2012 5 BTC Series 2 5 BTC 2012 ‘Bitnickel’

Released three months after the series 1 ‘Error Bitnickel’ was offered for sale, this is the ‘true’ Bitnickel featuring a silver (or nickel) tone hologram. Interestingly, less of these were made than the series 1 versions. On August 18th, 2015, six additional 5 BTC coins were funded by Casascius. These had been fully paid for …

2024 5 BTC Series 1 5 BTC 2012 ‘Error Bitnickel’

Released in January 2012 with the series 1 hologram, these coins were priced at 6 BTC each. At release, Casascius announced that a silver-tone hologram would be released soon. All 5 BTC coins appear to have signs of wear on the ‘S’, ‘I’, ‘N’, ‘E’, ‘R,’ and ‘I’ of the ‘Vires In Numeris’ motto, seemingly …

2014 Nasty Mining 5 BTC Hybrid Casascius 2012 5 BTC

This coin is made from an empty Casascius 5 BTC coin, with a ‘Nasty Mining’ hologram added to the back. The public key is printed onto the hologram, and the coin is shipped unfunded. 20 were made and sold for 0.25 BTC each via the Bitcointalk.org forum. The slab it comes with has a QR …

2024 Lealana 1 BTC, 5 BTC Hybrid Coins

These coins consist of redeemed Casascius coins with Lealana holograms affixed. These were auctioned by Lealana and buyers were required to fund them prior to dispatch. Lealana has declared the coins to be unique; no additional hybrids will be made with the same type of Casascius coins. The existence of these coins could be taken …