One for the Coin collectors

[weasel]

OK, I'm talking more about the POTF coins here.
What is the deal with them? Surprisingly I know **** all about them apart from a few basics;

1) There are more of them than there were POTF MOC's, so I assume they were some sort of special issue or give away thing!?

2) There are different Categories 1-5 (I think) relating to how hard they are to come by and thus how expensive they are. How many are in each category and what sort of price do they go for?

3) Maybe a really dim question, but are they the exact same as the POTF coins? If so why do those that didn't come on cards exist, what was the logic behind making them?


I guess I'm asking Skemple aka Bollux no2, or one of our other coin collectors to try and explain it to me.

 

[Carl Waterworth]

In total there are sixty three POTF coins.
There are also other variations, which include:
prototypes. These have seen coins in gold, bronze and frosted tones.
Error coins. These include Han Solo trench coat coin with 'Hans Solo' rather than 'Han Solo', Sail Skiff coin (which probably is the rarest of the 62) which has Sail Barge rather than Sail Skiff.
There is also a 63rd coin, which shows two hands holding a lightsabre, this coin is extremely rare

The POTF coins are divided into 6 categories, these are the categories:
CATEGORY I (15 Coins)
* Coins in category I are the POTF figures, known as the last 17, that were found on cards. Kenner produced these new figures in greater quantities than figures that had previously been released on card, therefore these coins are the easiest to find.
CATEGORY II (20 Coins)
* Coins in category II are the coins for characters that were issued on POTF cards as well as being released on earlier cards. These coins are less common than in Category I. Two additions to this category are Yak face and Anakin coins; this is due to the rarity of the cards.
CATEGORY III (7 Coins)
* Coins in category III are common mail-away coins (these were never issued with carded figures). These coins were the ones most likely to be received with the POTF coin mail away offer.
CATEGORY IV (10 Coins)
* Coins in category IV are tougher mail-way coins to obtain. Not many of these were shipped to consumers; however there is a smaller quantity of these than Category III coins.
CATEGORY V (10 Coins)
* Coins in category V are extremely rare. Anyone trying to complete the set could spend half their time looking for these. These coins came from Kenner employees, so there are very few in existence.
CATEGORY VI
* Coins in category VI are Prototype coins and rare variations. There are very few of these known to exist and therefore they are extremely rare and hard to come by.

Hope this helps!

 

[weasel]

Cheers Carl! 8)
Makes a bit more sense now!

How many complete sets (all 63) are there out there?

 

[Carl Waterworth]

difficult to say as sets are being completed and broken up all the time, besides i have been out of the game for 18 months, so i guess i am out of touch too

 

[shawn_k]

OK, I'm talking more about the POTF coins here.
What is the deal with them? Surprisingly I know **** all about them apart from a few basics;

1) There are more of them than there were POTF MOC's, so I assume they were some sort of special issue or give away thing!?

Yes it was a mail offer here in the States. I think Kenner's original plan was to offer all 62 on card eventually, but the Star Wars line was cancelled before that happened. Therefore almost half of the coins were only available in the mail. Also, very few actually received the CAT 4 and 5 coins in the promotion. Most of those have turned up from former Kenner employees. Here is a pic of the sticker that can be found on carded figures.

2) There are different Categories 1-5 (I think) relating to how hard they are to come by and thus how expensive they are. How many are in each category and what sort of price do they go for?

Carl gave a breakdown of how many are in each category. As far as price goes I have been using this as a guide from a member on RS that has broken up several sets over the last year or so.

