Bitcoin is a crypto currency. The reason why it works is because it doesn't need to be physical, it CAN'T. it's simply an online ledger that keeps track of transactions with encryption to help create anonymity. There are coins you can buy that represent bitcoin, but they're just for display. Real bitcoin cannot be minted. The closest you can get to a physical copy of a bitcoin, is a receipt of purchase. Like if you go to an ATM and purchase bitcoin and you get a receipt with a code on it. That's the closest you have to physical bitcoin. We call that a cold wallet. (Paper wallet)