And I will reply to the judge, they are WORTHLESS, until they are sold at an exchange.
Anyhow, I am talking to my lawyer right now. Will report what he says.
Pretty sure it'd be hard to back up, seeing as how it's already documented that you've mined for them, proving that you already think they're of some value (time invested, power spent, etc). And if you have a record that can be traced back to an Exchange (as in, you've already traded them for currency)... hard to claim you think they're 'worthless' and have 'no value'.