new real tangible physical bitcoin coin - page 11.

slothbag

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Quote from: RSantana on July 03, 2011, 03:40:32 AM

Just wanted to let everyone know that all orders that have been placed up til now have shipped!
Due to the holiday they won't actually go out until Tuesday.

Some have commented on how I can offer this coin for such a low price... I'm afraid I did set the price point a bit too low. For now, I'm keeping the price the same but will drop the free shipping.

Have all the international orders been shipped as well?

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Quote from: RSantana on July 03, 2011, 03:40:32 AM

Some have commented on how I can offer this coin for such a low price... I'm afraid I did set the price point a bit too low.

That's what I was thinking... I had been investigating something similar and was quoted $12 per coin with a min quantity of 2500 to get them done at the Perth mint, so I would have to sell them for at least 1 btc each.

RSantana

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Just wanted to let everyone know that all orders that have been placed up til now have shipped!
Due to the holiday they won't actually go out until Tuesday.

Some have commented on how I can offer this coin for such a low price... I'm afraid I did set the price point a bit too low. For now, I'm keeping the price the same but will drop the free shipping.

sunyag

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Quote from: dayfall on July 02, 2011, 03:07:31 PM

And I don't think there will be a currency violation as these coins have no dollar denomination.

If they are marketed as a "real" physical representation of a currency, then that is how the prosecution would treat them (if such action were pursued). The vendor's own verbage would be the prosecution's case.

Indeed, they effectively have serial numbers.

I am just saying that Bitcoin is clearly on the gubberments radar now, and 'Bitcoins' being posed as physical coinage is not going to help.

The two legalese keywords here are 'novelty' and 'entertainment'.

Dobrodav

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Yea and some Fairies play some magic tone when grow\shrink happens - cool.

blendergasket

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It would be cool if they were made out of solid gold and shrunk/grew in relationship to Bitcoin's exchange rate to gold.

flower1024

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imagine your site is like instawallet.

the code on the coin could be used as an "view-only" mode for checking balance.
i am note sure about how to secure transactions (eg who "owns" the coin; handing one coin to somebody else without internet)...

and PLEASE offer shipping to europe soon. i want some!

if possible i would like to see "real" gold coins. maybe work together with them: http://midasbitcoin.blogspot.com/ (not sure if they are trustworthy, but i think i'll try)

very nice work!

Hook^

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Quote from: sunyag on July 02, 2011, 06:39:30 AM

You may want to consider making a more definitive statement on the Website that this is for 'novelty purposes only'. I can imagine that government interests (i.e. Sen. Charles Schumer) are just looking for some excuse to hang Bitcoin (and in this case, you) with a federal currency violation.

Yes, and when the Schumer hits the fan, you don't want to be in front of it.

dayfall

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I have never seen the Baht with two bars.

And I don't think there will be a currency violation as these coins have no dollar denomination.

sunyag

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You may want to consider making a more definitive statement on the Website that this is for 'novelty purposes only'. I can imagine that government interests (i.e. Sen. Charles Schumer) are just looking for some excuse to hang Bitcoin (and in this case, you) with a federal currency violation.

Malte

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Cool coin! I like the "traditional" Bitcoin symbol (like on your coins) but I have to agree that this is a problem with the Baht symbol.
Here is a list of possible alternatives: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bitcoin_symbol

I heard a lot about Ƀ. There is a site that even suggests specific colors to use.

Btw, is there really a difference between ฿ and the B with two strokes (like on the coin)? Because I've also seen $ with one stroke and two strokes attached. (Uncle Scrooge uses this, for example :-)).

Piekartz

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This looks great, i've ordered one in case you decide to ship internationally.

luv2drnkbr

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I just bought one and did as the site asked and didn't fill out my info and close the window until I sent payment. However, I DID manage to do all that between sending and before 1st confirmation of sending. Was that bad? It's been a whopping five whole minutes and I didn't get an e-mail confirmation, so I'm starting to worry. I want to make sure I get my coinbit because they look so neat and I really really wants one!

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I still think we should all be using ß as the bitcoin symbol.

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I also like the idea of having these valued at 1 BTC each.

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Quote from: theymos on July 01, 2011, 06:10:37 PM

The symbols are different. The Bitcoin symbol has two strokes, and they don't go through the middle of the B. No one who actually uses the Thai Baht symbol would be confused.

Fair enough. My criticism would rather stand against the use of the "฿" character, then. But keeping using the double-striked B as a symbol for Bitcoin will make people use the ฿ character by laziness. We'd be better off choosing a totally different symbol.

I'm sure that if someone had suggested using an S letter with a non-crossing bar for Bitcoin, everyone would have refused because it would look too much like the $ sign. Let's have some empathy and imagine for a moment that we live in Thailand and our everyday prices are written with a ฿ symbol. Seriously: wouldn't we prefer to just use a totally different sign for Bitcoin? The fact that Thai people are less present in the conversation at the moment shouldn't be an excuse for not taking them into consideration. Let's not be such assholes.

MiningMonitor

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Ordered 4 for the team Wink

Very cool.

kgo

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Hey, tried to order one. I had to switch computers to pay. The website told me not to submit my address until I paid. Somehow my browser flipped out and the buy screen went away. How can I send you my payment ID and Address?

P.S. It would be nice if there was a contact email on the website.

raresaturn

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Would be cool if you made these a limited edition so they might actually go up in value as collectors items

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Cool coin! I'll probably buy one.

Quote from: davux on July 01, 2011, 05:51:31 PM

It's a very neat idea but please, pretty please, this is supposed to be a world-wide usable coin, not just in the US. This means we definitely can't use the Thai baht symbol.

I mean, seriously: do you imagine a bitcoin-coin with a "$" symbol on it? Do you imagine reading/writing "$4.5" meaning 4.5 bitcoins? Wouldn't that be confusing? Then you know why the ฿ sign doesn't work either.

We're seeking for a fair economy system, and we can't even start being fair choosing the very symbol of the currency. That's depressing.

The symbols are different. The Bitcoin symbol has two strokes, and they don't go through the middle of the B. No one who actually uses the Thai Baht symbol would be confused. Compare:

฿

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