TBA-0012 · Archive record
Casascius
5 Bitcoin · Bitnickel
Bitnickel product type. Series 1 and Series 2 holograms require separate identification.
Documented details
- Maker / brand
- Casascius
- Object type
- Coin
- Mint / inscription year
- 2012
- Material
- Nickel brass
- Purity / composition
- Not applicable
- Denomination
- 5 BTC
- Original funding arrangement
- Wallet collectible
Not established or not applicable
Issuing country, Issuer, Producer, Seller, Release year, Offer year, Weight, Diameter / dimensions, Thickness, Edition / mintage, Finish / variant.
Identification notes
Series 1 and Series 2 use different holograms. The reference photograph shows obverses only, so it does not distinguish those reverse variants.
Three 2012 5 BTC examples. The obverses do not identify the reverse hologram series or current funding status.
Sources
- Source documentation ↗
- Collector reference · secondary evidence ↗
- Gage Skidmore · licensed reference photograph ↗
- PCGS · 2012 Bitnickel material identification ↗
Record reviewed: 2026-10-12.
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