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Topic: Private keys on physical storage?? (Read 565 times)

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June 23, 2016, 01:17:53 AM
#10
This is an interesting topic. Not sure how i ever missed it, owning a couple of nastyfans coins myself, makes me even more impressed in that operation, and happy to be a member!  Cool

As for the paper. I've tried googling about it in oxygen free environments, and it sounds like it can degrade over time, but I found the results basically inconclusive, and I also don't know what kind of paper Mike used. Tongue
Mike used laser printing on the private keys, which ensures that the color won't fall off after a shirt period of time. It's more about the ink than the paper used.
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June 22, 2016, 05:26:11 PM
#9
This is an interesting topic. Not sure how i ever missed it, owning a couple of nastyfans coins myself, makes me even more impressed in that operation, and happy to be a member!  Cool

As for the paper. I've tried googling about it in oxygen free environments, and it sounds like it can degrade over time, but I found the results basically inconclusive, and I also don't know what kind of paper Mike used. Tongue
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June 22, 2016, 05:18:33 PM
#8
I also forgot. Thank you for your help.
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June 22, 2016, 05:18:10 PM
#7
The engraving keys is a good idea. I like it. Does anyone know if the casacius coin also has acid free paper or is it normal paper. What about other coin makers on here?.
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June 22, 2016, 03:50:19 PM
#6
But will the private keys still be reddeemable in a few years as the paper might break down and the private key won't be readable.?

FWIIW:
I got my hands on two newly redeemed casascius coin this week, the coins are a little more than 3 years old.
The private keys was in perfect condition, no signs of deterioration or fainted color.
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June 22, 2016, 12:15:36 PM
#5
This is why we engrave our private keys on our Minted Seats.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/wts-1oz-999-silver-nastyfans-minted-seats-352515
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June 22, 2016, 11:57:03 AM
#4
It's a good idea to use acid free paper to print the private keys.
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June 22, 2016, 11:15:45 AM
#3
But will the private keys still be reddeemable in a few years as the paper might break down and the private key won't be readable.?
legendary
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June 09, 2016, 07:08:21 AM
#2
Casascius released his statement of controls when selling his coins. This lists the efforts he went through and details the assembly process. You can find it on his site: https://www.casascius.com/controls.aspx
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June 08, 2016, 02:16:49 PM
#1
There are a lot of physical storage solutions available online including physical bitcoins and alts.
I am thinking of buying a few but how do i know that should i want to peel the coin in a few years that the private key will still be legible to read.
I'm not a chemist or scientist but paper without oxygen cants be a good thing. Will the private keys on casascius coins be redeemable in 5 years and plus?  Huh
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