When the first bar was funded in November 2011, its contents would have been worth about 350 USD. For this reason it is quite understandable why two-thirds of owners rushed to redeem their bars in order to sell their precious contents as the value of BTC rose. As far as Casascius coins go, it is …
Type: PF
Pre-funded (PF) – The coin is directly funded by the manufacturer.
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 1,000 BTC Series 1 1,000 BTC 2011 Gold Coin
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 …
2013 25 BTC Series 2 25 BTC 2011
The same coin as the series 1 25 BTC, this version features the series 2 hologram for added security. Somewhat ironically, only a small fraction were actually funded in 2011 as the year on the coin implies, making those ones very scarce.
2013 Titan Bitcoin 1 BTC Titan One
These coins by Titan are either normal ‘wallet’ type coins or 2-factor storage coins. The actual production and circulation numbers are unknown, though there is a 10,000 limit.
2014 Sol Noctis 0.01 BTC Binary Eagle
This coin stands out amongst physical Bitcoins in design and execution. They are distributed by TopWorldCoins, a major seller of custom low-mintage collectible coins. The fact that such a large company is interested in being the sole distributor of a pre funded physical Bitcoin gives the format a legitimacy that cannot be easily attained by …
2014 Socal VRC 1 oz .999 Fine Silver Physical Vericoin
This coin was produced by Socal, a user of the Bitcointalk.org forum who did not use any separate business name for this coin production initiative. The coin is designed to hold Vericoin, which is an alternative crypto-currency (and part of ‘Supernet’ for which another physical coin exists). Seven of the coins were set aside for …
Full coin information →“1 oz .999 Fine Silver Physical Vericoin”
2013 bhCoin 0.1 BTC Series 2
Released two months after V1, this coin holds a more traditional front design, with “bhCoin 2013, Vires In Numeris, 10 bitCents” written in a separate groove at the edge. The hologram is a silver version of V1. It is notable that these coins do not begin again at serial number 1, but continue to 202 …
2013 Antaui 5 WDC Silver WorldCoin
Antaui was created by Nathan Gudmunson, a PHP developer who was head of development (and chair of the board) for Worldcoin. Worldcoin is an alternative crypto-currency which once had a very active community base and a market cap peak of nearly 24 million USD in late 2013. These coins were produced at the time of …
2011 25 BTC Series 1 25 BTC 2011 ‘Error’
Made in a different style than Casascius’ other coins, this 25 BTC piece is iconic. It’s black lacquered text stands out and is easy to read, and the raised ‘B’ exudes confidence. It has been frequently displayed in the media in articles relating to Bitcoin, most notably during the extensive coverage of the November 2013 …