Bullish Announcement - Stacks Bowers Auction of a .1 BTC Silver Lealana BF BLK

[Bonanzaking107]

This is a pretty cool announcement. Stacks Bowers, a leader in coin collectors' auctions and numismatics in general, has announced that they are excited to auction a Lealana .1 BTC buyer funded black (10 issued). They are probably bending the truth saying this is the first physical bitcoin up for live auction... but hey, it's all good for us holders of these collectibles.

For all I know someone on this forum is the owner of this coin.

https://www.stacksbowers.com/News/Pages/Blogs.aspx?ArticleID=lealana-physical-bitcoin-november-2021-showcase-auction

Steeley

http://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-TYP2B/2013-silver-lealana-01-bitcoin-btc-no-3605-series-1-unredeemed-buyer-funded-black-address-troy-ounce-999-silver-25mm-ms-7

Seems the bid is live on it, current bid is at 7k so above face value with COA’s and everything. I think that gilt of these I was hoping to buy just mooned.

There is a gilt version of the .10 BTC silver?

No, the gilts are the ones with a gold b on the front, not the hologram. Only made for the 1 BTC denomination.

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[Steeley]

I looked at the auction for the first time and actually paid attention to the detail. This coin is amazing.

1. it's rarity is increased by being funded.
2. it is the only PCGS graded of this type, maybe first for PCGS overall. Pop of 1
3. It is graded as 70!
4. it is scarce as in only 40 exist (but the lore is that only 10 exist per the encyclopedia)
5. and finally, it will always be the first physical bitcoin sold by Stack Bowers at auction.

That's a lot of narrative value, quality, scarcity and Bitcoin. I am very interested in seeing what the final purchase price is.

Steeley

[BentonCrypto]

I own the Lealana coin you speak of currently at Stack's Bowers. I just thought I would clarify something due to the fact there is sometimes confusion not just here, but also elsewhere regarding the .10 Lealana Silver Bitcoin mintage numbers. There were a total of  2,000 silver .10 Bitcoins minted. Of those 2,000, only 500 had black addresses (the rest were green). Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued. One more interesting note that Stacks Bowers did not mention about the coin, is that because it was funded "Pre-fork", It also has all the forks on it, such as Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Silver and Bitcoin Gold. Yes Steeley, this coin is amazing! Ha, Ha! I am saddened it will soon be gone, it truly is irreplaceable.

[minerjones]

I own the Lealana coin you speak of currently at Stack's Bowers. I just thought I would clarify something due to the fact there is sometimes confusion not just here, but also elsewhere regarding the .10 Lealana Silver Bitcoin mintage numbers. There were a total of  2,000 silver .10 Bitcoins minted. Of those 2,000, only 500 had black addresses (the rest were green). Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued. One more interesting note that Stacks Bowers did not mention about the coin, is that because it was funded "Pre-fork", It also has all the forks on it, such as Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Silver and Bitcoin Gold. Yes Steeley, this coin is amazing! Ha, Ha! I am saddened it will soon be gone, it truly is irreplaceable.

I take it you got all your information from the Encyclopedia of Bitcoins.....  this is a guide not a definite mintage number on any of the coins listed in there.....
There could be more out there as we know that smoothie never released full mintage numbers nor associated addresses.

[coco23]

I own the Lealana coin you speak of currently at Stack's Bowers. I just thought I would clarify something due to the fact there is sometimes confusion not just here, but also elsewhere regarding the .10 Lealana Silver Bitcoin mintage numbers. There were a total of  2,000 silver .10 Bitcoins minted. Of those 2,000, only 500 had black addresses (the rest were green). Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued. One more interesting note that Stacks Bowers did not mention about the coin, is that because it was funded "Pre-fork", It also has all the forks on it, such as Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Silver and Bitcoin Gold. Yes Steeley, this coin is amazing! Ha, Ha! I am saddened it will soon be gone, it truly is irreplaceable.

Thanks for the additional infos. This sounds like a truly rare specimen. It is unfortunate that smoothie never disclosed mintage number (or any futher information on that matter).
Good luck with the auction, this coin is unfortunately out of my price range.

[Hox]

Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued.

Like I said before this is not true. I won at action a roll of 20 black text buyer funded coins. I have one for sale here: https://shop.coin.community/product/lealana-0-1-btc-silver-black-buyer-funded-rare-2/

[owlcatz]

LOL.. Seriously? A buyer-funded coin graded 70 by the biggest cookie cutter grading house is "a first"? And worse, it's seriously wrong about the rarity etc..

Fuckin' pathetic....

Where's a nice silver Cas or something really valuable? 

[Cryptogreatdane]

Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued.

Like I said before this is not true. I won at action a roll of 20 black text buyer funded coins. I have one for sale here: https://shop.coin.community/product/lealana-0-1-btc-silver-black-buyer-funded-rare-2/

So do you have a picture of the other 19 coins. How about 15, or 10, or even 5. I suppose this must be your last one. I have never seen these coins in a picture with more than one. Whether the total is 10 or 20 or even 40. Its a super rare coin. Im going with the encyclopedia until I see some proof of some quantities of these BF coins. Because up until now their few and far between.

[Hox]

Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued.

Like I said before this is not true. I won at action a roll of 20 black text buyer funded coins. I have one for sale here: https://shop.coin.community/product/lealana-0-1-btc-silver-black-buyer-funded-rare-2/

So do you have a picture of the other 19 coins. How about 15, or 10, or even 5. I suppose this must be your last one. I have never seen these coins in a picture with more than one. Whether the total is 10 or 20 or even 40. Its a super rare coin. Im going with the encyclopedia until I see some proof of some quantities of these BF coins. Because up until now their few and far between.

