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Author Topic: [SOLD] RARE! .5 BTC Silver Series 2 Casascius Coin-MS66 Graded-Only 45 Produced  (Read 2714 times)
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September 12, 2014, 04:56:07 PM
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Up for sale in this listing is the .5 BTC Silver Series 2 Casascius Coin.  Only 45 of these were made by Mike Caldwell as referenced in his blog post:
http://casascius.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/status-on-silver-coins-july-23/

This makes this particular Casascius coin the 2nd rarest Casascius coin produced second only to the Gold 1000BTC coin.

This coin has been graded by ANACS with the grade of MS66.  This is a high quality grade with the majority of Silver Casascius coins getting a MS65 or lower grade.  Only the higher quality strikes and handling receives the MS66-MS67 grades.

The last public record for the sale for one of these coins was two ungraded coins for 13.5 BTC each.

Both series-2 silvers have been sold, for 13.5 BTC each. I'll let the buyer decide if they wish to reveal their identity. Thanks, everyone, for your interest!
Asking Price for this MS66 coin - SOLD


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September 12, 2014, 05:48:41 PM
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September 12, 2014, 05:54:44 PM
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Good luck on your sale!














 

 

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September 12, 2014, 07:26:21 PM
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Sick! Haven't seen one of these in a slab yet. Watching!

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September 12, 2014, 07:27:59 PM
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Very nice coin! I am surprised others have yet to grade these rare coins...you currently have the highest graded one known!
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September 12, 2014, 07:39:16 PM
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Very nice coin! I am surprised others have yet to grade these rare coins...you currently have the highest graded one known!

I think if it was an MS-60, it'd still be the highest known grade Wink

I'm deliberately not grading mine (chain of custody, natch), but I'd be damn curious to know if any of my previous buyers have had theirs graded.

Where's Melbustus? He can add this coin to his list of Series-2 0.5s Smiley

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September 12, 2014, 07:50:06 PM
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Very nice coin! I am surprised others have yet to grade these rare coins...you currently have the highest graded one known!

It would fit nicely in your MS66 set!
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September 12, 2014, 09:02:36 PM
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That is an amazing looking coin. I am sure more of the power collectors will be along shortly.

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September 12, 2014, 09:32:27 PM
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will be putting this grade into the next edition of my eBook

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September 13, 2014, 04:11:19 AM
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I'll call Sotheby's, we're all watching....hahaha.

Is anyone tracking the sales of the really rare coins (like this one)? It'd be nice to have some background as they come up but obviously it's not easy to track and follow.

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September 13, 2014, 04:45:11 PM
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I'll call Sotheby's, we're all watching....hahaha.

Is anyone tracking the sales of the really rare coins (like this one)? It'd be nice to have some background as they come up but obviously it's not easy to track and follow.

Chainsaw's thread is the closest thing to what you're asking about. I generally try to post noteworthy sales there.

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September 15, 2014, 10:40:50 AM
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Bump.  Got a couple of PMs about this one, but no deal yet. 
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September 15, 2014, 02:25:51 PM
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how are you getting theses coins?  There are very nice

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September 15, 2014, 02:28:35 PM
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That is beautiful!!

Good luck, if I had the BTC I'd buy this in an instant Wink
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September 15, 2014, 03:14:01 PM
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how are you getting theses coins?  There are very nice

Not sure if you are talking about this particular coin or Casascius Coins in general.

This particular variety was a limited production version of his .5 BTC Silver coin.  Only 45 of these were made with the series 2 hologram sticker.  He produced about 885 of the .5 Silver coins with the Series 3 hologram sticker.  The coin in this listing has also be certified and graded by ANACS.  ANACS is a numismatic coin grading company that grades collectable coins on a scale of 1-70.  The highest known grade for Casascius coins to date has been MS67.

Casascius Coins
Produced by Mike Caldwell and he no longer produces the coins.  These were the first physical coins loaded with BTC and he started making and selling them in 2011.  He has since stopped production.

https://www.casascius.com/

Mintage Information -
http://www.spotcoins.com/bitcoin/casascius
or
http://casascius.uberbills.com/

User developed Casascius History and Information Guide (e-book) at this site -
http://www.coinfirm.org/


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September 19, 2014, 06:18:14 PM
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Bump
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September 23, 2014, 08:25:14 PM
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Price of coin has been lowered.
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September 26, 2014, 03:03:59 PM
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Sale pending  Smiley
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September 26, 2014, 04:08:04 PM
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Sale pending  Smiley

For how much?
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October 05, 2014, 12:04:34 AM
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Sale of this coin has been completed
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