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July 11, 2014, 11:05:39 PM |
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Since I'm in the process of trying to liquidate some physical coins, I've been running some first-bits through Casascius's Bitcoin Analyzer and I'm seeing that some coins, including one of my October-minted Series 1 error coins, have received some of those "pinging" type transactions. In some cases, it's as small as 1 Satoshi while others are as large as 0.001 BTC.
Do you think this has any impact on the collector value of a coin? If so, in a positive or negative way? For example, would someone think this decreases the coin's collector value as it may no longer be considered to be in "original" condition or because the balance does not match the denomination? Or, would someone think it's more valuable simply because the coin's denomination has increased?
My initial impression upon seeing that one of my error coins has received an extraneous transaction was negative -- I was disappointed that the balance no longer matched the denomination. But, if such extraneous transactions do indeed have a negative impact upon the collectible value of the coin, then it could be worthwhile (and certainly easy) to send small, extraneous transactions (e.g. 1 Satoshi) to all active physical coins. This would be made possible through Casascius's website as he publicizes all addresses.
Is there a way to create a physical coin with an address that is "locked" for further deposits but whose balance can still be withdrawn?
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