what's the market value of a series 1 25BTC piece?
I hope I'm not thread hijacking here nubbins...
The best answer we can really give right now, vokain, is the extremely broad range of
30 BTC to
80 BTC..
There are Mintages available at that link that show the number of pieces minted, and remaining Active, of various denominations and series.
The behavior of most collectible markets dictate that lower rarity carries higher premiums. The Bitcoin collectible market is still, relatively speaking, still a baby. Right now, serious imbalances exist to that rule of thumb. That might be because this market will decide to break from collectible convention...or it might mean there are currently opportunities screaming collectors in the face and oh god i wish i had more bitcoins to snap up more pieces. Ahem...anyway, it's one of those two...in hindsight we'll get to find out which
Relevant data we can use to try to narrow in on a range:
Original mintages, and coins still active:
S1 345 216
S2 486 343
So 62.6% of the S1s remain Active, while 70.5% of the S2s remain active.
For total volumes, the # remaining for each is very low.
(Yet you'll notice that the 0.5 Silver S2 has a relative rarity that is far lower, at 45 minted. There - not a thread hijack anymore :-P)
As for historical prices...I know an S1 has sold for 30 in the past - ages ago.
I know that someone
has an S1 up for sale right now. Unfortunately, it is not only graded, but graded with exceptional quality - MS-65. So it's got an 80 BTC price tag.
Somewhere in between 30 and 80, presumably, is the current willing buy price for a 25 BTC S1 Brass [NG]. It's a situation where I wish the market were larger, because invariably my offering would be undercut, a willing seller would come along, and we'd establish a true price.
Until that occurs, there is a window of opportunity on this coin - a window that swings both ways. It remains unknown what the premium is. Potentials buyers and sellers each stand to make or lose more significant numbers of Bitcoins than in buying a more established market, such as a 1 BTC Brass S1 [NG].
One of the frustrations in being a somewhat central source of this information is in dealing with and respecting other's data privacy.
I have information on a 25 BTC Brass S2 [NG] sale, but have been asked to share neither the seller nor its price. (In these cases, I wish I hadn't been informed.)
Keep in mind an S2 has 158% the Active Mintage as an S1.
This means that in the interim, there is partial information. At least a few buyers and sellers have an idea of a going price, but the marketplace as a whole does not.
That runs rather counter to the whole point of the marketplace. The more information that is shared, the better I and others will be able to answer questions such as the one you asked.
