Hi all,
Somewhere around 2009 or 2010 I bought a small amount of BTC. Forgot all about it and later gave my old laptop to a cousin who formatted it and put Linux on it.
On the radio I heard Bitcoin is doing really well and I remember having printed both public and private keys on a piece of paper, but I could not find it anywhere. Until yesterday, coincidentally found it between some old bank statements.
So here is my question: is there a way to retrieve the bitcoins and put them in a new wallet. It should be worth at least a few hundreds of dollars. No QR codes, just characters on paper so I will have to type them in by hand. I hope it is still possible. Please keep in mind that I am still a newbie, any help/suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Dutch
Scan the PUBLIC keys and use blockchain.info/address/+your_address or use any software wallet to make a watch only wallet.
If there's any money, you can look to import the private keys if you do wish to cash out. What character does the private key begin with and what is the nature of it (is it alphanumerics or just numerics)? The public keys/addresses should begin with a 1 in regular format as alphanumeric strings).