Topic: TGBEX New Stock of Loaded Physical Bitcoins - page 2. (Read 3302 times)
Ordered a 2BTC coin, looking forward to receiving it
Think we have now answered all PMs and many thanks for all those who have shown an interest/ placed an order.
Feel free to hassle if we haven't answered any questions!
Feel free to hassle if we haven't answered any questions!
ErikvanBreen- Will speak to a few people who have been involved in escrow and try and sort something out - I'll PM you with an exact price - probably around 3.6btc for a 1 & 2?
wttbs- Coins are made from a brass alloy with different finishes (except the 10/ 20 btc coins which are solid silver)- recently added some details to a this thread if you want some more details:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/physical-bitcoin-mints-1207803
Please send us a PM with what you are after if you would like a specific quote for btc orders
wttbs- Coins are made from a brass alloy with different finishes (except the 10/ 20 btc coins which are solid silver)- recently added some details to a this thread if you want some more details:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/physical-bitcoin-mints-1207803
Please send us a PM with what you are after if you would like a specific quote for btc orders
Thanks, just send you a PM
ErikvanBreen- Will speak to a few people who have been involved in escrow and try and sort something out - I'll PM you with an exact price - probably around 3.6btc for a 1 & 2?
wttbs- Coins are made from a brass alloy with different finishes (except the 10/ 20 btc coins which are solid silver)- recently added some details to a this thread if you want some more details:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/physical-bitcoin-mints-1207803
Please send us a PM with what you are after if you would like a specific quote for btc orders
wttbs- Coins are made from a brass alloy with different finishes (except the 10/ 20 btc coins which are solid silver)- recently added some details to a this thread if you want some more details:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/physical-bitcoin-mints-1207803
Please send us a PM with what you are after if you would like a specific quote for btc orders
Very interesting if I could buy some with BTC for a nice price 
this way you save the bank fee.
What are the coins made of ? brass, silver, gold, are they solid or plated?
this way you save the bank fee.What are the coins made of ? brass, silver, gold, are they solid or plated?
Hi,
Nice looking coins! I might be interested in2 of the 2 BTC coins Edit: 1x 2 BTC and 1x 1 BTC coin depending on the price you can offer me when paid in Bitcoin.
Escrow would definetly be preferred
Shipping would be to the Netherlands.
Kind Regards,
Erik
Nice looking coins! I might be interested in
Escrow would definetly be preferred
Shipping would be to the Netherlands.
Kind Regards,
Erik
Apologies for neglecting thread! (we tend to announce things here and on reddit, but trying to target a wider market, so concentrate on more popular mediums (twitter/ facebook etc)
- prices are updated if any major movement in the bitcoin price, otherwise fixed in EUR or GBP (depending on who updates prices (whether in UK or EU))
current pricing can be found here: https://twitter.com/bitcoinTGBEX/status/643476363337465857
prices are higher than we would like (we have UK banking, but get charged £30 for each bank transfer, which wipes out almost all profit on 0.5btc coins/ 1 btc coins)- working on getting discount applied for any purchases made with bitcoin (not as simple as it should be!) and promise still working on Canadian sales! (postal insurance outside UK causes issues - couriers generally wont touch them and insured post is limited)
eg sent 2 packages to USA (NOT sales, but one did include a loaded coin) that have got lost, so managing this risk is tricky (we could obviously load coins upon confirmation of receipt if we kept public keys, but if they get lost would still have 'numbered' coins with holograms that are unloaded floating around, which is something we are keen to avoid).
- prices are updated if any major movement in the bitcoin price, otherwise fixed in EUR or GBP (depending on who updates prices (whether in UK or EU))
current pricing can be found here: https://twitter.com/bitcoinTGBEX/status/643476363337465857
prices are higher than we would like (we have UK banking, but get charged £30 for each bank transfer, which wipes out almost all profit on 0.5btc coins/ 1 btc coins)- working on getting discount applied for any purchases made with bitcoin (not as simple as it should be!) and promise still working on Canadian sales! (postal insurance outside UK causes issues - couriers generally wont touch them and insured post is limited)
eg sent 2 packages to USA (NOT sales, but one did include a loaded coin) that have got lost, so managing this risk is tricky (we could obviously load coins upon confirmation of receipt if we kept public keys, but if they get lost would still have 'numbered' coins with holograms that are unloaded floating around, which is something we are keen to avoid).
Please can you post pictures of the Hologram side.
Picture above, but found another one below:
The holograms are metallic and when removed leave VOID marks on the coin - they have been designed (like coins) to make them as hard as possible to copy and each coin has a 'window' (so that owners can see/ check the public key) which is manually cut out
Again, very interested in prices, hope not titan style
Please can you post pictures of the Hologram side.
Picture above, but found another one below:
The holograms are metallic and when removed leave VOID marks on the coin - they have been designed (like coins) to make them as hard as possible to copy and each coin has a 'window' (so that owners can see/ check the public key) which is manually cut out
In terms of categorizing TGBEX, I would compare them to Alitin or Titan. That is, high denomination coins which are pre-funded. They do not provided unfunded coins.
