Topic: Physical Bitcoin (Novelty) NOLACOIN.COM - SOLD OUT! AMAZING THINGS TO COME! (Read 9170 times)

Yes for now only Bitcoin payments are accepted on the website, but for larger orders I could arrange other methods.
The coins are indeed preloaded with the denomination of the coin.

You accept payment only in Bitcoins right? Or do you also accept credit/bank etc payment?

The Bitcoins are preloaded with actual BTC in them correct?

and update? why yes, i believe I do!
for sale now at http://www.nolacoin.com

Any update on your new product? 

Looking forward to your new collection. I'll definitety order as soon as you introduce the product.

I appreciate your kind words and glad many of you were able to buy and enjoy the coins. I am hard at work currently and will have a great new offerings this summer!

I made an order for just a couple of 5BTC coins, a few days later an envelope with a rip in the side of it arrived.  I opened it up, and all that was in it was a piece of white printer paper.  So apparently when mailed, USPS was extremely careless with it and ripped the envelope or someone decided to steal them.

I contacted the seller, and he is sending me replacements for free as well as some extra.  Anyhow, the only reason I am posting is to say this: THANK YOU arashd.  Most people probably wouldn't replace an order for free, especially if it wasn't their error.  So, thanks again!

Can't wait to see what your next coins are like, judging by the first ones I am very exited.
although i like Casascius coins,
I have been trying to think of alternative ways to give physical coins value (unscrew?, exchange?, silver?)
as i feel the hologram is always the weak point.

Whatever you come up with, I would love to be one of your first customers for MK2.
 

I want to thank everyone who purchased one of my coins for their kind review of the quality and thought behind them. I hope you enjoy the coins. These coins are now sold out. Rest assured, I have some new coins that I have been developing for months and are now in production. They are going to be an amazing addition to the community and I appreciate all the purchasers of these current coins, as they have helped me fund this new endeavor. I find myself so excited about them, I have trouble calming down. They are gorgeous and will be a bit more functional than the my previous offering Stay Tuned! Hope to launch by the end of June. And as we say in New Orleans, Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Coins arrived, many thanks they look wonderful

Last day for orders as I have only a handful left and I'm heading out of town for a few days so I will stop taking orders this evening.

Your original idea was very neat indeed, a pity it didn't work out.

5 B sold out, still have some 10 B coins left...

couple handfuls left and then all gone!

I have about another day or two worth or orders for the 5 and 10 B coins, and then thats it folks, all sold out.

Just as a thought but how does the law change if instead of exchanging the coins for fiat cash, you were to exchange for digital bitcoins or bitcoin vouchers, the coins could then hold value without the mess of dealing with money.

Im sure you have looked in to many ways to make this work and you have already sold off a lot of coins however I am interested in the legal side of things.

Perhaps even exchange for the likes of amazon gift cards, profit could be made on the affiliates fee and maybee the coins be very close to the real bitcoin cost, therefore making real life usage of the coins a possibility.

I might just be over/under thinking things.

I received my coins today. They are very nice.

Thanks for posting them all the way to the UK for me! 

1BTC coins are sold out. Still have 5s, and 10s,

Well if it makes you feel more secure, if you destroy the coin and are not happy with the outcome of your experiment, I'll be happy to replace some for free

30 coins have been received!

Sorry for not reporting earlier but my psu on the main pc died and im in from a raspberry pi


Thank you mister!
I will update if i am able to do what i told on previous posts

EDIT: johniewalker, by the hologram problem i meant that how i could create the holograms. I have contacted casascius if he was able to help but never got a reply from him
Nvm, i found some generic ready made round stickers for the coins, will see how it goes and report back

they are marked as "novelty coins" and given a value of $15 total for each package

just a lil question
how they're marked on customs declaration? what value you've given to them?
you know, i do not want bad surprises 

All 30 coins arrived today, they look great! (As expected)

Will be ordering more on my next cash-out. The individual cases are a nice touch.

Your order shipped on 4/22 - and should take between 10 -14 days for delivery. The coins are heavy and I am not charging much for them so I ship with basic international post
You should be receiving them shortly.

Hi. I ordered some a week ago, postage to the UK and was wondering what the estimated postage time would be.

Let me know!

Dougie.

Sent a PM, please let me know if I am not late to the offer.

Making arrangements to put all my funds into one location for my offer. (A location that is acceptable for you. )

EDIT: Arrangements made, just need to hear that coins are left, and the value in (USD), for my order.

