Opens Monday · 2:48 PM Eastern
2,048 cards, made by hand, sealed in graded cases.
Every word is one of the 2,048 that secure money digitally. Twenty-four of them, in the right order, are a seed phrase: the key to self-custody of digital money.
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Each card carries a rarity score, set by mechanical rules, not taste.
They sell as 2,048 separate auctions, a dollar each to start, beginning Monday at 2:48 PM Eastern.
Four mechanical measures, no taste
Length. Three and eight letters are the extremes of the list, and the scarcest.
Initial. Some starting letters barely appear. Z has just four words in the whole 2,048.
Letter value. The Scrabble value of the letters added up. J, Q, X and Z score highest.
Number. Each word is an 11-bit number. Powers of two, palindromes, and the two bookends are scarce.
Those add up to one score per card. The grades cut the 2,048 scores into ten bands, common to rare.
Every card's score, rarest to common. The grades cut this line into ten.
Common to rare, the populations halve toward the top.
Length
3 to 8 letters
Initial letter
Z is the rarest run, just 4
Is it real?
Yes. Every card is made by hand, graded, and sealed in a holder. Each is a 1-of-1, mailed to the winner.
How do the auctions work?
Each of the 2,048 words is its own auction. A lot runs 20 hours 48 minutes, opens at $1, and extends if a bid lands in the final minutes.
How do I pay?
You load bid credit up front and bid with it. No wallet, no gas, no chain. Win and the credit is spent; lose and it stays, free for the next word.
What about shipping?
Shipping is paid separately at the close of the auction, when your address is collected.
What is the rarity grade?
A score from 1 to 10, set by mechanical rules, not taste. The full breakdown is below.
Do I need to know crypto?
No. The words come from the list that secures digital money, but you are buying art, not a key.
Can I get a refund?
Unspent funds you add are refunded at the close. Granted credit is not refundable.
When does it start?
Monday at 2:48 PM Eastern.