We Showed Physical Bitcoin in Las Vegas and Most People had no Idea it Existed!

Remember when Bitcoin was only $30? In the early 2010s, people struggled to understand the concept of digital money. To make it more tangible, physical tokens were created, coins with actual Bitcoin embedded inside. Each token carried a public address and could be redeemed like any digital wallet. What began as a way to explain Bitcoin has become something much more.

At the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas, we showcased highlights from our upcoming June Showcase Auction. Most attendees had never seen a physical Bitcoin token in person and many didn’t know they existed.

Our next Physical Cryptocurrency Session runs this June and features loaded and unloaded cryptocurrency. Here are just a few of the pieces crossing the auction block:

Lot 3002: 2013 Casascius 1 Bitcoin. Loaded. Firstbits 13G3km4s. Series 2. Brass. MS-62 (PCGS).

Lot 3006:  2017 BTCC “Poker Chip” 0.005 Bitcoin. Loaded. Firstbits 1DWKaBNciU. Serial No. E01624. Series C. Clay Composite. MS-70 (PCGS).

Lot 3029: 2020 Polymerbit 0.001 Bitcoin Banknote. Loaded. Crypto Valley Edition. Serial No. A000049. Series 2A-U (ND). Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 PPQ (PCGS).

Lot 3036: 2020 Ballet 12.5 Litecoin Card. Loaded. Firstbits LQgcZb5. Serial No. AA063020. 50g of .999 Fine Silver. Genuine (PCGS).

It’s now 2025, and Bitcoin has reached over $100,000. Those early tokens from the 2010s are now considered rare and highly collectible. If you were early to Bitcoin, you saw something before the world caught on. And even now, this story is just beginning. Imagine holding one of these physical tokens thirty years from now! Register to bid and own a piece of Bitcoin’s early history.