St. Petersburg Bitcoin Bowl Coin

Manufacturer:

Year: : 2014

Denomination: BTC

Type: Round

Mintage: 2,000*

Material: .999 Silver

Diameter: 39 mm

Thickness: 3 mm

Weight: 1 ozt

Country: United States

To much surprise, this coin was announced on December 23rd, 2014 as a commemorative coin for the St. Petersburg Bitcoin Bowl, a Florida college football championship sponsored by BitPay which is a leading Bitcoin payment processor. One of the coins was used for the coin toss at the game’s kickoff. “Adorned with gold plating on the polished rim, the Bitcoin B, and the bowl logo, this is the only coin to be released by Casascius in the 2014 calendar year”1. They were offered for sale online at 100 USD each.