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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;calcol, post: 26191178, member: 77639&quot;]There are two issues here:&nbsp; physical bitcoins and bitcoin codes that allow access to trade.&nbsp;&nbsp; Physical bitcoins are often slabbed, but many still aren’t slabbed.&nbsp; They have a code that allows online access to trade.&nbsp; The code may still be concealed under a peel-off in which case the code is probably valid if the physical coin came from a trusted source.&nbsp; The trusted source did a trade that gave them the online access code.&nbsp; Then they created the physical coin with the code behind the peel-off.&nbsp; If the peel-off has been removed or the code has been otherwise exposed, assume the code has been used and the value transferred.&nbsp; In other words, at this point, the physical coin is simply a token that may or may not be of value to a collector.&nbsp; The storage of physical bitcoins is no different from any other coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The vast majority of bitcoin value is not associated with physical bitcoins.&nbsp; The bitcoin value is accessed online via codes that allow trading.&nbsp; The codes can be stored in someone’s head, on a Post-It, in a spreadsheet, etc.&nbsp; … or hidden behind a peel-off on a token.&nbsp; Lose the code or allow someone to access it, and your bitcoin value may be gone forever.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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