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August 03, 2020, 01:48:55 AM
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Thought I’d share this coin that was recently brought to my attention by the makers of Alpen Coin. They appear to be a Swiss based outfit who’s made this first physical Bitcoin (coin) there.



Coins are funded with .0005BTC

I do not know much else about these. I was told they are going to send me a few coins, and will post pics / a “review” when in hand.

https://www.alpencoin.ch/

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August 03, 2020, 02:05:04 AM
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nice! I ordered some.

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August 03, 2020, 04:15:20 AM
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Can i pay you to order me some lol i could not make it through the checkout

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August 03, 2020, 04:45:58 AM
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Can i pay you to order me some lol i could not make it through the checkout

sure. i had to pay with cash so had to convert btc out to fiat. how many are you wanting?

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August 03, 2020, 04:48:06 AM
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Can i pay you to order me some lol i could not make it through the checkout

I got you brother. Shoot me a DM on how many you want.

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August 03, 2020, 05:52:02 AM
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they have a portion of the page where you can search your serial number to get the public key - it stops at 80 - not sure if that means they have only loaded 80 coins to date or they just have not updated their database past 80 coins.

there are some within that first 80 serial numbers that have been redeemed within minutes of their initial loading. Some then reloaded again and then redeemed again as well.

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August 03, 2020, 11:34:09 AM
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Ordered a few will report back once I have received them.thanks for the heads up guys!
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August 03, 2020, 12:06:23 PM
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there are some within that first 80 serial numbers that have been redeemed within minutes of their initial loading. Some then reloaded again and then redeemed again as well.

Probably test coins. Gotta make sure the whole funding thing works, I suppose.

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August 03, 2020, 01:03:35 PM
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there are some within that first 80 serial numbers that have been redeemed within minutes of their initial loading. Some then reloaded again and then redeemed again as well.

Probably test coins. Gotta make sure the whole funding thing works, I suppose.

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Chris

perhaps - I spoke with the guy over there by the name of Frank and he was really surprised to see interest stemming from outside of Switzerland and stated he was not aware their site had been posted here on bitcoin talk.org - their original intent was to develop a website for their friends and family so they could buy them and have access to their public key and funding verification.

He stated they will be working on adding an English version to the site and also stated that the coins are very much a "work in progress" still and admits that they have not loaded a lot of coins yet and their intent is to keep them as affordable as possible.

If I get more from them, I will share it.

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there are some within that first 80 serial numbers that have been redeemed within minutes of their initial loading. Some then reloaded again and then redeemed again as well.

Probably test coins. Gotta make sure the whole funding thing works, I suppose.

Regards,
Chris

perhaps - I spoke with the guy over there by the name of Frank and he was really surprised to see interest stemming from outside of Switzerland and stated he was not aware their site had been posted here on bitcoin talk.org - their original intent was to develop a website for their friends and family so they could buy them and have access to their public key and funding verification.

He stated they will be working on adding an English version to the site and also stated that the coins are very much a "work in progress" still and admits that they have not loaded a lot of coins yet and their intent is to keep them as affordable as possible.

If I get more from them, I will share it.

I have a sample or two coming to me.  I will test including peeling and redeeming when they arrive.  I do not know much about Alpen Coin other than they (Frank of Alpen Coin) contacted me on the Instagram and offered to send me a coin.  They did not ask me to do a review or anything in return however I will post a review here once I have had a look.

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August 03, 2020, 03:02:46 PM
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I was not lucky enough to get free coins - I had to pay for mine, so I am hoping they are genuine and of good craftsmanship/quality.

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perhaps - I spoke with the guy over there by the name of Frank and he was really surprised to see interest stemming from outside of Switzerland and stated he was not aware their site had been posted here on bitcoin talk.org - their original intent was to develop a website for their friends and family so they could buy them and have access to their public key and funding verification.

He stated they will be working on adding an English version to the site and also stated that the coins are very much a "work in progress" still and admits that they have not loaded a lot of coins yet and their intent is to keep them as affordable as possible.

If I get more from them, I will share it.

Thanks for this info! Makes it more interesting!  Grin

I've bought myself some

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August 03, 2020, 04:08:06 PM
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perhaps - I spoke with the guy over there by the name of Frank and he was really surprised to see interest stemming from outside of Switzerland and stated he was not aware their site had been posted here on bitcoin talk.org - their original intent was to develop a website for their friends and family so they could buy them and have access to their public key and funding verification.

