[WIKILEAKS] Bitcoin Penny™ TOP SECRET Summer Project

[BitcoinPenny]

BREAKING NEWS: WikiLeaks releases TOP SECRET plans for Bitcoin Penny™ Summer Project 2017!

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The Bitcoin Penny™ Physical Bitcoin: MANHOLE COVER EDITION
(TOP SECRET -- For Authorized Eyes Only)

The Official Plans




Digital Prototype / Photoshop Illustration

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[DebitMe]

I feel dirty just looking at all this top secret stuff.

This must be some kind of record for largest and heaviest physical "coin" to date.

[krogothmanhattan]

What about gold?

[klaaas]

This must be some kind of record for largest and heaviest physical "coin" to date.

Think so too
27.66 kilograms for EU people.

[hybridsole]

This is amazing.  Is it going to be cast in bronze?  I'm not even sure what manhole covers are normally made out of.  Copper would be really cool also. 

[FiniteByDesign]

This would look great on my wall!

[BitcoinPenny]

Any plans for a silver version of this??

What about gold?

This is amazing.  Is it going to be cast in bronze?  I'm not even sure what manhole covers are normally made out of.  Copper would be really cool also.  

LOL Silver, gold, and copper would be awesome, but much more expensive. Besides, we wanted to keep things as authentic as possible with this particularly special project. We discussed several ideas for faux manhole covers (same size, but different materials and weights), but in the end, we decided that if these weren't authentic, then the entire soul of the art piece would be lost. Genuine and authentic manhole covers from a genuine and authentic manhole cover cast iron foundry. That's the ticket! This project will be 100% legit (and 110% LEGENDARY)!

This would look great on my wall!

Officially, I'll probably have to challenge that idea, due to its weight and the resulting safety concerns. However, I suppose that if people can mount XL cast iron pan holders or large screen TVs onto a wall safely, then one of these might mount safely too, given proper anchoring into the wall studs, etc. On the other hand, we will have these custom-designed Industrial Pipe Display Stands available, just in case.



Regards,
Chris

[vizique]

This is without question mad, unique, crazy and of course very cool!

I want one for my garden.

let me know when you go into production with them

Viz

[digicoinuser]

This is pretty epic, any plans to install one of these somewhere?   

[AT101ET]

Very cool idea and certainly an original one at that.
How will you go about shipping these internationally? I don't know what the pricing is but I'd assume shipping alone would be quite significant.

[greenplastic]

Ha...insanely well done, Bitcoin Penny!  

Congrats on pulling this project off.

I liked the garden placement idea too. (..if you don't already OWN a road!)  

[tothemoonsands]

May I ask what the plans for sale/auction will be? Starting Price/MSRP?

  Congratulations sir! Well done indeed!

[BitcoinPenny]

This is without question mad, unique, crazy and of course very cool!

I want one for my garden.

let me know when you go into production with them

Viz

The foundry has been paid, and we're in the mold making stage now. The mold should be complete and ready for pouring by the month's end. Plus one more week for the sample / prototype to arrive for QC. Once that passes, it's 2-3 weeks until all ten (10) pieces arrive, ready for distribution to the pre-sale customers and lucky auction winners.

And I'll be laying my own prototype manhole cover in my backyard garden, as well.

This is pretty epic, any plans to install one of these somewhere?

Epic, indeed. Unfortunately, I believe installing one of these without permission would be illegal. However, I'm all for making a few phone calls. Who knows?

Very cool idea and certainly an original one at that.
How will you go about shipping these internationally? I don't know what the pricing is but I'd assume shipping alone would be quite significant.

Thanks for the kind words, AT101ET. We do have a few options for our international customers. For those customers who simply wish to own one as an investment art piece and who don't necessarily need to physically possess it yet (for instance, they may be arranging for their own shipping services or simply waiting to flip it later for a small profit), we're offering a storage / housing service free of charge. We're also looking into third-party shipping services such as Parcel Monkey for our UK friends. Those services estimate a cost of ~$200 for delivery to many UK customers, which is actually quite favorable for something of this size and weight. And if the price of BTC goes up enough, then I may even spend the extra funds to hand-deliver it.

