as many books would be printed, as had indeed been sold

I struggle to see how it can be justified to base the raffle on anything other than actual books sold pre halving. Anything else has the appearance of shifting the goal posts

Will the mystery lower number for the raffle be the real number of books sold pre halving ?

Half oz for me

https://blockchain.info/tx/403aaeccc1ac7b129f641ff0b77620adf51f6370f802b985e501e0e832d90b99

Couldnt stop myself.

Paying for the book rather than the chance of a bar. Expecting an unsold book number to have more chance at winning the raffle than all of the sold books.

Curious to know what then happens ? How will it be transparent that someone (legit) gets the bar. The winning book may never be sold .... the bar should be awarded no matter how many books are sold

This morning I promised myself I wasnt gonna buy any new coins, just uplift the grades of the ones I already have .... then this happens

Cant see me not buying 1 if she's a looker .... damn you CI !

(Got the gold halving coin through by the way - cheers)

Will there be a 1 in 5000 chance, or will there be less ?

I am pretty sure all 5000 havn't been sold, and may not sell before the halving, so does an unsold book really still get a ticket in the raffle ?

What happens if an unsold book wins ? Surely this needs to be based on actual buyers of books sold ?

Sign me up MJ

Any you like

What do you want next ?

Some 2012 / 2013 brass as a normal aution ?

Or 1 of the 3 bigger ticket reverse auctions
1. An MS68 s2 silver half
2. An MS70 set of 4 s3 silver coins. 0.1, 0.5. 1.0 silver, 1.0 silver and gold
3. An MS68 error coin

The 70 set seems to be getting some attention, as does the s2 silver half

I will be steered by demand

All good Z. Nice to meet a fellow coiner right on my doorstep

Coins have arrived. Trust left

Will drop it you round later then

Hot Models and car wheels would get more attention 

Good news

The shop is always open  Just let me know what you need.

(Miffman, the 1 BTC to Woodson, is a different coin to the one you won on this thread)

What was the sale price for
Collectors Signature Edition - Encyclopedia of Physical Bitcoins and Crypto-Currencies #11 signature /#11 first edition

Good low matching numbers curious how the secondary market looks on these

Price starts high, gets reduced by time, first person to accept offered price wins, or item gets withdrawn if there are no drops left

Yep all of the above, CI and Gravitate (for Microsoul)

Its not the EU laws that are the issue. Its the US laws. Most of your market will be there. Denarium and TGBEX are also both EU. They both made the decision to not ship into the US (much like BTCC recently)

I echo that 10BTC is too bigger denom as a first strike. Talk to TGBEX, they do a range of coins from low to high denoms. They would probably be able to give you a steer on the relative proportions of sales by denom

10 BTC would require full disclosure of yourself as a starter, and then still not have any legs

I would limit yourself to 1 BTC (and probably much less than that). First strikes are generally much lower while trust is gained

You know I do ! I have an MS68 s2 silver half that I am gonna sell

Next week I may do an standard auction for some 2012 / 2013 brass.

Also thinking of doing 3 bigger ticket reverse auctions
1. An MS68 s2 silver half
2. An MS70 set of 4 s3 silver coins. 0.1, 0.5. 1.0 silver, 1.0 silver and gold
3. An MS68 error coin
(PM me with offers if interested in any of these)


I think for big ticket items rather than dimes, 'reverse may be the way forward', if no sale is reached by minimum I have for each lot, then they get withdrawn from sale rather than being sold for less than intended

Any thoughts ?