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Pulelehua Boron Butterfly

Part of the “Privacy War” art sequence, using boron’s atomic weight as denomination.

2020-12-10Bitcointalk topic 529871217 images recovered
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Pulelehua Boron Butterfly

Part of the “Privacy War” art sequence, using boron’s atomic weight as denomination.

Exactly 200 maximum across all finishes. The original post’s comments and mintage table allocate 25 antique, 75 silver, 70 reverse mirror, 13 gold plated, and 17 reverse-mirror gold plated.
Historical market snapshot · 2020-12-10
1 BTC = $18,265 · 1 LTC = $75 ≈ 0.00409691 BTC · 1 XMR = $134 ≈ 0.00733096 BTC
CoinMarketCap daily snapshot; approximate and not an appraisal. Rate source

Coin and set specification

Denomination or variantMetal / formatMaximum mintage
Antique finish2 troy oz .999 silver25
Standard silver2 troy oz .999 silver75
Reverse-mirror silver2 troy oz .999 silver70
Gold-plated silver2 troy oz .999 silver13
Reverse-mirror, gold-plated silver2 troy oz .999 silver17

Set composition

A 10.811 XMR, 2 troy oz .999 silver coin mounted in a 304 stainless-steel housing with tempered glass. White or rainbow steel housings could be paired with any coin finish.

Original offer prices

OfferAs postedHistorical equivalentNote
Base package · silver + white steel7 XMR7 XMR ≈ 0.05131675 BTC ≈ $937
Reverse-mirror finish surcharge0.17 XMR0.17 XMR ≈ 0.00124626 BTC ≈ $23Seller also listed 0.0011 BTC
Gold-plated finish surcharge0.85 XMR0.85 XMR ≈ 0.00623132 BTC ≈ $114Seller also listed 0.0055 BTC
Antique finish surcharge0.65 XMR0.65 XMR ≈ 0.00476513 BTC ≈ $87Seller also listed 0.0045 BTC
Rainbow steel housing surcharge1.7 XMR1.7 XMR ≈ 0.01246264 BTC ≈ $228Seller also listed 0.011 BTC
Serial selection or custom engraving0.85 XMR0.85 XMR ≈ 0.00623132 BTC ≈ $114Per coin; seller also listed 0.0055 BTC

Denomination at the post date

These values describe the loadable face amount, not the price of the metal collectible.

ItemFace amountBTC and USD equivalent on 2020-12-10
Coin denomination10.811 XMR10.811 XMR ≈ 0.07925506 BTC ≈ $1,448

Archival notes

  • Maximum mintage is 200 total—not 200 of each finish. The five stated finish allocations are 25 + 75 + 70 + 13 + 17 = 200.
  • The base price excluded the XMR loaded value. Paper certificates were replaced by digital records, with an optional metal certificate.

Recovered photographs

17 image files from the first post were recovered and re-hosted here. Select any photograph to enlarge it.

Sources

  1. Original Pulelehua Boron Butterfly sales thread · Bitcointalk topic 5298712
  2. KIZEKRA series and comics index · Bitcointalk topic 5305356
  3. CoinMarketCap historical snapshot for 2020-12-10