2014 Shibe Mint 100 DOGE 2014 Pure Silver Edition

The production and release of this silver round was risky, due to the very high production costs coupled with such a new and unpredictable target market. Indeed at the time that the minting process was started, it was impossible to know if Dogecoin would even be a ‘thing’ by the time the rounds were ready. …

2014 Shibe Mint 10 DOGE 2014 24kt Gold Plated Copper Edition

The gold plated round was created so that a complete range of copper, silver, and gold Dogecoins would be available. A 1oz solid gold version was considered, but it was not likely that there would be many buyers interested when taking into consideration the premium (about 50 percent of the gold value) that would be …

2014 Shibe Mint 98 DOGE Dogecar Commemorative Edition

This copper round commemorates the ‘Dogecar’ which is among the more momentous achievements of the Dogecoin community to date. In March 2014, dogecoin users on the website Reddit.com raised 67 million DOGE (55,000 USD) to sponsor NASCAR driver Josh Wise for the 2014 ‘Aaron’s 499’ race. The race was held on May 4th, 2014 at …

2014 Nasty Mining BTC 1g .999 Silver Collector Round

The first coin produced by Nasty Mining, the coin immortalizes the ‘1NastyF’ vanitygen address used by NastyFans as it’s donation address. It also features a central image of a Bitcoin miner hardware piece. These coins were directly inspired by the ‘MJB Monetary Metals’ 1 gram silver rounds which were released a few months earlier. The …

2013 New Liberty 0.25 BTC 2013 Silver Bitcoin Specie

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 …

2011 MJB Monetary Metals BTC Series 1 Silver

This is the first bitcoin themed coin to be produced and sold. Released on June 28th, 2011, these were sold out over a month before the first Casascius coins went on sale. Being sold for 1.50 GBP each with a minimum order of 10, supply ran out in two months. Due to the initial cheapness …

2012 MJB Monetary Metals BTC Series 1 Copper

This coin was designed by Mike Bruce, and produced and distributed by a third party mint on a profit-sharing agreement. The round has a circuit board theme, emphasizing the technological aspect of Bitcoin. The design originated from an artistic drawing, and is referred to as an ‘Art Round’ by Mr. Bruce. The coin and its …

2011 MJB Monetary Metals BTC Series 2 Silver

After the success of the v1 “Type 1” silver rounds, a second version was released in August, about a week before the Casascius coins came into existence. This coin is an aesthetic improvement to the first coin, in that the ‘B’ is clear and easily visible. Like its counterpart, it features a ‘binary theme’ of …

2013 BTC The Genesis Block

Created as a fundraiser for ‘The Bitcoin Museum’, this coin commemorates the ‘Genesis Block’; the first block of bitcoin mined by  Satoshi on January 3rd, 2009. The reverse displays the historic address to which the genesis block was mined, and where it still remains today. Interestingly, some additional BTC has been sent to the address …