Whatever happened to this idea?
From reading Welsh's posts here it seems like there was trouble getting it manufactured.
It might be nice to get it restarted for a 15th anniversary.
If I could make a suggestion of making contact with MrCryptHodl if it comes to pass that
the project is resurrected. He is very active making coins or at least releasing coin projects
and he may be able to help!
Yeah, finding someone willing to do it, with the required quantity was difficult. I can't remember all the specifics now, but I imagine theymos had similar concerns when thinking it up. If it was ever to be done, I'd think a 20th anniversary would be more fitting. However, it would probably need to be organised well in advance, since last time we didn't really give the manufacturers much notice to actualy be able to do it in the required timescale.
I wouldn't say it's completely off the table, but I imagine theymos will have cooked up an idea for the 20th too. If we find a manufacturer the whole process could go pretty smoothly giving it's done in time. So, if anyone knows of anyone then they can give me a message. I like the idea, but there's also the issue of sending it. Since, in the past there's been a ton of competitions with physical prizes, but the majority pass on it. So, I can't imagine there would be a ton of users here willing to give up their personal details, which is absolutely fine, and probably a good idea. However, it kind of defeats the point of giving a collectible coin to specific users, since you'd need multiple back up plans. The list would probably be as long as my arm.
I think I was more naive, and hopeful last time out, plus this is something that should be given a lot of thought before implementing it. So, in a way I'm kind of glad that I didn't find a manufacturer. Although, if something can be thought up to mitigate the above issues, I'd still be interested in doing something along these lines.
I don't think it's really an issue with time or anything like that. I could bring a coin from idea to shipping in under 90 days without much effort. I could probably do it in 60 days if people had designs ready. Once you have an established process and the right contacts, it's really not difficult. I think it's a farce that coinmakers need a long preparation time. Typically when I see claims of coins taking a long time, it's because the coinmaker took preorders in BTC hoping they'd make money on the exchange rate, and then the rate went down leaving them holding the bag with not enough money to pay for the manufacturing. So they make excuses and hope people believe them. There are multiple coin projects going on right now in the Collectibles section where makers are giving excuses while they try to figure out how to move forward without losing a ton of money on their gamble to take preorders in BTC.
In short, it wouldn't be difficult to get this coin made now and in people's Christmas stockings. The issue is that nobody wants to pay for it and there's no design.