Ha...insanely well done, Bitcoin Penny! 

Congrats on pulling this project off.

I liked the garden placement idea too. (..if you don't already OWN a road!) 

I appreciate the kind words, GP. It's a big project (pun intended) for sure, but we're finally done with the hard part. Now it's a waiting game. Man, I can't WAIT to see one of these in person! And you're absolutely right...Totally insane!


Thank you again, everyone, for all the kind words. We could never do something like this without your support!

(Oh, and before you ask...YES. Each of these unique art pieces will come with a free doodle. LOL)

Regards,
Chris

[BitcoinPenny]

May I ask what the plans for sale/auction will be? Starting Price/MSRP?

  Congratulations sir! Well done indeed!

Thanks, Moonie!

We are making only ten (10) of these special art piece / manhole cover physical bitcoins, and we originally stated that we'd pre-sell four (4) for exactly 1 BTC and the remaining six (6) would go on auction (mid-September) for a minimum starting bid of 1 BTC. However, we decided to only pre-sell three (3) of them before starting production. (I was impatient, so I came up with the extra cash, myself.) So I suppose that we may be auctioning seven (7) of them in the fall???

Hopefully, the price of BTC doesn't jump too high by mid-September.

Regards,
Chris

[tothemoonsands]

May I ask what the plans for sale/auction will be? Starting Price/MSRP?

  Congratulations sir! Well done indeed!

Thanks, Moonie!

We are making only ten (10) of these special art piece / manhole cover physical bitcoins, and we originally stated that we'd pre-sell four (4) for exactly 1 BTC and the remaining six (6) would go on auction (mid-September) for a minimum starting bid of 1 BTC. However, we decided to only pre-sell three (3) of them before starting production. (I was impatient, so I came up with the extra cash, myself.) So I suppose that we may be auctioning seven (7) of them in the fall???

Hopefully, the price of BTC doesn't jump too high by mid-September.

Regards,
Chris

Thank you for refreshing my memory! I will be saving up my....pennies 

[digicoinuser]

This is pretty epic, any plans to install one of these somewhere?

Epic, indeed. Unfortunately, I believe installing one of these without permission would be illegal. However, I'm all for making a few phone calls. Who knows?

I agree it would definitely require permission. If there's a "Bitcoin Road" out there somewhere, that would be the place to call!

Awesome to finally see the TOP SECRET project leak.   

[Mitchell]

I don't even want to think about how much this will cost to ship to the EU.

[TMAN]

I don't even want to think about how much this will cost to ship to the EU.

dude it wasn't too bad when I spoke to Chris about this. I wanted one, but logistically it was a nightmare for me due to customs being a pain in the arse here. If I was still in the UK I would of bought this.

[Lauda]

I don't even want to think about how much this will cost to ship to the EU.

I've inquired about this. It's a couple hundred USD, and in combination with customs, a nightmare:

dude it wasn't too bad when I spoke to Chris about this. I wanted one, but logistically it was a nightmare for me due to customs being a pain in the arse here. If I was still in the UK I would of bought this.

The project itself, is amazing and quite innovate for this section where most people just re-hash the same pseudo-quality concepts.

[BitcoinPenny]

This is amazing.

This would look great on my wall!

This is without question mad, unique, crazy and of course very cool!

I want one for my garden.

This is pretty epic, any plans to install one of these somewhere?   

Very cool idea and certainly an original one at that.

Ha...insanely well done, Bitcoin Penny!

Congratulations sir! Well done indeed!

If I was still in the UK I would of bought this.

The project itself, is amazing and quite innovate for this section where most people just re-hash the same pseudo-quality concepts.

WOW! Thank you for all the very kind words, everyone.

And to address the international shipping: we're still looking into more affordable shipping options, but we won't have any specific prices until after the manhole covers are crated and ready for shipping. Then we can get the most accurate rates for a parcel of this size and weight to many different countries.

By the way, we're building the shipping crates so that they are re-usable, in case the buyer wishes to re-sell and re-ship one of these manhole covers someday.

Thank you again, everyone. Your kind support is the only thing that makes this special project possible. We appreciate you. I appreciate you.

Regards,
Chris