Unfunded 2015 Shibanu 50,000 Dogecoin. Prototype Variety. Serial No. 54. Gold-Plated Zinc Alloy. MS-68 (ICG).
Unfunded and non-loaded. Pleasing brassy gold surfaces and sharp details throughout. This desirable 50K DOGE was produced by UK-based company Shibanu. Just 100 of this prototype variety were released, distinguished by a slightly different obverse design and a square private-key pit compared to the circular pit of the regular variety. Specialist Elias Ahonen noted in his Encyclopedia that these prototypes "were not originally intended for release. They were however serialized and offered as bonuses with each order of five [regular] coins or more." The present example also includes the original and unused golden hologram sticker which increases the desirability. Created in December 2013 by software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer, Dogecoin was initially conceived as a joke and a "meme coin". In spite of this, DOGE has generated a sizeable and enthusiastic following among crypto investors. It is currently the 11th largest cryptocurrency with a market capitalization of $7.9 billion dollars.
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Estimate: $400