BTW, I'm surprised that there is no active market in Cas silver tens around here. In my opinion, this is definitely THE most beautiful and valuable collectible Casascius item (if a gold thousand is not your thing, that is 
People ask too much for them is why I do not buy them. The markup people demand means I am lucky to break even if I ever sell it.
If you are patient a fish will eventually bite. It took me almost a year to sell one for 23btc and I bumped it multiple times a week.
Persistence pays. I don't need the BTC that bad. I prefer to keep em locked in the physicals.
However I did manage to lose a 10btc coin.
