[SHIPPED] Bitcoin Penny™ PLATINUM

[BitcoinPenny]

Thank you for all the kind words, everyone!

I must apologize for the late reply. We're at the World Crypto Con in Las Vegas, and it's crazy busy. (But super fun with lots of good friends!)

Anybody with book-turn orientation so fare?

We hand-delivered several Platinum coins to friends here in Vegas, and so far, I know of one person who found a lucky book-turn orientation coin. (Congratulations again!)


We're still having a blast here in Vegas representing at the booth along side many good friends, and I'd like to give a special THANK YOU to many of them for giving feedback on a few new prototype ideas for our upcoming 2019 releases.

And thank you, everyone, again for supporting bitcoin and The Bitcoin Penny Company!

Regards,
Chris

[Fattcatt]

I went back and checked my pennies...  Jumping Jelly Fish     I got 1 of the BOOK TURN Style coins!!!


What a pleasant surprise that was!!! I am a lucky, lucky Fatt Catt    MEEEYOWSIE

[owlcatz]

I went back and checked my pennies...  Jumping Jelly Fish     I got 1 of the BOOK TURN Style coins!!!


What a pleasant surprise that was!!! I am a lucky, lucky Fatt Catt    MEEEYOWSIE

Nice... I got... nothing but normal coins... 

[Kryptowerk]

I went back and checked my pennies...  Jumping Jelly Fish     I got 1 of the BOOK TURN Style coins!!!


What a pleasant surprise that was!!! I am a lucky, lucky Fatt Catt    MEEEYOWSIE

Nice... I got... nothing but normal coins... 

Erm... so how does this happen? Are those book-turn coins created on purpose?
Not even sure if I get the term correctly, does it mean the coin will be on the right side, if I just turn it like I would a book page instead of flipping it via the horizontal axis by 180° (which should be the default)?

Haven't received mine yet, but I'm sure it will arrive soon.

[owlcatz]

I went back and checked my pennies...   Jumping Jelly Fish     I got 1 of the BOOK TURN Style coins!!!


What a pleasant surprise that was!!! I am a lucky, lucky Fatt Catt    MEEEYOWSIE

Nice... I got... nothing but normal coins...  

Erm... so how does this happen? Are those book-turn coins created on purpose?
Not even sure if I get the term correctly, does it mean the coin will be on the right side, if I just turn it like I would a book page instead of flipping it via the horizontal axis by 180° (which should be the default)?

Haven't received mine yet, but I'm sure it will arrive soon.

The "Default" way a coin should flip is like a real US penny, IE, not book page but flip it over by the top etc...

The "book-turn" coins were the rarer ones, so if you spin it sideways it's always right side up if that makes sense.

See the op for the distribution numbers and methods, but I believe it was random ....

[Kryptowerk]

I went back and checked my pennies...   Jumping Jelly Fish     I got 1 of the BOOK TURN Style coins!!!


What a pleasant surprise that was!!! I am a lucky, lucky Fatt Catt    MEEEYOWSIE

Nice... I got... nothing but normal coins...  

Erm... so how does this happen? Are those book-turn coins created on purpose?
Not even sure if I get the term correctly, does it mean the coin will be on the right side, if I just turn it like I would a book page instead of flipping it via the horizontal axis by 180° (which should be the default)?

Haven't received mine yet, but I'm sure it will arrive soon.

The "Default" way a coin should flip is like a real US penny, IE, not book page but flip it over by the top etc...

The "book-turn" coins were the rarer ones, so if you spin it sideways it's always right side up if that makes sense.

See the op for the distribution numbers and methods, but I believe it was random ....

Ah cool, wasn't aware of that.
A general question: Which way do you prefer to handle a coin? Personally I always thought that book-turn is the more natural way to handle a coin, just wondering.

Will go and check my bitcoin pennies now for sure.

[owlcatz]

Ah cool, wasn't aware of that.
A general question: Which way do you prefer to handle a coin? Personally I always thought that book-turn is the more natural way to handle a coin, just wondering.

Will go and check my bitcoin pennies now for sure.

Since I'm older, I guess I prefer the USA penny style, but I don't let it bother me anymore if not. In crypto, it can be either I've found in general....

[OgNasty]

A general question: Which way do you prefer to handle a coin? Personally I always thought that book-turn is the more natural way to handle a coin, just wondering.

I agree with you.  Book-turn seems more natural and is my preference.  Depending on the minting process, creators may or may not be able to control this.  While searching for the right mint for your project, this is a good question to ask along with whether or not you are able to take possession of the dies after production is complete.

[BitcoinPenny]

Nice... I got... nothing but normal coins...  

Unfortunately, this is an unforeseen side effect of our idea to mint a few rarer "error" coins.

We thought that our customers might enjoy the thrill of a chance to discover a slightly rarer coin in their orders. However, everyone wants the rarest coin, so the customers may feel disappointed when all they receive is a very fine platinum coin. And I certainly understand this reaction. It's natural.

