diff --git a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
index b26a9bdd45..45226a4a45 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/app/app.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func NewBasecoinApp(logger log.Logger, db dbm.DB) *BasecoinApp {
 // custom tx codec
 func MakeTxCodec() *wire.Codec {
 	cdc := wire.NewCodec()
+	cdc.RegisterInterface((*sdk.Msg)(nil), nil)
 	crypto.RegisterWire(cdc) // Register crypto.[PubKey,PrivKey,Signature] types.
 	bank.RegisterWire(cdc)   // Register bank.[SendMsg,IssueMsg] types.
 	return cdc
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/commands.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/account.go
similarity index 81%
rename from examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/commands.go
rename to examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/account.go
index a1c2dd5d82..26c8329044 100644
--- a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/commands.go
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/account.go
@@ -17,24 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/types"
 )
 
-const (
-	flagTo     = "to"
-	flagAmount = "amount"
-	flagFee    = "fee"
-)
-
-func postSendCommand() *cobra.Command {
-	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "send",
-		Short: "Create and sign a send tx",
-		RunE:  todoNotImplemented,
-	}
-	cmd.Flags().String(flagTo, "", "Address to send coins")
-	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Amount of coins to send")
-	cmd.Flags().String(flagFee, "", "Fee to pay along with transaction")
-	return cmd
-}
-
 func getAccountCmd() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "account <address>",
diff --git a/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/sendtx.go b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/sendtx.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..add8c27ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/basecoin/cmd/basecli/sendtx.go
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/client"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/examples/basecoin/app"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/bank"
+	crypto "github.com/tendermint/go-crypto"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/cli"
+)
+
+const (
+	flagTo       = "to"
+	flagAmount   = "amount"
+	flagFee      = "fee"
+	flagSequence = "seq"
+)
+
+func postSendCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "send",
+		Short: "Create and sign a send tx",
+		RunE:  sendTx,
+	}
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagTo, "", "Address to send coins")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagAmount, "", "Amount of coins to send")
+	cmd.Flags().String(flagFee, "", "Fee to pay along with transaction")
+	cmd.Flags().Int64(flagSequence, 0, "Sequence number to sign the tx")
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func sendTx(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	txBytes, err := buildTx()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	uri := viper.GetString(flagNode)
+	if uri == "" {
+		return errors.New("Must define which node to query with --node")
+	}
+	node := client.GetNode(uri)
+
+	result, err := node.BroadcastTxCommit(txBytes)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if result.CheckTx.Code != uint32(0) {
+		return errors.Errorf("CheckTx failed: (%d) %s",
+			result.CheckTx.Code,
+			result.CheckTx.Log)
+	}
+	if result.DeliverTx.Code != uint32(0) {
+		return errors.Errorf("CheckTx failed: (%d) %s",
+			result.DeliverTx.Code,
+			result.DeliverTx.Log)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Printf("Result: %#v\n", result)
+
+	// // parse out the value
+	// acct := new(types.AppAccount)
+	// cdc := app.MakeTxCodec()
+	// err = cdc.UnmarshalBinary(resp.Value, acct)
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+
+	// // TODO: better
+	// // fmt.Printf("Account: %#v\n", acct)
+	// output, err := json.MarshalIndent(acct, "", "  ")
+	// // output, err := json.MarshalIndent(acct.BaseAccount.Coins, "", "  ")
+	// if err != nil {
+	// 	return err
+	// }
+	// fmt.Println(string(output))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func buildTx() ([]byte, error) {
+	rootDir := viper.GetString(cli.HomeFlag)
+	keybase, err := client.GetKeyBase(rootDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	name := viper.GetString(flagName)
+	info, err := keybase.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "No key for name")
+	}
+	from := info.PubKey.Address()
+
+	msg, err := buildMsg(from)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// sign and build
+	bz := msg.GetSignBytes()
+	passphrase := "1234567890" // XXX: adults only
+	sig, pubkey, err := keybase.Sign(name, passphrase, bz)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	sigs := []sdk.StdSignature{{
+		PubKey:    pubkey,
+		Signature: sig,
+		Sequence:  viper.GetInt64(flagSequence),
+	}}
+
+	// marshal bytes
+	tx := sdk.NewStdTx(msg, sigs)
+	cdc := app.MakeTxCodec()
+	txBytes, err := cdc.MarshalBinary(tx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return txBytes, nil
+}
+
+func buildMsg(from crypto.Address) (sdk.Msg, error) {
+	// parse coins
+	amount := viper.GetString(flagAmount)
+	coins, err := sdk.ParseCoins(amount)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// parse destination address
+	dest := viper.GetString(flagTo)
+	bz, err := hex.DecodeString(dest)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	to := crypto.Address(bz)
+
+	input := bank.NewInput(from, coins)
+	output := bank.NewOutput(to, coins)
+	msg := bank.NewSendMsg([]bank.Input{input}, []bank.Output{output})
+	return msg, nil
+}