[WTB] Casascius Coins

[Mitchell]

Casascius St. Petersburg Bowl coin, multiplier = ?

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I would be very interested in knowing how much it would be worth right now. I've read that some of the coins have had gold spillage issues (mine doesn't seem to have it) and casascius stated that he scraped 1150 of the initial 2000 coins.

I think this will come as good news to everyone who has bought these:  Total circulation drastically dropped - I scrapped about 1,150 of them (out of the initial 2,000 produced) due to being unhappy with the quality and they will not be remade except perhaps as a different future coin.  (anything that looked like the uglies posted in this thread in my possession is no longer...)

I kept only the best ones.

[gentlemand]

Casascius St. Petersburg Bowl coin, multiplier = ?

Sorry to hijack the thread, but I would be very interested in knowing how much it would be worth right now. I've read that some of the coins have had gold spillage issues (mine doesn't seem to have it) and casascius stated that he scraped 1150 of the initial 2000 coins.

There haven't been too many up for sale recently but I've seen prices of 0.5-0.6 a few times for clean-looking examples.

[Possum577]

There's some very clean versions on eBay, buy it now price for just over BTC1, in fiat of course. Here's the link -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Casascius-1-oz-silver-2014-St-Petersburg-Bowl-Commemorative-Coin-/271933652032?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f50823c40

No bids yet, 2 days left, starting bid is $200.

[Blazed]

I think $200 is a bit high on those coins...2x the retail already?!?

[TheAnalogKid]

I think $200 is a bit high on those coins...2x the retail already?!?

Wow, I agree, $200 is a tad high for raw, even after they take their 13% "ransom".

If you're looking for one graded, TookDk had (still has?) an MS-67 for sale in his thread (too lazy to find and link it) for I think 1.0BTC.

[Possum577]

I think $200 is a bit high on those coins...2x the retail already?!?

Yeah, not surprising that there's no bids yet, but these people on eBay are fiat coin sellers looking for a new angle. You can tell which ones bought their Casascius coins in January of last year... the coins going for $1,500 buy it now with no auction. Ha.

[TookDk]

Wow, I agree, $200 is a tad high for raw, even after they take their 13% "ransom".

If you're looking for one graded, TookDk had (still has?) an MS-67 for sale in his thread (too lazy to find and link it) for I think 1.0BTC.

Yep, its still for sale, MS67-DCAM, price: 1 BTC:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1120743.0

[nubbins]

Ehh, he's mostly selling Lealana rounds. And an MS65 2011 error for 10btc 

[monkeynuts]

Looking for the following Casascius items. I am willing to buy them via BTC, Cash, or Trade (Other Cas Items)

I do not care about condition or grades - just has to have intact holograms

5BTC Casascius Coins (S1 or S2)
10BTC Casascius Coins (all silver or with gold BTC)
25BTC Casascius Coins (S1 or S2)
Casascius Bearer Bars - only private key not 2FA

Seller cflow01 on ebay is selling many Casascius items at the moment.
I know he has 2 of the bearer bars ( 1 is 2fa the other is not)
I think he goes by bitguy101 on here, but have been told that he is not here too often.
I have bought a couple in the past from him. No complaints.
Hope this helps

Yep its bitguy101. Last I knew he was locked out of the forum and pleading with the mods to sort it out.

If anyone needs to get hold of him, I can relay a message outside of the forum.

Blazed, not forgotten you need a couple of pics from me. Will try and do later. Just been busy with other bits.

[Blazed]

Looking for the following Casascius items. I am willing to buy them via BTC, Cash, or Trade (Other Cas Items)

I do not care about condition or grades - just has to have intact holograms

5BTC Casascius Coins (S1 or S2)
10BTC Casascius Coins (all silver or with gold BTC)
25BTC Casascius Coins (S1 or S2)
Casascius Bearer Bars - only private key not 2FA

Seller cflow01 on ebay is selling many Casascius items at the moment.
I know he has 2 of the bearer bars ( 1 is 2fa the other is not)
I think he goes by bitguy101 on here, but have been told that he is not here too often.
I have bought a couple in the past from him. No complaints.
Hope this helps

Yep its bitguy101. Last I knew he was locked out of the forum and pleading with the mods to sort it out.

If anyone needs to get hold of him, I can relay a message outside of the forum.

Blazed, not forgotten you need a couple of pics from me. Will try and do later. Just been busy with other bits.

Cool thanks! Looking forward to getting that coin 

[Melbustus]

Just to weigh in on the multiplier on the 25BTC coins... That coin, both S1 and S2, is both rare and iconic. It seems a bit insane to me that they wouldn't go for a decent premium; at least 2x (and no, I don't own a bunch of them).

I think *eventually*, they will, even if BTC > $10,000. There are plenty of highly sought-after traditional coins that go for six-figures (for which the face multiplier would be thousands, btw).

As I've said before, numismatics, whether gold double eagles, flying eagle copper cents, or Casascius coins is driven primarily by rarity, history, and grade, with a kicker for physical beauty. The 25BTC coin is one of the rarest Casascius issues, is dated 2011 (the oldest Casascius date), a high percentage were opened, and a large fraction of articles about Bitcoin STILL feature that coin as the lead image.

http://www.spotcoins.com/bitcoin/casascius

In short, it's rare, intimately tied to Bitcoin's history, and is already recognized as noteworthy.

If anyone's selling for <= 2BTC over face with a verified ownership chain, PM me (Edit: but give Blazedout a shot first, as this is his thread...)

