2013 Silver Bitcoin Specie

Manufacturer:
Year: : 2013
Denomination: 0.25 BTC
Type:
Mintage: 3000
Material:
Diameter: 39 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight: 1 ozt
Country: United States

The word ‘specie’ refers to money in non-paper form, which might refer to the silver content of the coin, the coin itself (as opposed to paper money), to the Bitcoin theme, or all three. The rounds have a ‘denomination’ of 0.25 BTC, which at the time of production was very close to the spot price of 1 troy ounce of silver. The QR code on the back opens a webpage that displays the current price of an ounce of silver in BTC. Several counterfeits of the coin have been made in China. While the majority of these rounds are pure silver, 100 (serialized) rounds are gold electro-plated. There are two additional varieties of this coin, differentiated by ‘hallmarks’ on the coins themselves. The first of these is the ‘Satoshi White Paper fifth Anniversary’ hallmark composed of five hands surrounding the number ‘5’ which can be found inside of the Bitcoin ‘B’ on 100 coins (pictured on the lower left). The other variety is called the ‘Pizza Day Commemorative’ hallmark, composed of two round pizzas with ‘10K BTC’ engraved under them in reference to the first bitcoin transaction where two pizzas were bought for 10,000 BTC. It is found above the ‘0.25 BTC’ mark.