... When I imported the key address into my wallet on blockchain it shows the value of .1 BTC. I peeled the hologram off the coin and it has the private key on the back but when i type in the private key to try and send that value to my wallet it says the private key doesn't match the coin's address. Am I doing something wrong or am I screwed here? Any help is appreciated.
I assume you mean you have a blockchain.info wallet...
b.info seems to have a lot of issues with imported keys and compressed/uncompressed addresses. It is possible that the key you have is correct, but b.info is generating the incorrect address for it...
To fix this (and double check that the private key you have matches the public address you have), try the following:
1. Create an offline copy of
https://www.bitaddress.org (basically, click the "zip" link at the bottom of the page and then extract it)...
2. Run your "offline" copy while your computer is not connected to any network...
3. Click the "wallet details" tab
4. Enter your private key in the textbox and click "view details".
You will see two addresses: "Bitcoin Address" and a "Bitcoin Address Compressed", below that you will see two private keys: "Private Key WIF" and "Private Key WIF Compressed"... match the right private key with the public address that has the 0.1 BTC... that should be the private key you want to import...
If that doesn't work, try importing the OTHER private key and see if that works! (Yes, that's how broken b.info is!!?!
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