Lithium Luna

A lunar commemoration of the Lithium Luna software release.

Production record

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 · 2020-11-20

1 BTC = $18,6211 LTC = $83 ≈ 0.0044347 BTC1 XMR = $121 ≈ 0.00649471 BTC

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Coin and set specification

Denomination or variant	Metal / format	Maximum mintage
Antique finish	2 troy oz .999 silver	25
Standard silver	2 troy oz .999 silver	75
Reverse-mirror silver	2 troy oz .999 silver	70
Gold-plated silver	2 troy oz .999 silver	13
Reverse-mirror, gold-plated silver	2 troy oz .999 silver	17

Set composition

A 6.941 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

Offer	As posted	Historical equivalent	Note
Base package · silver + white steel	6.941 XMR	6.941 XMR ≈ 0.04507978 BTC ≈ $839
Reverse-mirror finish surcharge	0.17 XMR	0.17 XMR ≈ 0.0011041 BTC ≈ $21	Seller also listed 0.0011 BTC
Gold-plated finish surcharge	0.85 XMR	0.85 XMR ≈ 0.0055205 BTC ≈ $103	Seller also listed 0.0055 BTC
Antique finish surcharge	0.65 XMR	0.65 XMR ≈ 0.00422156 BTC ≈ $79	Seller also listed 0.0045 BTC
Rainbow steel housing surcharge	1.7 XMR	1.7 XMR ≈ 0.01104101 BTC ≈ $206	Seller also listed 0.011 BTC
Serial selection or custom engraving	0.85 XMR	0.85 XMR ≈ 0.0055205 BTC ≈ $103	Per 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.

Item	Face amount	BTC and USD equivalent on 2020-11-20
Coin denomination	6.941 XMR	6.941 XMR ≈ 0.04507978 BTC ≈ $839

Reconstructed narrative

The release story

Maker statements and surviving thread evidence, organized as one continuous record.

Chapter

What smoothie added in the thread

Atomic-weight denomination
The 6.941 XMR face value is lithium’s atomic weight. The reverse records the v0.12 release date and the start and end blocks covered by Lithium Luna.
The character and inscription
Smoothie called the character “Lana.” He said the front art carried a story connected to “Ke Kaua Pilikino Ponoʻi” (“The Privacy War”) and later posted a video of the assembled piece.
Developer recognition
A follow-up post named the release’s developers and contributors. Their names were originally intended for the hologram; a finalization error prevented that, so the maker considered moving them to the metal certificate.

Chapter

Construction and customization

Coin and housing
A 47.7 mm, two-troy-ounce .999 silver coin sits in a 304 stainless-steel housing behind tempered glass and ships in a protective TPU case. The private spend key beneath the hologram uses Base64 format.
Mix-and-match formats
Buyers could combine any of five coin finishes with white or rainbow steel. Paid serial selection accepted three preferences; serials 1–5 were held back for possible auctions.
Personal engraving
A custom message of up to 60 characters could be engraved on the housing. The maker selected its font, size, position, and orientation, and warned that engraving added a week.
Physical assembly
The first post states that housing screws were cold-welded with J-B Weld and their heads drilled out after curing. Coin-to-art alignment was performed on a best-effort basis.

Chapter

Funded and unfunded delivery states

Funded before shipment
The buyer received a PGP-signed address and funded the exact 6.941 XMR denomination before shipment. The seller described the in-transit cryptocurrency value as the buyer’s risk.
Unfunded version
The alternate version carried prominent “UNFUNDED” markings, plainer reverse housing art, and a different hologram. It could not receive a metal certificate.
Certificates
Paper certificates were discontinued. Funded pieces received a PGP-signed digital certificate after delivery; an optional metal certificate had to be ordered before shipment and added a week.
Key and proof workflow
The documented process used an air-gapped computer, view-only wallets, key images, and a degenerate one-output Monero ring signature. Transfer CDs and the retained private-spend-key data were then destroyed.

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.