Wow, they look awesome. I will definitely be ordering some.
Will the visible minikeys have a rhyme or reason to them? I think it would be nice to at least release them in order beginning with the low numbers first.
Will you be publishing a list of the public keys like Casascius does?
No. That is the beauty of the minikeys and normal WIF private keys, you shouldn't be able to predict them (hence their randomness).
Very Likely I will be publishing a list, yes.
He probably means sorting by the bitcoin addresses - not by the minikey itself.
For example on 2013 coins, some will observe that I have been issuing them in sequential "lots". All the keys I generated for 2013 brass coins start with "12" or "13". Further, I generated(kept) exactly 300 keypairs for each unique three-character prefix (121, 122, 123, ... 13X, 13Y, 13Z)
I chose 300 because that's how many keypairs print on a single sheet before cutting. Because of this, each lot corresponds with a single sheet. Doing it this way greatly increases the likelihood that any mistakes will stand out, makes inventory and planning a whole lot easier, and it segregates the workload into manageable units. Also without going into too much detail, it adds benefit with respect to control over fraud, scams, and potential of loss/theft. Example, if I had a theft, it would be far less damage to say "All the stolen coins started with prefix XXX" so people can just remember the prefix if they want, and can quickly judge that their coins aren't on the list.
Casascius,
Thanks for the clarification. I must have misinterpreted what he meant.
Concerning this first batch I will not be intentionally generating LTC addresses with a particular prefix.
Yes, that is essentially what I meant. I hope that you might reconsider, especially for the first batch.
Having the numbers be serialized like that can add to the numismatic value of the earlier coins.
For instance, I have an early Casascius 1 BTC piece with a "13T" prefix that appears on page 7 of the coin list:
http://casascius.appspot.com/group?type=1&page=7Being so early in the series, its market value is probably somewhat higher than one that appears on page 108 or so.
Sure, people can still look up the address and see when it was funded, or find it on your published list, but it's not quite the same as having that recognizable prefix right on the coin.
