This coin was released in December 2011, when the total price of the coin, including the 1,000 BTC, was only about 5,000 USD. The Casascius 1,000 BTC coin was the first gold coin funded with crypto-currency. The coin pictured is the only one known to be funded in 2011, discounting the prototype coin. It is …
Material: .999 Gold
2011 1,000 BTC Series 1 1,000 BTC 2011 ‘Prototype’ Gold Coin
This rarest and most valuable of all Casascius coins is also the first gold coin produced by Casascius, and was meant to be only a prototype. Mr. Caldwell’s did however sell it to a buyer he met at a conference, who was unwillin to wait for a new coin to be minted. The pictured coin …
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