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Re: Press Release: New Physical Bitcoin Goes on Sale January 2 at AlitinMint.com
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BitcoinTristate
on 26/01/2014, 06:25:14 UTC
Got mine yesterday:





The quality of the coin/medal is very good. High relief with lots of detail, and a two oz coin is really a nice size. The slab is as secure as any other slab I've ever seen, and with the wallet printed on the slab and engraved into the coin, and a scannable QR code, it should never be a problem to verify the balance. I did verify the balance on blockchain and sure enough it is loaded with 2 BTC. Lastly, I think it's really neat that on the rear of the slab the coin is individually numbered, mine is #51 of the first 600 struck. Overall I'm really happy with the coin and think it makes an excellent addition to my collection.

Wow, I'm quite blown away. I've never thought of purchasing physical bitcoins until I seen these. I'm completely amazed at how simple the idea is of concealing the private key, which I mean simple as in just being on the side of the coin. That was an ingenious idea, because just as they stated, it will not ruin the coins aesthetics when they are redeemed.

The price I thought at first was somewhat high that being 2.9 BTC for a 2 oz Silver coin loaded with 2 bitcoins but then I seen the pictures. Completely jealous after seeing that people own these coins now. Just looking at the pictures that I quoted goes to show a lot about that company and their mint. This is 101% fine artisan work and each one is truly honed down to perfection. The security steps they took were also very clever as well, with pretty much a 3 part safety system. They have created a physical bitcoin that is beautiful to the eye, unique, and one of the most secure to date yet they still have made the process of redeeming the coin and verifying it's balance very easy.

I'm dead set on owning at least one of these in the near future and I do believe these coins set the new standard. I'm proud to see a product of this caliber being released by some new faces within the community. This just goes to show that every part of Bitcoin is slowly improving and being built upon, even the physical coins. The prompt replies and thorough detailed explanations by the founder or face of the company were also very positive. I believe these gentlemen have a prosperous future ahead of them and I would be more than willing to support and/or invest in their company. I like their attitude and product that they delivered which was spot on with how they described it: True Quality.