[Possum577]

Just to weigh in on the multiplier on the 25BTC coins... That coin, both S1 and S2, is both rare and iconic. It seems a bit insane to me that they wouldn't go for a decent premium; at least 2x (and no, I don't own a bunch of them).

I think *eventually*, they will, even if BTC > $10,000. There are plenty of highly sought-after traditional coins that go for six-figures (for which the face multiplier would be thousands, btw).

As I've said before, numismatics, whether gold double eagles, flying eagle copper cents, or Casascius coins is driven primarily by rarity, history, and grade, with a kicker for physical beauty. The 25BTC coin is one of the rarest Casascius issues, is dated 2011 (the oldest Casascius date), a high percentage were opened, and a large fraction of articles about Bitcoin STILL feature that coin as the lead image.

http://www.spotcoins.com/bitcoin/casascius

In short, it's rare, intimately tied to Bitcoin's history, and is already recognized as noteworthy.

If anyone's selling for <= 2BTC over face with a verified ownership chain, PM me (Edit: but give Blazedout a shot first, as this is his thread...)

Melbustus! I love your work man/woman! That spotcoins site is the best summary of Casascius coins, have you been updating it? If so, how frequently do you updat the metrics on redeemed coins.

Thanks.

[Blazed]

Updated topic - no longer looking for a 25BTC, but still after the rest.

[Possum577]

Updated topic - no longer looking for a 25BTC, but still after the rest.

Inquiring minds want to know, are you no longer looking because you've acquired what you were looking for?

[Melbustus]

Just to weigh in on the multiplier on the 25BTC coins... That coin, both S1 and S2, is both rare and iconic. It seems a bit insane to me that they wouldn't go for a decent premium; at least 2x (and no, I don't own a bunch of them).

I think *eventually*, they will, even if BTC > $10,000. There are plenty of highly sought-after traditional coins that go for six-figures (for which the face multiplier would be thousands, btw).

As I've said before, numismatics, whether gold double eagles, flying eagle copper cents, or Casascius coins is driven primarily by rarity, history, and grade, with a kicker for physical beauty. The 25BTC coin is one of the rarest Casascius issues, is dated 2011 (the oldest Casascius date), a high percentage were opened, and a large fraction of articles about Bitcoin STILL feature that coin as the lead image.

http://www.spotcoins.com/bitcoin/casascius

In short, it's rare, intimately tied to Bitcoin's history, and is already recognized as noteworthy.

If anyone's selling for <= 2BTC over face with a verified ownership chain, PM me (Edit: but give Blazedout a shot first, as this is his thread...)

Melbustus! I love your work man/woman! That spotcoins site is the best summary of Casascius coins, have you been updating it? If so, how frequently do you updat the metrics on redeemed coins.

Thanks.

Thanks, appreciate it. Makes me want to work on it again. To answer your question - it *was* fully scanning every casascius-coin address for changes every 24hrs and updating the site accordingly... Will have to check that my update job is still running fine, though - had some issues with the blockchain.info API shutting me down (been meaning to switch to a better backend API anyway). Should have some free time in August to work on it.

[Eodguy149]

A little update, but WAYYYYYYYYY overpriced:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Casascius-2012-5-BTC-Bit-Coin-Physical-Loaded-EXTREMELY-RARE-Versions-1-Bitcoin-/221902353614?hash=item33aa6934ce

I don't know, seems reasonable when you read through his description:

By this point, almost every Casascius coin has been redeemed of all denominations. This is 3 years of pure vintage GOLD.
Look online yourself if you don't want to take my word for it.
In fact, I can firmly and quite confidently state that this is the ONLY original 2012 version one 5 BTC coin that has not been tampered with and in pristine condition.
It may even be the only version one 5 BTC 2012 series left in its original state.

It's the last S1 5BTC! 

[monkeynuts]

There are pictures of 2 different coins ? 1 s1 and 1 s2 .... smells of fish

[monkeynuts]

There are pictures of 2 different coins ? 1 s1 and 1 s2 .... smells of fish

Is the other coin maybe the one he mentions here:  (quote from auction)
"To sweeten the deal I will also include the following as an added bonus, at no extra charge:
1x Redeemed 2012 1 BTC Casascius Coin (retail $200)
1x Set of the Promotional Full 6 Color Line Anodized Aluminum Casascius Coins (retail $50)
1x An Autographed Business Card by the creator of the Casascius Coins, Mike Caldwell (retail $$$?)"

So one picture shows a series 2 5, still funded http://casascius.uberbills.com/?address=1CSrLqKf7BMVAF3kjJXTD1LNyjuD4kibuM

One picture shows a series 1 5, still funded http://casascius.uberbills.com/?address=1Cmrpdz7sWqgw32oUXveKCv6GEHSQJ5TdP

Still smells fishy. Ebay member since the start of August only, and a feedback score of 1. On the plus side, has potential for being a dirty minx, as the other items for sale are Playgirl magazines. I suggest a pickup in person to clarify. Anyone near Atlantic City ?

Apologies for the Thread Jack Blazed.

[wheelz1200]

I live about a 40 minute drive north but for what... $15k???  What would I be going to see a bitnickel thats handed to me by a unicorn shooting rainbows out of its eyes?

[TookDk]

I live about a 40 minute drive north but for what... $15k???  What would I be going to see a bitnickel thats handed to me by a unicorn shooting rainbows out of its eyes?

The rainbow will come out of the mouth...