Topic: [INTEREST CHECK] - Autographs for the Encyclopedia of Physical Bitcoins - page 8. (Read 9190 times)

I really like how the signatures and holograms have brought the community of makers together on this project.  It took things to the next level in my opinion and gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

Two more makers signed up:

MrWhiteBites (Cryptogifts - they did Bitcoin, Peercoin, I/O, Litecoin tokens)
ny2cafuse (Guldencoin)

A few more makers agreed to add holos: SHIBANU, CryptoImperator, TGBEX

The first batch of books bearing the autographs are being released in about 2.5 hours!

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1497543.0;all

To add, the Hard Cover will be significantly larger in size. This means that there will be more white-space, and the signature labels will thus look much better. Since it is hard-cover, it is made to be displayed and is expected to be very durable (less likely to get bent, greasy, or stained like a paperback). Premium stuff.

Now that elianite has let the cat out of the bag, 20 of the 50 sets will be allocated to the Hard Cover edition.  Same signatures, holos, and extras in both.

So those of you already with First Edition Paperback Regular or Signature books will be able to add these labels to your existing books.  Anyone looking for the new book, can buy one of the new Hardcovers from elianite.  

There will also likely be 3 sets allocated to minerjones for new sales of the Paperback too.

We're trying to appeal to both new and existing book collectors.

OK.  Then don't be surprised if you get both sizes of labels.  

I'm happy to do that too. Either is fine. Surprise me.

Regards,
Chris

We could certainly do that.  But what I had in mind was to provide a 1" x 3" label to sign to fit on the Bitcoin Penny™ page if desired, like all coin makers, then a separate larger 2" x 4" specifically for the doodle, to maybe put on a blank page towards the front or back of the book.  

Whatever you prefer is fine with me.  Just as long as we get your cool sketches!

My understanding is that the Bitcoin Penny™ labels will include a small, one-of-a-kind doodle next to the autograph. (One label, combining autograph with doodle.) Less a freebie, and more a special flair to the autograph.

Regards,
Chris

Updated with some more holos added. 

I changed now the word 'freebies' to 'extras', since these are available to all people receiving a set, not just for select people who win them.

My hologram is 30mm.  Which is just over an inch.



Glad I thought of the idea. 

Agreed, I'm interested in both but having the holos definitely gives another level of depth to the collection.  

Thats correct.  Everyone getting a set will get all freebies as well.   I'm trying to get all the coin makers to include their holo.  Still a work in progress.

So for those of you maybe not into autographs, I would think having a collection of holograms added to labels would be very cool.

If i understand correctly, they will be included in each set!

Innovative idea right there!

May I know how are you going to distribute the freebies?


Will there be raffles of some sort created after knowing the actual buyers?

#1 won't be offered just yet

Stay tuned!

I think now is a good time to let you all in on the fact that I will soon be announcing (I suppose I am announcing it now) a larger hard-cover version of the book.

While the content will be the same (save for minor corrections), the larger size will result in ample white-space on each page, meaning that even fairly large signature labels and holograms will fit on any page. The hard-cover is made to be put on display, and is made to last.

You may be able to make an educated guess as to what I intend to do with 20 sets of labels..

Details to come.

I imagine most coin makers are protective of their holos, and want to ensure people cant peel maker funded coins and have extra holos to use.  So I expect that makers will want to seal their holos on a label so they cant be reused.

I ended up finding my son's stash of coins.   I give him physical bitcoins for the tooth fairy, as opposed to cash.  I measured a number of holograms and found most start at 1 inch, with the largest holo in my small sample to be 1.25 inches.  So I would need probably 1.5 inches so there's a little extra on the sides to allow room for error.

Most of the space on the books have at most 1 inch going from the bottom edge to the bottommost text (along the bottom section) for a label but no more due to photo credits or the bottom chart.  There is often about 1.5 inches from the top edge to the topmost text / chart  (along the top section), but not much room left to right due to titles.

My proposal would be to maintain use of the smaller 1" x 3" labels for use along the bottom right corner of each page, then a separate 1.5" x 1.5" square / circle for the holo only, to be used along the top right corner of each page, often over the page number.

If I get a larger 2" x 4" label (or anything above 1") for both signature & holo combined, there's no room on the page without covering some text.

Could anyone measure the exact length of some various holos they have?  If many are over an inch, I think I'll need to buy some different labels that are wider so there's no part of the holo sticking over the edges.  All my coins are packed up at a secure place an hour from my house due to moving.

I dont have them on hand yet, but they will measure 1 inch x 3 inch.  Matte white acid free paper with foil backing, specifically meant for books.   They wont peel off the page.  These are special library archival labels, not typical ones one would buy from a local office supply store.

I measured the typical space above or below any maker's page, and decided a 1" x 3" seemed to work best.  Its likely that some holos will extend past the border.

Although signing a page directly is more ideal, the one nice thing about the labels, is that the acid free surface should reduce much chance of the signature yellowing over many years.