Topic: Pawn Stars - page 2. (Read 1164 times)

Pretty awesome. This is going to probably be the first real mainstream showing of our beloved collectibles. I imagine there might be a couple coin collectors out there that see it and decide they must have it. Glad you didn’t sell. Hope you laughed at the offer. I was a fan of the show once upon a time and hope I find myself viewing this episode at some point.

Thank you! No idea when/if it will air. Likely spring but there's always the chance they don't use the footage. I think it went well/is quite relevant so fairly confident it will make the cut, but I'll def update if I get confirmation either way. Rick seemed to know a bit about crypto, but not very much about Cas coins, would love to get called in on the next one to add more info  he told me to get my yellow slab ANACS regraded because there are better grading companies and that he saw coins like mine going for just over spot etc. (please DM me if you see any s2 silver 0.5's selling for anywhere close to spot! haha)


Probably going to hold onto it for the time being! Realized after coming up with a price for the show and thinking about selling it that I would miss it a lot tbh. 


Yeah, can't go into too much of the behind the scenes but I think it was a pretty good conversation about the history of the coins. Didn't go into other physicals specifically. Only thing I didn't love is he positioned it as a cold storage coin made for security, which it technically is but like Krogoth posted above, it was originally made as an educational device to help take an abstract concept and make it something tangible that could be more easily discussed. He actually brought up the "call a spade a spade" and the origin of the saying so that was pretty cool! And yes, I definitely know how to pronounce it correctly haha 


Can't go into that unfortunately.


I wish they were able to get in touch with Mike! Was secretly hoping he got brought in as an expert, would have fan-boyed hard haha

Pic of the coin: https://ibb.co/bmmmbnS


Yeah not sure, no promises of it ever getting aired or if it does what will make the cut so we'll have to wait and see! They did take quite a few close ups so will likely show the first bits if it airs 

Face value IS a terrible offer - but every item gets a TERRIBLE offer from a pawn shop!
 The name of the game is to make a profit and he KNEW he was gonna make a profit!
Plenty of positives here  
I presume he knew he could flip it for 10-20% within a few days or sit on it and make 20% +
It’s all good gravy and a massive positive for all cas holders  
It proves these guys are more than aware of bitcoin and it can only be a positive 

    Good question....but I presume when they handled it they probably explained how to find the btc value on it or, or perhaps they were flipping it front and back. Maybe OP can answer that

Wonder if somehow the first bits get some air time, otherwise I don't know how that would be authenticated, other than eodguy selling it direct on here.  Is there a date and time that was given that this will air.

  That coin now has star value! Will be worth more once broadcast on TV 

Very cool!
Got a pic of the coin you used?
Did they get in contact with Mike to validate authenticity?

Face value is a terrible offer and think you are missing the point.  That's like saying I'll give you $10 for that Picasso with the $10 bill attached to the back.  Face value plus $zero for the collectable is 

   LOL...it was for him mate 

I'm curious about how you were invited onto the show, specifically were you told anything about how many of the items that are offered for sale are actually walk ins?  Or, are they more like yourself where choice items are sourced then appear on the show as sellers genuinely wanting to do a deal?

Gracias, but I know how to say it, was just wondering if it was pronounced correctly in the show 

I’m Mike Caldwell, the producer of the Casascius physical bitcoin in Salt Lake City, Utah. I have been an enthusiast of the Bitcoin peer-to-peer cryptocurrency by Satoshi Nakamoto since I first encountered it in December 2010. I have always felt that a monetary solution based on cryptography was possible and useful, and that it was only a matter of time until somebody put it together and did it right.

Casascius Coins were created as an educational pursuit to help regular people understand a peer-to-peer virtual currency. I created them with the belief that very few would be able to conceptualize the value of a bitcoin if they couldn’t hold it in their hand or put it in their pocket in the form of a tangible non-electronic object.

Casascius is a name I made up before ever deciding I would use it for a coin project. The root, “CASAS”, is a simple acronym for the phrase “call a spade a spade”, to which I added an ending I thought would make it sound like a personified Shakespearean or Roman sort of name. It is properly pronounced “ka-SAY-shuss”, though I am not bothered by the variations I hear.

https://casascius.wordpress.com/about/

This is fn awesome! I used to be a huge fan of this show.  I'm curious about a few things, what did you guys talk about exactly, do you know how to properly say Casascius, did you guys talk about other physical bitcoins at all? Are you allowed to discuss what was discussed or did you have to sign something saying you wouldn't discuss it in detail until the show comes out?  Great job !

best i can do is 50k

nice work

Face value is not a bad offer from a pawn shop, I think they always aim to make around 50% plus on each deal.

If i needed quick cash i would probably feel safe enough a well known shop is holding it and i can get it back when repaying the loan and interest.
I would only sell for face value if really in needed that sort of cash and quickly.

The pawn shop would be taking a big risk giving face value on a loan. If they gave $30k and the BTC price took a big dive, the owner may never pick it up.

Wow that's awesome ! Congratulation !

People need to know more about Bitcoin collectibles, impatient to see the coming 10 years 

Oh yes - that coin has a certain provenance now 

Great...


 

Hopefully Cas' coins will become more and more sought after.

Very cool! Cant wait to see it.

Sooooo... what are we asking for the coin? 

Wow - awesome! I’ve been waiting and hoping for a cas to turn up on the show.
Well done mate  
Any idea when you and your coin will appear ? Let us know when the episode is due  
Were they generally interested in crypto ?
You may well be brought in at a later date as a “buddy of mine “ to validate future crypto collectibles