Well, here we are nearly 3 years later and I still have the 100 BTC bar.
I got busy and I never got around to trading it. Anyway, the price was dropping so there was no hurry. Well, now that the bar is worth almost $2 million again, I thought I should establish some provenance in case I hold it for another few years. Unfortunately, I didn't take advantage of Mike's offer to sign a statement saying that I bought the bar from him, so this is the best I can do.
The following is my original April 15, 2018 post, signed using my account's signing address (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=996318.msg55748355#msg55748355):
Many years ago, I bought a loaded 100 BTC Casascius Bearer Bar. Now, its value has gone up so much that I no longer feel comfortable holding it.
The first bits are 1Gop7ok6. It is version 2. I don't have any good pictures but I will take some if there is interest.
I don't want to peel it, but I don't know anyone that can afford to buy it. Is there anyone here might be interested in buying it?
Some stats from uberbills:
143 100 BTC Bearer Bars were made.
91 have been peeled.
11 were opened last year.
1 has been opened so far this year.
There are only 52 left (12 are v1 and 40 are v2).
Also, 1344 Casascius coins and bars were opened last year. 357 have been opened since the beginning of this year. They are getting more and more scarce.
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The following is a statement of ownership, signed using my account's signing address (
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=996318.msg55748355#msg55748355):
Today is December 4, 2020. I own the 100 BTC Casascius Bearer Bar with first bits 1Gop7ok6. I bought it directly from Mike Caldwell in 2012, and it has remained in my possession since then.
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