Should be all set to go in an hour or two. Banks are snail-slow on Sunday... online banks... real banks are not open. (It should be illegal to "not be open", if you are a bank. Should be a federal law, "owners of currency will have unrestricted full access to their funds, at all times. In a FDIC ensured bank."... And they wonder why people don't like using banks! Economy-fail... They dug their own grave, and bitcoin will seal it, tap new screws, super-glue it, set it under cement, drown it in the ocean, and laugh at them! )

Great Novelty, Payment sent for a few.

many thanks 

All order ship same day. Yours has already been packed and sent out. Enjoy!

Just purchased 5 coins of each type 

payed trough bitpay
you can pm me after you've shipped?
thanks

Running low on 5B coins! Lets clean these last coins out!

I'd guess it would be that the adhesive tends to lift plate off of the base metal.

What do you mean problems with the holograms?

Thanks for your input. The answer for flatening the one side of the coin is sandpaper, hours of rubbing it on sandpaper. Got the idea from this: http://www.m.haly.dsl.pipex.com/UFO_Photo/lap_CPU.jpg
Though, i will have to nickel (and/or gold plate) them on that side again. The biggest problem that i found is the damn hologram-stickers.

I will sacrifice one of those coins when they come, to see how it turns out. If i fail they will be just be a nice addition to my collection

I received one of these 1btc coins long ago in a give away.  I just missed out getting the 5btc token in the give away. I posted some pictures of the 1btc token I received, it looks great.

I don't think its necessary to make one side flat in order to make it bitcoin-loadable. I don't know how you plan on doing it, but just generate a QR code of the private key, size it accordingly, apply it so the blank side of the QR code is against the hologram and the inked side will be against the coin. The hologram should be able to handle a slight contour. Just my two cents-I don't want you to ruin one of your coins if trying to make it flat doesn't work out!

Yes that's pretty accurate, but hopefully some new products will be more successful

If i understood his intention was to be something like a bank. Whoever had those coins would actually hold the real value(without having the priv key) of those coins to trade with other people or return to him for the actual coin value. Erm, i think thats why each coin in the pics have a different code on them (just like usd's or euros bills)

I think he didnt chase it much for them to succeed and now selling them as is to cover his costs for making them.


That said i may have misunderstood their point, though im gonna try to make the back side flat (the side that says "new orleans") of the coins i ordered, and print out private keys for each to stick there, just like casascius ones. If i succeed you will see a thread popping up in here in a few days

Why didn't you make fundable coins like the Casascius physical bitcoins? Every coin would have a Bitcoin address and a private key hidden inside and then they would be really backed up by real bitcoins like the Casascius coins.

They look awesome regardless!

Haha your username is a dead giveaway! Love it!

I might have to get me one.  I'm from St. Bernard. Not living there currently though.

Great! I am sure you will enjoy them

Just made an order for

10x 1 "btc"
10x 5 "btc"
10x 10"btc"

 

Ah, alright. I'll probably buy some then! But what coins are which? I see many different kinds on the pictures, or are they back and front?

These coins have no value, they are just for show.

Hey there! How exactly does this work? Do these have the actual value on them you paid for them, are the coins just for show? I like them eitherhow and will most likely buy them! =).

I am happy you all have been enjoying the coins. Rest assured you purchases of these coins are going to help me bring some great new offerings soon!

Just got my coins! They look awesome! Thanks!

Order received!  Thanks very much.   A neat conversation starter for BTC.  (And perhaps lessons in the limitations of trying to make them physical)

got mines today thanks

My coin arrived today and it's gorgeous! Thanks Arashd!

I love the reference to New Orleans Mardi Gras dubloons. For those of you who are not familiar, during Mardi Gras parades every year, the people riding the parade floats will throw out lots of stuff (beads, stuffed animals, toys, and dubloons). The dubloons are souvenir coins marking the parade occasion. I have a large collection of them in fact. The dubloons are usually stamped out of thick aluminum, our coins were made in a real coin press mint with real metal. I have some photos for comparison, but I hope for future coin products to be able to feature some of the designs and culture of new orleans in our designs!

Yes keep us posted please. These look amazing! I'd definitely look into purchasing one or two.

[EDIT!]
Nevermind DobZombie I didn't realize you had already responded.

I forgot to to mention, I got mine! And they're AWESOME

Order Placed, looking forward to a shiny faux bitcoin. 

just curious, did you get these made from the same people that make the dubloons?

edit: these coins are stunningly beautiful

I want

1x 1
5x 5
1x 10

via paypal shipping to UK PM me with price and paypal details .

More coins left! And Yes i take paypal

Still have some coins left!

Yes each coin comes with its own plastic casing

Do they come with the plastic casing?

Still got coins left! Lets clear them out!

Thank Emory! I am glad you like them. I am excited about future products as well.