He stated they will be working on adding an English version to the site and also stated that the coins are very much a "work in progress" still and admits that they have not loaded a lot of coins yet and their intent is to keep them as affordable as possible.

If I get more from them, I will share it.

Thanks for this info! Makes it more interesting!  Grin

I've bought myself some

yes though while he was not familiar with the forums here, he did reach out to others - at least to two others, ChiBitCTy and Lesbian Cow who are receiving samples to review/test. So, while I am waiting for my order, I hope to see them receive theirs first and see what they think of them.

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August 03, 2020, 05:00:59 PM
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there are some within that first 80 serial numbers that have been redeemed within minutes of their initial loading. Some then reloaded again and then redeemed again as well.

Probably test coins. Gotta make sure the whole funding thing works, I suppose.

Regards,
Chris

perhaps - I spoke with the guy over there by the name of Frank and he was really surprised to see interest stemming from outside of Switzerland and stated he was not aware their site had been posted here on bitcoin talk.org - their original intent was to develop a website for their friends and family so they could buy them and have access to their public key and funding verification.

He stated they will be working on adding an English version to the site and also stated that the coins are very much a "work in progress" still and admits that they have not loaded a lot of coins yet and their intent is to keep them as affordable as possible.

If I get more from them, I will share it.

Ah very good info I appreciate you sharing this.  I have been in touch with Frank over the last few days but we did not get in to any of those specifics.  Did they mention at all how many were made/going to be made in total ? Obviously they made over 80 via the photos on the site where you can see serial numbers higher than that. 

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August 03, 2020, 05:11:11 PM
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there are some within that first 80 serial numbers that have been redeemed within minutes of their initial loading. Some then reloaded again and then redeemed again as well.

Probably test coins. Gotta make sure the whole funding thing works, I suppose.

Regards,
Chris

perhaps - I spoke with the guy over there by the name of Frank and he was really surprised to see interest stemming from outside of Switzerland and stated he was not aware their site had been posted here on bitcoin talk.org - their original intent was to develop a website for their friends and family so they could buy them and have access to their public key and funding verification.

He stated they will be working on adding an English version to the site and also stated that the coins are very much a "work in progress" still and admits that they have not loaded a lot of coins yet and their intent is to keep them as affordable as possible.

If I get more from them, I will share it.

Ah very good info I appreciate you sharing this.  I have been in touch with Frank over the last few days but we did not get in to any of those specifics.  Did they mention at all how many were made/going to be made in total ? Obviously they made over 80 via the photos on the site where you can see serial numbers higher than that. 

I did ask him some more specifics such as quantity and size, but he has not answered those yet. And yes, I believe that they have made more but maybe not yet funded them - he did say:

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...These coins are still "work in progress" and we don't have loaded a lot to be honest....

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I wonder if they made them in the 100's of thousands which would keep the numismatic value low

$1.09 USD = $1 CHF btw
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August 03, 2020, 07:43:41 PM
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I wonder if they made them in the 100's of thousands which would keep the numismatic value low

$1.09 USD = $1 CHF btw

quite possible that a lot of coins are made just not a lot of funding done yet - the over all price comes out to just barely over 10 a coin - counting the .0005 funding.


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I wonder if they made them in the 100's of thousands which would keep the numismatic value low

$1.09 USD = $1 CHF btw

Hundreds of thousands would be quite a few coins for a maker not looking to supply a nation with it's fiat currency.  My guess is they probably made around 500 or so.  Can't really complain about much when the coins cost about 11 bucks and have 5 bucks worth of bitcoin loaded on to it.  Steal of a deal if you ask me.

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Last edit: August 06, 2020, 03:29:48 PM by MoparMiningLLC
 #19

I got some further communication from Frank at AlpenCoin

Looks like 400 coins initially - 200 shiny and 200 matte. The coins are 39mm in diameter and 3mm thick. correction: just got an email they are 30mm - the 39mm he sent previously was a typo on his part.

I will be getting one of the matte ones sent for me to peel/review, so I will share that here when it arrives.

And if all goes well for the 400 coins he made, he said he will do some more but that they would be different.

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August 06, 2020, 11:41:15 AM
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It is not known who is behind this company? They only emphasize is that they are from Switzerland.
Does anyone have more information about them?  Huh
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