So before we start the minting process on our upcoming gold coins, we'll give this idea a little more thought. Perhaps we shouldn't mint a few special "error" coins.

Erm... so how does this happen? Are those book-turn coins created on purpose?

For the platinum coins, yes. The platinum "error" coins were made on purpose, which is why we write the word "error" in quotation marks. We've had two other error coins in our main line of copper coins, and those were true error coins — accidental errors in the minting process.

(EDIT: Perhaps we should stop calling them "error" coins to avoid confusion. Maybe "alternative alignment" or something like that would be more appropriate. I'll think on it. Thanks for bringing this up.)

Not even sure if I get the term correctly, does it mean the coin will be on the right side, if I just turn it like I would a book page instead of flipping it via the horizontal axis by 180° (which should be the default)?

Yes, I think. It's difficult to explain in words, so I'll post a short video/GIF soon to illustrate the difference.


As for preference of book-turn vs coin-flip, I've always preferred coin-flip. It's what I'm most used to, since it's how all our US coins are minted.


Again, thanks for all the kind words on these special limited edition coins!

And thank you all for supporting bitcoin and The Bitcoin Penny Company!

Regards,
Chris

[Fattcatt]

Mr Chris,
     I for one am (clearly) VERY happy that you made some. Some kinda chance is better than NONE at all. It's a fantastic idea. I didn't know that there were other "error" coins....could you please elaborate? I ask because I have some other coppers and wasn't aware of the others.    I am stoked, going to throw all my bit pennies on my desk and begin my treasure hunt!!!

     

[BitcoinPenny]

Mr Chris,
     I for one am (clearly) VERY happy that you made some. Some kinda chance is better than NONE at all. It's a fantastic idea. I didn't know that there were other "error" coins....could you please elaborate? I ask because I have some other coppers and wasn't aware of the others.    I am stoked, going to throw all my bit pennies on my desk and begin my treasure hunt!!!

You can read about all our various coins HERE.

In summary, there are 3 true error coins — 2015 CJB, 2016 DAVE, and (technically) 2016 SN. (All the 2016 SN coins were accidentally minted in the error orientation, so there aren't any non-errors of that one.)

Regards,
Chris

[JanEmil]

GoldFish for me. Thank you.

[BitcoinPenny]

GoldFish for me. Thank you.

You're very welcome, JanEmil. Thank YOU. Enjoy!

...should have been a platinum fish instead

Well thought. I agree.

Regards,
Chris

[snarlpill]

Dann these look sick, and I Love Platinum! Props to you Chris & Bitcoin Penny for doing well over the past few years and growing your business to making platinum, gold, and silver Bitcoin Pennies!

Keep up the great work; I remember when you started on here, I still have one of the first few sets of Bitcoin Pennies. I've been away from the forum for the past couple years (wish I had gotten back on here sooner to get one of these!), not really by choice, and just got back on here recently and it's great to see your and others' success and the growth of both your businesses and the Bitcoin world & economy itself!

-snarlpill

[BitcoinPenny]

Dann these look sick, and I Love Platinum! Props to you Chris & Bitcoin Penny for doing well over the past few years and growing your business to making platinum, gold, and silver Bitcoin Pennies!

Keep up the great work; I remember when you started on here, I still have one of the first few sets of Bitcoin Pennies. I've been away from the forum for the past couple years (wish I had gotten back on here sooner to get one of these!), not really by choice, and just got back on here recently and it's great to see your and others' success and the growth of both your businesses and the Bitcoin world & economy itself!

-snarlpill

Thank you for the kind words, snarlpill! It's good to have you back on the forum.

Yes, our little company has grown a bit since our early days, and it's all due to forum members like you who continue to support bitcoin and the bitcoin community. Browse the collectibles subforum, and you'll recognize a few more names of people who still make goodies for the bitcoin collectibles world. And several new makers with new ideas to appreciate and collect. Man, I love this place!

Welcome back, snarlpill!

Regards,
Chris

[Kryptowerk]

Got mine today. Wonderful quality. 
My first platinum collectible ever - now I can proudly say it was a BTC-Penny.

[BitcoinPenny]

Got mine today. Wonderful quality. 
My first platinum collectible ever - now I can proudly say it was a BTC-Penny.

Thank you for the kind words, Kryptowerk! Just curious... did you get one of the rare variations?

Regards,
Me

[WOLTAN78]

Received YES 
A surprise
medal/medallion alignment
Thank for work

[dilaawe]

Received YES 
A surprise
medal/medallion alignment
Thank for work

wow congratulations Friend

[BitcoinPenny]

Received YES 
A surprise
medal/medallion alignment
Thank for work

Woohoo! Congratulations on the good luck!

(I'm jealous.)

Regards,
Chris