I just got my coins today, and they're really cool. They all have a nice weight to them and feel solidly made. If these are the starting point, arashd, I can't wait to see what "bigger and better things" entails!

These look amazing, I sent you a question by PM and may buy a few!

Still have some coins left, lets clear these out so I can make room for bigger and better things! Feel free to make me an offer in bitcoin or paypal

Thread updated to clarify that paypal is gladly accepted as well, send PM to work out a sale

Thanks to everyone who have bought coins so far! Still have some leftovers and the price has been lowered so we can clean out these last few coins!

I would like a coin with 100 bitcoins in it! And would like to pay with debit card or bank bill.

Coins purchased for the Museum.

I will let you all know how it goes

Yes they do.

Yes, each coin comes with a clear plastic case as shown.

Do they come with airtites as pictured?

I received my coins today. They really look great. Thanks

I want to thank everyone who purchased one of my coins for their kind review of the quality and thought behind them. I hope you enjoy the coins. These coins are now sold out. Rest assured, I have some new coins that I have been developing for months and are now in production. They are going to be an amazing addition to the community and I appreciate all the purchasers of these current coins, as they have helped me fund this new endeavor. I find myself so excited about them, I have trouble calming down. They are gorgeous and will be a bit more functional than the my previous offering Stay Tuned! Hope to launch by the end of June. And as we say in New Orleans, Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Coins from Nolacoin.com - which never got off the ground!

For Sale in this post are a selection of physical coins that were once intended to be the main product of a company I incorporated, called the Bitcoin Exchange of New Orleans. The original purpose of our product was to provide a physical coin that would carry the weight of Bitcoin that would be guaranteed by our corporation. We were going to create a central authority and regulator to guarantee the value of the coin (totally contrary to the purpose of a true Bitcoin). Why were going to do this, and who was our target audience for sale? We were going to target the average person who may have heard of Bitcoin on the news or on the internet, but were unwilling to manage and online wallet, fund an exchange to purchase Bitcoin, or otherwise were just curious. The coins were to be purchased from our website, in USD, and they value of the coin would rise or fall with market value of Bitcoin. The customer (or anyone in possession of the coin) could then return to the coin to us, and receive the current market value of he Bitcoin.

What resulted was indeed total failure.

In our attempts to make everything described above legal, our state of incorporation was Louisiana. The regulatory laws with regards to investment banking are more lax, but ultimately still too complex and costly to make our business model worthwhile.

Also, credit card merchant accounts were unwilling to allow us to accept regularly currency for our products, due to the fact the coins could be return at a higher or lower value. In the end, we were never able to launch this product, and not a single coin was actually sold. (Although we did give away some to forum members this past summer)

So what do we have left? Lots of absolutely gorgeous and well-constructed coins! We had a medium sized sample made of the 1, 5, and 10.
These coins are truly wonderful. They carry a strong weight, a beautiful shine, and I am very proud of the design. Each coin has a serial number, which was vital for the proposed purpose of the coins.

Our website, while still on the internet, is less than functional, but you can go to it and see some more photos.

I will be selling off the remaining coins on this forum until all gone. Again the coins hold no value at all. But I think they are really nice and would be worthwhile for a Bitcoin enthusiast and they would make great poker chips!

1 Bitcoin Token –
26mm Diameter x 2.15 mm thick
Single Ring Construction with in Zinc and plated in Nickel

5 Bitcoin Token –
31 mm Diameter x 2.15 mm thick
Center Ring – Zinc with Nickel Plating
Outer Ring – Brass with Gold Plating

10 Bitcoin Token –
39 mm Diameter x 2.15 mm thick
All brass with Gold Plating

Every coin for sale is brand new, and never removed for its clear protective hard plastic casing, which is included as well.

I’ve had these coins in my possession for over a year, and they have received plenty of pocket time with other coins and keys and travels. They construction is solid, they don’t chip or crack. They have a great ring to them when you drop them.

I am looking to sell off most of these coins in order to raise funds future endeavors by our still functioning corporation.

Below are some bi pay link to buy some coins. if you want to buy a different quantity, or work out shipping internationally, or make bulk offer, send me a message. I can work out deals for you. USA shipping is built into the below links.  International shipping is also included with a minimum purchase of 5 coins. All shipping will be via First Class Mail, or Parcel Post. If you order over 20 coins, Ill ship via Priority method for domestic
Prices are set in USD, but payment is with Bitcoin by BitPay
If you want to pay paypal, message me!

I have about 200 total of each coin

1 Bitcoin Token - Quantity 1 - SOLD OUT

5 Bitcoin Token - SOLD OUT


10 Bitcoin Token - SOLD OUT