Click for bigger.


There's no doubt these are rare coins and even rarer at the quality of yours with CoA etc. Unfortunately no one but smoothie really knows how many were made, but I can tell you I had 20 at one point, so there's more than that.

If anything I'd be sus of funded "buyer funded" coins. It's relatively easy to laser etch "buyer funded" into the hologram of a funded black text coin.

Congrats on the sale anyway, you got a very nice premium and this is hopefully the first of many crypto coins at auction houses like this.

[Cryptogreatdane]

Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued.

Like I said before this is not true. I won at action a roll of 20 black text buyer funded coins. I have one for sale here: https://shop.coin.community/product/lealana-0-1-btc-silver-black-buyer-funded-rare-2/

So do you have a picture of the other 19 coins. How about 15, or 10, or even 5. I suppose this must be your last one. I have never seen these coins in a picture with more than one. Whether the total is 10 or 20 or even 40. Its a super rare coin. Im going with the encyclopedia until I see some proof of some quantities of these BF coins. Because up until now their few and far between.

Click for bigger.


There's no doubt these are rare coins and even rarer at the quality of yours with CoA etc. Unfortunately no one but smoothie really knows how many were made, but I can tell you I had 20 at one point, so there's more than that.

If anything I'd be sus of funded "buyer funded" coins. It's relatively easy to laser etch "buyer funded" into the hologram of a funded black text coin.

Congrats on the sale anyway, you got a very nice premium and this is hopefully the first of many crypto coins at auction houses like this.

thanks for the info and the pic. Very interesting, im convinced theres more than 10

[minerjones]

Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued.

Like I said before this is not true. I won at action a roll of 20 black text buyer funded coins. I have one for sale here: https://shop.coin.community/product/lealana-0-1-btc-silver-black-buyer-funded-rare-2/

https://shop.coin.community/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3-IMG_4806.jpg

So do you have a picture of the other 19 coins. How about 15, or 10, or even 5. I suppose this must be your last one. I have never seen these coins in a picture with more than one. Whether the total is 10 or 20 or even 40. Its a super rare coin. Im going with the encyclopedia until I see some proof of some quantities of these BF coins. Because up until now their few and far between.

I own the Lealana coin you speak of currently at Stack's Bowers. I just thought I would clarify something due to the fact there is sometimes confusion not just here, but also elsewhere regarding the .10 Lealana Silver Bitcoin mintage numbers. There were a total of  2,000 silver .10 Bitcoins minted. Of those 2,000, only 500 had black addresses (the rest were green). Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued. One more interesting note that Stacks Bowers did not mention about the coin, is that because it was funded "Pre-fork", It also has all the forks on it, such as Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin Silver and Bitcoin Gold. Yes Steeley, this coin is amazing! Ha, Ha! I am saddened it will soon be gone, it truly is irreplaceable.

I take it you got all your information from the Encyclopedia of Bitcoins.....  this is a guide not a definite mintage number on any of the coins listed in there.....
There could be more out there as we know that smoothie never released full mintage numbers nor associated addresses.

As previously stated, mintage numbers are not definite.

[ChiBitCTy]

If you've been around long enough, it's pretty amazing to think about what kind of climate we are in today compared to how things were back when.  I remember starting to collect these coins back in 2015.  Bitcoin was a couple hundred bucks, Cas coins not much more than that, etc.  We all had dreamed of bitcoin reaching "the moon" and bitcoin coin collectibles hitting auction houses as the hobby took off.  Well, here we are.  Just pretty amazing that it's come to fruition.

[Steeley]

Final sale, $33,600.

About a $27,000 premium (sale all in fiat).

In my opinion this was a great deal for the seller and the buyer. I think this coin is amazing and will keep appreciating but a nice premium appreciation for the owners of these coins that picked them up early too!

Good stuff all around

Steeley

[koryu]

Of those 500 with black addresses, only 10 were ALSO marked "Buyer Funded" at the top above the "B" on the hologram. So yes, it is 1 of only 10 issued.

Like I said before this is not true. I won at action a roll of 20 black text buyer funded coins. I have one for sale here: https://shop.coin.community/product/lealana-0-1-btc-silver-black-buyer-funded-rare-2/

So do you have a picture of the other 19 coins. How about 15, or 10, or even 5. I suppose this must be your last one. I have never seen these coins in a picture with more than one. Whether the total is 10 or 20 or even 40. Its a super rare coin. Im going with the encyclopedia until I see some proof of some quantities of these BF coins. Because up until now their few and far between.

Click for bigger.


There's no doubt these are rare coins and even rarer at the quality of yours with CoA etc. Unfortunately no one but smoothie really knows how many were made, but I can tell you I had 20 at one point, so there's more than that.

If anything I'd be sus of funded "buyer funded" coins. It's relatively easy to laser etch "buyer funded" into the hologram of a funded black text coin.

Congrats on the sale anyway, you got a very nice premium and this is hopefully the first of many crypto coins at auction houses like this.

thanks for the info and the pic. Very interesting, im convinced theres more than 10

nice auction!
I also got one of these black buyer funded (unfunded) 0.1btc coins, actually got a matching set including 0.1, 0.25, 0.5 and 1 btc