TGBEX do not ship funded coins to the USA.
Both Elias and I have spoken to Adrian Forbes (the Director). He's a friendly guy who I'm sure will be happy to answer any questions.
TGBEX do not ship funded coins to the USA.
Both Elias and I have spoken to Adrian Forbes (the Director). He's a friendly guy who I'm sure will be happy to answer any questions.
UK based. Happy reshipping to overseas. My trust is good. I am sure I have dealt with most personally, or we have a mutual point of trust who would vouch.
I would need you to buy from TGBEX, have me as their delivery address (I have no spare BTCs, all in on physical cryptos currently)
I would then onward ship to whereever you are, so long as there isnt a tidal wave of individual requests, will ship and then charge you at my cost, not looking to make anything, just happy to get a UK sellers coins out there.
I havent checked to see if there is a TGBEX delivery cost to make it worth while grouping orders to me (Hey TGBEX, group buy discount ?)
Unsure how many would be interested ? If there are a few, and they are in the same country (or a few per country), then obvious options to group both purchase in the UK, and then for international shipping (with national distribution from a local trusted buyer). So far Blazed and Pistachio ... Pistachio, are you US as well Blazed ?
I will be putting a few listings up here very soon. So if a TGBEX is done alongside a purchase of any of the coins I sell, I will onward ship the TGBEX as part of my sale, without a postage charge. I also have an early one of these available (1 BTC coin #10) that I will probably list.
I would need you to buy from TGBEX, have me as their delivery address (I have no spare BTCs, all in on physical cryptos currently)
I would then onward ship to whereever you are, so long as there isnt a tidal wave of individual requests, will ship and then charge you at my cost, not looking to make anything, just happy to get a UK sellers coins out there.
I havent checked to see if there is a TGBEX delivery cost to make it worth while grouping orders to me (Hey TGBEX, group buy discount ?)
Unsure how many would be interested ? If there are a few, and they are in the same country (or a few per country), then obvious options to group both purchase in the UK, and then for international shipping (with national distribution from a local trusted buyer). So far Blazed and Pistachio ... Pistachio, are you US as well Blazed ?
I will be putting a few listings up here very soon. So if a TGBEX is done alongside a purchase of any of the coins I sell, I will onward ship the TGBEX as part of my sale, without a postage charge. I also have an early one of these available (1 BTC coin #10) that I will probably list.
Any chance TGBEX would consider offering a two factor authentication option? Maybe a small set of 5 or 10 rounds would make it worth manufacturing. Also, the no shipping to USA. Is there a trusted member locally in the UK who would be willing to reship these to the USA?
Still on the fence about getting one....If only the BTC price wasn't falling as it is right now though.
Please can you post pictures of the Hologram side.
Can't seem the find the prices
The digits you can see are the public key, the private key remains hidden under the bottom half of the hologram.
Once removed the holograms leave a 'VOID' mark on the coin and are damaged/ would be very hard to replace.
Hoping to get a few on display in London/ Amsterdam soon... (currently only on display in the Isle of Man - first coin was donated to local museum and samples are on display in a local craft shop/ believe there is also one in a display cabinet in a reception to government department)
Once removed the holograms leave a 'VOID' mark on the coin and are damaged/ would be very hard to replace.
Hoping to get a few on display in London/ Amsterdam soon... (currently only on display in the Isle of Man - first coin was donated to local museum and samples are on display in a local craft shop/ believe there is also one in a display cabinet in a reception to government department)
Here is a pic I found online.
Please note, this pictures is not mine. All rights reserved by the owner...
Please note, this pictures is not mine. All rights reserved by the owner...
This coin looks to have been peeled/redeemed, and the private key is displayed in that gold square that I'm guessing was under the hologram? Still a nice picture though, nice coins as well I remember when TGBEX started selling them originally. I'd really like to see one in person.
Here is a pic I found online.
Please note, this pictures is not mine. All rights reserved by the owner...
Please note, this pictures is not mine. All rights reserved by the owner...
Many thanks to the newAnon and to AT101ET for answering everything for us!
TGBEX coins are essentially 'fancy offline paper wallets', so have a private key engraved on the reverse which is then hidden by a hologram.
Each coin comes with a certificate of authenticity with a corresponding QR code so the wallet balance can be easly checked (and signed off by 2 professionals to say all other records of the private key(s) have been destroyed), plus a booklet explaining bitcoin basics and how to check the balance/ redeem the bitcoin (by importing private key into a new wallet).
We are looking at expanding sales to Canada (and to Middle East, Asia and Africa), but need to work through all the applicable regulations (plus any sales/ import taxes) which is not an easy thing to do for each country! (will let you know when we do get around to Canada, which in theory should be straightforward)
Here is a pic I found online.
Please note, this pictures is not mine. All rights reserved by the owner...
Please note, this pictures is not mine. All rights reserved by the owner...
interesting coins, i'd like to see some pics of the back if this is possible, good work btw
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