Lealana 5 XMR Brass Redemption Experiment:Today I received the coin I'm going to peel. Brass #686
First, I looked up the instructions that smoothie put on the OP of the silver coin thread.
Then, I realized I didn't have all the info I needed like view key and coin address, just the private key.
I posted about this earlier, then Hellot was kind enough to post this link -
https://monero.stackexchange.com/questions/4570/i-have-a-private-key-for-a-monero-address-which-application-lets-me-load-in-a-c/4572So, that brings me to the full instructions now that I have gotten through the stupidity of my brain and typos!
1. Peel the coin
2. Convert the Base64 key to Hexadecimal (DO THIS PART OFFLINE!!!) - EDIT 2024 - (see here for a script to do this for you using Windows Powershell)!
3. Download this zip file https://github.com/luigi1111/xmr.llcoins.net & Extract it anywhere, and then load site/addresstests.html in a browser
4. On the top of the page, paste your Hexadecimal string you got from step 2 into Field 2. (Hexadecimal seed)
5. Click on the "Gen 1." to get the mnemonic seed
Ok, now that we have all that done, let's go back to smoothie's original instructions:
How would one redeem a LEALANA PHYSICAL MONERO (XMR) coin?
1. Peel back hologram exposing base64 private spend key
2. Convert base64 key to hexadecimal
3. Run the following (syntax may vary for different operating systems):
a. ./simplewallet --generate-from-keys
b. Input standard address (xmr address)
c. Input hex spend key (from step #2)
d. Input hex view key (from file or COA)
4. In order to spend/transfer them you will need to make sure your daemon is up to date on the monero main net.
At this point, we have all the info we need to do all of this starting with step a, however, it's much easier to restore from the mnemonic seed, IMO, so let's do that instead and save some time and headaches:
Note, "simplewallet.exe" is now called "monero-wallet-cli.exe" (I'm on windows for this example, apologies).
Now, we will simply use
monero-wallet-cli.exe --restore-deterministic-wallet, hit enter, give the wallet a name, then paste or type the 25 mnemonic seed when you are prompted.
C:\Users\me\Desktop\monero-gui-0.11.0.0>monero-wallet-cli.exe --restore-deterministic-wallet
Monero 'Helium Hydra' (v0.11.0.0-release)
Logging to C:\Users\me\Desktop\monero-gui-0.11.0.0\monero-wallet-cli.log
Specify a new wallet file name for your restored wallet (e.g., MyWallet).
Wallet file name (or Ctrl-C to quit): new.bin
Generating new wallet...
Specify Electrum seed: unveil oxxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx etc etc etc
Enter new wallet password: *
Confirm Password: *
Generated new wallet: 453xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
View key: 8bxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
**********************************************************************
Your wallet has been generated!
To start synchronizing with the daemon, use "refresh" command.
Use "help" command to see the list of available commands.
Always use "exit" command when closing monero-wallet-cli to save your
current session's state. Otherwise, you might need to synchronize
your wallet again (your wallet keys are NOT at risk in any case).
PLEASE NOTE: the following 25 words can be used to recover access to your wallet. Please write them down and store them somewhere safe and secure. Please do not store them in your email or on file storage services outside of your immediate control.
xxxxx xxxx xxxxx ......
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Restore from specific blockchain height (optional, default 0),
or alternatively from specific date (YYYY-MM-DD):
Starting refresh...
Height 376191 / 1404223
I'm sure this could be adapted for use with the GUI, however, I don't have time for that. I have to now send the 5 XMR back to the friend who sacrificed his coin for this test.
Huge Thanks go out to user
comit for sacrificing his coin for this experiment! If anyone has anything to add or fix, let me know!