<p>That's not a whole lot of info to go on.  I guess there should be a way to open them or remove a sticker to uncover a private key.</p>

<p>On the other hand you might be better off selling them on ebay as they can be worth a bit more too a collector than the bitcoin value. Although you have to be careful with chargeback fraud I guess.</p>

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2013-12-02T16:21:30.180Z
2013-12-03T12:33:50.380Z
2013-12-03T12:33:50.380Z
Jannes
<p>Here's what I dug up:</p>

<ol start="10">
<li>DIY coins</li>
</ol>

<p>There is another way of getting your hands on a physical bitcoin – make one yourself. We are not suggesting that you set up a foundry and mint in your garage; a simple 3D printer will do the trick.</p>

<p>There are a number of print-ready 3D designs out there and they are just a Google search away, usually on 3D print marketplaces like Shapeways.</p>

<p>The trouble with this approach is that most designs are relatively expensive, even before you include the cost of actually printing them. While it is relatively cheap to do a few plastic prints on semi-professional fused-filament printers, making a proper metal coin on an expensive laser-sintering printer tends to cost a lot.</p>

<p>Image via Shapeways
In any case, 3D printing is an alternative way of producing unique physical coins by tweaking existing designs or developing your own.</p>

<p>One example of an affordable design that relies on nylon plastic with a matte finish is the Bitcoin Address Keeper by Ayame Deude. The 3D model costs €8.50 and, if you have access to a printer, the actual cost of printing a single coin should be low.</p>

<p>3D printing fulfilment services are another option, but in many cases the cost of shipping a single coin would be higher than the cost of printing it.</p>

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2015-09-27T12:55:15.100Z
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Erik Michael Wanberg
<p>2009 physical bitcoin? Unless someone actually minted a physical bitcoin back then and loaded them with bitcoin as the casacaus mintages from 2011 -2013 did and they have a private key which is protected somehow until it is redeemed and acts like a digital wallet when the private and public keys generate valid transfer  data and update the bitcoin network with the new data to maintain a constant and redundant database which the exchange relies on to validate and verify every bitcoin and the key generation process and prevents the possibility of a counterfeit bitcoin key being able to successfully create valid data if a transfer is attempted, and also secures the exchange of a bitcoin by only allowing the senders public key to be accessible since the private and public key are used in the calculation to generate a unique string which is only accessible to the recipient because his public key is used to encrypt the transfer and only his private key can generate a valid transfer string, which contains the data relevant to the bitcoin I'd, the amount, and the public key of the sender. The use of the private keys in the calculations is to generate the valid data, but cannot be extracted from any of the data. The physical bitcoin  is the same, except the private key is the physical coins wallet key, and most wallets are digital and used as personal wallets instead of a container that can be held and traded physically. You should be able to look up the bitcoin value with the public key if the coin has one, otherwise, it's probably just a promotional token or a fake. Is like to see a photo, email me at erikwanberg@hotmail.com if you can. Good luck!</p>

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2015-09-27T12:42:33.877Z
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Erik Michael Wanberg
<p>I bought several 2009 Bitcoins and they came in a nice case but that is all the info I have on them.  How do I cash them in?</p>

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2013-12-03T13:20:56.893Z
Sorry, I think you got scammed. Bitcoin was just barely starting in 2009. There weren't any physical coin merchants back then.
Abdussamad
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2015-08-11T08:34:10.793Z
The _actual_ Bitcoin coin is digital. Any physical item is a distinct thing, privately manufactured, and may or may not contain an actual bitcoin. As pointed out, if it was bought in 2009, it probably does not.
Meni Rosenfeld
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2015-08-11T16:14:46.010Z
possible duplicate of [How can one redeem a Casascius Physical Bitcoin?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/690/5406), [Where can I safely sell a Casascius version 1 physical bitcoin (with hologram error) for cash?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/16553/5406)
Murch
<sell-bitcoins><physical-coins>
I bought a bunch of 2009 Bitcoins the actual coin. How can i cash the coin in?
conner
# I bought a bunch of 2009 Bitcoins the actual coin. How can i cash the coin in?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-02)

I bought several 2009 Bitcoins and they came in a nice case but that is all the info I have on them. How do I cash them in?

**Tags:** sell-bitcoins, physical-coins

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Sorry, I think you got scammed. Bitcoin was just barely starting in 2009. There weren't any physical coin merchants back then.  
> **username_2**: The _actual_ Bitcoin coin is digital. Any physical item is a distinct thing, privately manufactured, and may or may not contain an actual bitcoin. As pointed out, if it was bought in 2009, it probably does not.  
> **username_3**: possible duplicate of [How can one redeem a Casascius Physical Bitcoin?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/690/5406), [Where can I safely sell a Casascius version 1 physical bitcoin (with hologram error) for cash?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/16553/5406)  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2013-12-02. Score: 1

That's not a whole lot of info to go on. I guess there should be a way to open them or remove a sticker to uncover a private key.

On the other hand you might be better off selling them on ebay as they can be worth a bit more too a collector than the bitcoin value. Although you have to be careful with chargeback fraud I guess.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-09-27. Score: 0

Here's what I dug up:

10. DIY coins

There is another way of getting your hands on a physical bitcoin – make one yourself. We are not suggesting that you set up a foundry and mint in your garage; a simple 3D printer will do the trick.

There are a number of print-ready 3D designs out there and they are just a Google search away, usually on 3D print marketplaces like Shapeways.

The trouble with this approach is that most designs are relatively expensive, even before you include the cost of actually printing them. While it is relatively cheap to do a few plastic prints on semi-professional fused-filament printers, making a proper metal coin on an expensive laser-sintering printer tends to cost a lot.

Image via Shapeways
In any case, 3D printing is an alternative way of producing unique physical coins by tweaking existing designs or developing your own.

One example of an affordable design that relies on nylon plastic with a matte finish is the Bitcoin Address Keeper by Ayame Deude. The 3D model costs €8.50 and, if you have access to a printer, the actual cost of printing a single coin should be low.

3D printing fulfilment services are another option, but in many cases the cost of shipping a single coin would be higher than the cost of printing it.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2015-09-27. Score: 0

2009 physical bitcoin? Unless someone actually minted a physical bitcoin back then and loaded them with bitcoin as the casacaus mintages from 2011 -2013 did and they have a private key which is protected somehow until it is redeemed and acts like a digital wallet when the private and public keys generate valid transfer data and update the bitcoin network with the new data to maintain a constant and redundant database which the exchange relies on to validate and verify every bitcoin and the key generation process and prevents the possibility of a counterfeit bitcoin key being able to successfully create valid data if a transfer is attempted, and also secures the exchange of a bitcoin by only allowing the senders public key to be accessible since the private and public key are used in the calculation to generate a unique string which is only accessible to the recipient because his public key is used to encrypt the transfer and only his private key can generate a valid transfer string, which contains the data relevant to the bitcoin I'd, the amount, and the public key of the sender. The use of the private keys in the calculations is to generate the valid data, but cannot be extracted from any of the data. The physical bitcoin is the same, except the private key is the physical coins wallet key, and most wallets are digital and used as personal wallets instead of a container that can be held and traded physically. You should be able to look up the bitcoin value with the public key if the coin has one, otherwise, it's probably just a promotional token or a fake. Is like to see a photo, email me at erikwanberg@hotmail.com if you can. Good luck!


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