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I’m not a fan of the mint for releasing a maker’s coins without permission or the seller who is profiting from someone else’s work.

The coins should have been returned to Smoothie or destroyed imo.

I agree! If smoothie wanted them released he would have done so. If smoothie gave permission and doesn't care thats a different story, but as someone who makes coins I would not want my items being sold this way

MrMojoRising26, I can see it this way. Let me state that I attempted various methods countless times to contact Noah himself regarding these coins, but to no avail. I also think it is a sin for them to be lost or forgotten to history. I had no guarantee that I would ever be able to see those coins again or contact Noah. So, I did what I think many of us would do: I took the opportunity to obtain them while I had the chance. In this respect, I have no guilty conscience, and if someone were to do this to, say, my coins, I would understand.

I was prepared for people's reactions to this. I've been holding these coins for almost a year now. I know many will disagree on this only looking at it at face value. Although, I have a very strong feeling 99% of collectors here whether they’d like to admit it or not, if given the opportunity, would have done the same. It was out of the love of the hobby. These coins are Noahs, they shouldn't exist, but they do🙌

You’re not saving or collecting them, you’re profiting from auctioning them. You continue to show you’re in this hobby for profit. Personally, I won’t ever support you or any of your endeavors.

Claim whatever you wish, deny me all you want; you never were a supporter of mine. I love the hobby, I have a giant collection of my own, and yes, I make and trade coins to spread the hobby. Is there profit in it? Yes. That’s kind of an intrinsic part of our hobby. I also do free giveaways & at times have lost money. I would never hold it against you if you made some money in our hobby.

I don't believe anyone is holding making profit against you. However, what is being questioned and held against you are the dubious manners in which you have attempted to do so. Are most of your profits attempts in this spaced dubious? No. Have you attempted at least once to make profit in this space in a dubious manner? Yes.

Complete respect, these words are pure of heart. I feel them.

I think I puzzle a lot of people with some of my actions. It’s at times intended. But it’s never with any ill intent. I’m pretty transparent about everything I do whether people agree with it or not.

My reasons for making coins didn’t come from the desire to make money. It was to give me more purpose. I loved it. I once lost pretty much everything. When I lost everything, the only thing I felt I owed and had left was a single physical Bitcoin. I still have it.