Got a Physical bitcoin today

Picked this up today at a local coin show.

 

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Is it 'magic'?

 

It's wizardry....

 

" Is it real or is it Memorex"

 

is that AU?

 

Looks like something the Royal Canadian Mint would issue, minus the colored Santa/Dinosaur.

What's the damage on such a trinket?

 

Weren't you a bit worried about buying that uncertified by either NGC or PCGS?

 

I think if you go to their site (Casascius), you can enter the code across the coin and find out if the coin is still valued. If someone has already spent the assigned value it will show nothing. Otherwise it will show its worth. You may have already checked this out.

 

These are pretty neat... The hologram hides the code needed to redeem this bitcoin. You must destroy it to get to the code... So as long as the hologram is intact... So is the bitcoin... (At least that's the working theory) The small code on the front allows you to check the "balance" of the bitcoin. These things sell for stupid money on eBay.

 

Very nice that's one of the originals too.

 

Yep. This one is good... You can check it out. Let's just say I found this in a dealers "junk" box. NO IDEA how it got there...

 

Are these considered to be piedfort thick tokens?

 

That's pretty awesome. That's one of the original coins and it is indeed still fully unredeemed, one heck of a find.
https://blockchain.info/address/13CEMJaTGuw4Nazq2iBSurmMgTrPc21aM9
the full public address for verifying it, using the first 8 to search doesn't usually work anymore now that the block chain has grown so large.

 

I'm gonna be one of those that says no to bitcoins and stands back

 

Where is the coin slot on computers?

 

It's on the back... You just gotta know where to look.

 

So Matt , about how much is it worth ? Just curious I guess . Or nosy .

 

You'll find a closed eBay listing here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111243507208

Mine has the error as well.

 

Very cool find. I think BitCoins are trading around $550 these days.

According to what I've read, you can trace that coin back to the original owner. I'll bet it was owned by a Mr. Dimmick who used to work at the Bitcoin mint! (sarcasm)

 

Not bad! Nice pick up.