How do you think the price will rise to at least $5?
As it was with XPM
Since the methods of distribution are different, it's not fair to compare the price per coin of Riecoin to anything except maybe Litecoin, which I believe has the same distribution properties, except it has a multi-year head start and so has more coins circulating.
A better comparison is the market cap between the two coins, and currently Riecoin sits at being 28x less valued than Primecoin. Since they are the only two coins to provide unique utility to the scientific community through their proof-of-work mechanism, but Primecoin has a first-to-market advantage, my personal opinion is Riecoin should eventually be valued at 1/2-2/3rds as much as Primecoin, making the market cap at least $3.75 Million. With the current amount of coins in circulation, that would value each coin at $7.42 each with BTC's current value of ~$580.
Of course this is my overly optimistic opinion, and you should form your own conclusions about the real value of any coin before investing.
