August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part C: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 1: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 1:00 AM CEST
Part 2: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 3: Tu, 13.08.2024, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part D: We, 14.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 4: We, 14.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 5: Th, 15.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part E: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 6: Fr, 16.08.2024, from 9:00 PM CEST
Part 7: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part F: Sa, 17.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 8: Mo, 19.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part G: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 7:00 PM CEST
Part H: Tu, 20.08.2024, from 8:00 PM CEST
Part 10: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part I: We, 21.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 11: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part J: Th, 22.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part K: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 12: Fr, 23.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
Description
Incredibly Rare 2013 SerpCoin 0.05 Bitcoin
Only 48 Struck
2013 SerpCoin 0.05 Bitcoin. Loaded. Firstbits 15W8K5P. Serial No. 27. Version 2. Aluminum. MS-64 PL (ICG).
Loaded with 0.05 BTC. While designated as a "Casascius" coin on the ICG label, this is actually a product of the SerpCoin series which utilized Casascius "blanks" as a foundation. First produced in 2013, SerpCoin was among the earliest physical crypto producers and was contemporary with such luminaries as Casascius and Lealana. Writing in his Encyclopedia on the category, Elias Ahonen explains that SerpCoin "can accurately be described as the first raindrop in the coming storm of dozens of coin makers." After a test batch designated as Version 0.1, the SerpCoin series released just two production versions of 48 coins each. This low mintage makes it one of the scarcest issues from the desirable "classic" era of physical crypto. Public Address: 15W8K5PNAEKLvm2as2j296m8sNN6rtvvD2
*Loaded cryptocurrency coins will be reserved at their intrinsic cryptocurrency value on the day of the sale. Lots realizing $25,000 or more will be delivered via armored carrier ONLY. An additional shipping charge of five hundred dollars [$500] will be applied to domestic armored carrier deliveries, with additional fees for remote and international deliveries. Winning bidders may also pay their invoice via BitPay for a 2% fee after authorization by Stack’s Bowers Galleries prior to the sale. Additional terms and conditions apply.
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| Price realized | 3'250 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 2'000 USD |
