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August 11, 2015, 06:44:26 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

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August 11, 2015, 07:29:31 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

casascius coined the firsts physical bitcoin , there are different types, from aluminum to gold.
More than a material value have a historical value ...
these coins are a milestone....
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August 11, 2015, 07:32:05 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

casascius coined the firsts physical bitcoin , there are different types, from aluminum to gold.
More than a material value have a historical value ...
these coins are a milestone....

That's it ? It's a waste of money If you ask me
But how to use them exactly , I mean how to spend them Shocked you can't ? If you want to spend them you just sell them as their value of gold ? also is the value of gold on them = of the BTC ? sort of confusing .

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August 11, 2015, 07:35:48 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

casascius coined the firsts physical bitcoin , there are different types, from aluminum to gold.
More than a material value have a historical value ...
these coins are a milestone....

That's it ? It's a waste of money If you ask me
But how to use them exactly , I mean how to spend them Shocked you can't ? If you want to spend them you just sell them as their value of gold ? also is the value of gold on them = of the BTC ? sort of confusing .

coins have a private key under the hologram on the back, if you want to spend the bitcoins in the wallet you have to remove the hologram and import the private key.
So if u want to sell them or buy you have to consider the value of the coin itself + the amount of btc loaded.
It's like a physical wallet....I hope I was helpful Smiley
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August 11, 2015, 07:37:08 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

casascius coined the firsts physical bitcoin , there are different types, from aluminum to gold.
More than a material value have a historical value ...
these coins are a milestone....

That's it ? It's a waste of money If you ask me
But how to use them exactly , I mean how to spend them Shocked you can't ? If you want to spend them you just sell them as their value of gold ? also is the value of gold on them = of the BTC ? sort of confusing .

coins have a private key under the hologram on the back, if you want to spend the bitcoins in the wallet you have to remove the hologram and import the private key.
So if u want to sell them or buy you have to consider the value of the coin itself + the amount of btc loaded.
It's like a physical wallet....I hope I was helpful Smiley


Oh I see it make sense then Grin
But what makes people think that the company that created those Physical coins don't have copy of those private keys anywhere ?

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August 11, 2015, 07:51:23 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

casascius coined the firsts physical bitcoin , there are different types, from aluminum to gold.
More than a material value have a historical value ...
these coins are a milestone....

That's it ? It's a waste of money If you ask me
But how to use them exactly , I mean how to spend them Shocked you can't ? If you want to spend them you just sell them as their value of gold ? also is the value of gold on them = of the BTC ? sort of confusing .

coins have a private key under the hologram on the back, if you want to spend the bitcoins in the wallet you have to remove the hologram and import the private key.
So if u want to sell them or buy you have to consider the value of the coin itself + the amount of btc loaded.
It's like a physical wallet....I hope I was helpful Smiley


Oh I see it make sense then Grin
But what makes people think that the company that created those Physical coins don't have copy of those private keys anywhere ?

I think this is a central question about physical coins, you have to trust who made it

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August 11, 2015, 07:53:20 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things

casascius coined the firsts physical bitcoin , there are different types, from aluminum to gold.
More than a material value have a historical value ...
these coins are a milestone....

That's it ? It's a waste of money If you ask me
But how to use them exactly , I mean how to spend them Shocked you can't ? If you want to spend them you just sell them as their value of gold ? also is the value of gold on them = of the BTC ? sort of confusing .

coins have a private key under the hologram on the back, if you want to spend the bitcoins in the wallet you have to remove the hologram and import the private key.
So if u want to sell them or buy you have to consider the value of the coin itself + the amount of btc loaded.
It's like a physical wallet....I hope I was helpful Smiley


Oh I see it make sense then Grin
But what makes people think that the company that created those Physical coins don't have copy of those private keys anywhere ?

I think this is a central question about physical coins, you have to trust who made it


Off course you are right, but if u want a physical coins and you want to stay safe you can buy a DIY (do it yourself) coin, so you are able to create a wallet and put the provate key under the hologram, whit this method you have to no trust anyone, only yourself Smiley
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August 11, 2015, 08:00:23 AM
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Oh I see it make sense then Grin
But what makes people think that the company that created those Physical coins don't have copy of those private keys anywhere ?
You can't really know. However, these coins are not meant for storing Bitcoins and thus your question is irrelevant.
They have historic, artistic and material value. I have only a Kialara coin and it is great. Just because you do not appreciate physical Bitcoins (who knows when this trend would have started without Casascius coins), that does not mean that their value is not there.

People are paying millions for other things that should not even have a artistic value as high as they do. $75M for this.
Physical Bitcoins in comparison aren't even that expensive. There are coins made of various materials, and coins that have been graded and ones that have not. Everything contributes to determining their price.

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August 11, 2015, 08:01:41 AM
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As the title says , I see a lot of people selling them on the Goods section however I don't understand why they are so valuable , it's simply a coin made of what ? real gold ?
I even saw someone selling it for 14.999$ on Ebay Shocked also where is the source of those things


you can find more info about casascius coins here    https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Casascius_physical_bitcoins

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August 11, 2015, 09:03:16 AM
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Thank you for all your answers guys , really helpful , gonna check the wiki link you gave me too .
@LaudaM I hope you didn't feel offended or anything , honestly man . It wasen't my attention I know art is expensive and stuff but I just don't see why (just my opinion) ty again

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