Amanaman - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
A-Wing Pilot - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Barada - Cat I - $5.00
EV-9D9 - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Han Solo Carbon Freeze - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Imperial Dignitary - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Imperial Gunner - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Lando Calrissian (General) - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (Poncho) - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper, Eyes) - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Lumat - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Paploo - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
R2-D2 - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Romba - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Warok - Cat I - $5.00 **** SOLD ****
Anakin Skywalker - Cat II - $65.00 **** SOLD ****
AT-ST Driver - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Biker Scout - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
B-Wing Pilot - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
C-3P0 - Cat II - $20.00 **** SOLD ****
Chewbacca - Cat II - $20.00 **** SOLD ****
Darth Vader - Cat II - $20.00 **** SOLD ****
Emperor - Cat II - $20.00 **** SOLD ****
Gamorrean Guard - Cat II - $35.00 **** SOLD ****
Han Solo Rebel (Trenchcoat) - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Jawas - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight) - Cat II - $30.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (X-Wing Pilot) - Cat II - $20.00 **** SOLD ****
Obi Wan Kenobi - Cat II - $25.00 **** SOLD ****
Princess Leia (Endor) - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Stormtrooper - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Teebo - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Wicket - Cat II - $15.00 **** SOLD ****
Yak Face - Cat II - $80.00 **** SOLD ****
Yoda - Cat II - $35.00 **** SOLD ****
Chief Chirpa - Cat III - $130.00 **** SOLD ****
Creatures [cantina] - Cat III - $225.00 **** SOLD ****
Emperor's Royal Guard - Cat III - $85.00 **** SOLD ****
Han Solo Rebel Hero (Hoth) - Cat III - $80.00 **** SOLD ****
Logray - Cat III - $30.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (Original) - Cat III - $35.00 **** SOLD ****
TIE Fighter Pilot - Cat III - $35.00 **** SOLD ****
AT-AT [Vehicle] - Cat IV - $70.00 **** SOLD ****
Bib Fortuna - Cat IV - $125.00 **** SOLD ****
Boba Fett - Cat IV - $400.00 **** SOLD ****
Droids - Cat IV - $225.00 **** SOLD ****
Greedo - Cat IV - $600.00 **** SOLD ****
Imperial Commander - Cat IV - $250.00 **** SOLD ****
Lando Calrissian (Original) - Cat IV - $85.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (Hoth) - Cat IV - $350.00 **** SOLD ****
Millenium Falcon [Han] - Cat IV - $70.00 **** SOLD ****
Star Destroyer Commander - Cat IV - $250.00 **** SOLD ****
FX-7 - Cat V - $350.00 **** PENDING ****
Han Solo Rebel Fighter (Original) - Cat V - $250.00 **** SOLD ****
Hoth Stormtrooper - Cat V - $450.00 **** SOLD ****
Luke Skywalker (Bespin) - Cat V - $80.00 **** SOLD ****
Princess Leia (Boushh) - Cat V - $500.00 **** SOLD ****
Princess Leia (Original) - Cat V - $600.00 **** SOLD ****
Sail Skiff [Star Wars] - Cat V - $750.00 **** SOLD ****
Too-One Bee - Cat V - $250.00 **** SOLD ****
Tusken Raider - Cat V - $400.00 **** SOLD ****
Zuckuss - Cat V - $275.00 **** SOLD ****

Hope that helps some

 

[shawn_k]

Cheers Carl! 8)
Makes a bit more sense now!

How many complete sets (all 63) are there out there?

I think it is hard to gauge with sets being broken up and built all the time. There was some recent discussion about that a little while ago on rs if your interested.

rs link

 

[Carl Waterworth]

$750 for the skiff coin and at the present exchange rate! Ouch! :shock:

 

[shawn_k]

$750 for the skiff coin and at the present exchange rate! Ouch! :shock:

Yeah I am dreading having to pick up the Skiff coin. That just might have to be my Star Wars purchase for the whole year when I decide to get that one.

 

[Carl Waterworth]

i was lucky i picked mine up for either $200

 

[shawn_k]

i was lucky i picked mine up for either $200

Hearing stories like that make me wish I would have started collecting these before they skyrocketed. I was working on my loose set of figures then, so they took a backseat even though I knew I wanted to collect them.

 

[Carl Waterworth]

Yeah, i managed to get my last 2 as they were getting popular, do you have a diffinative list of tac coins and are some rarer than others?

 

[shawn_k]

Yeah, i managed to get my last 2 as they were getting popular, do you have a diffinative list of tac coins and are some rarer than others?

I think for the most part there isn't any TAC coins rarer than others. Some characters seem to sell a little bit more. I remember Darth Revan and Darth Malak being two of those that sell a little higher. I lucked out with a lot of my coins. I found a local collecter that had no interest in them that gave me a bunch. I also picked up a lot with some duplicates that I used to trade on the modern classified on RS. Here is the checklist I have been using

3 3/4 ACTION FIGURES
__TAC-#01: Darth Vader with coin album

Wave 1
__TAC-#02: Galactic Marine
__TAC-#03: Mustafar Lava Miner
__TAC-#04: R2-D2
__TAC-#05: Obi-Wan Kenobi
__TAC-#06: Mace Windu
__TAC-#07: Airborne Trooper
__TAC-#08: Super Battle Droid
__TAC-#09: McQuarrie Series Stormtrooper

Wave 2
__TAC-#10: Rebel Honor Guard
__TAC-#11: Han Solo (Gunner)
__TAC-#12: Luke Skywalker (Medal Ceremony)
__TAC-#13: Death Star Trooper
__TAC-#14: Biggs Darklighter (Rebel Pilot)
__TAC-#15: McQuarrie Series Boba Fett

Wave 3
__TAC-#16: Darth Vader
__TAC-#17: Biggs Darklighter (Academy Uniform)
__TAC-#18: Luke Skywalker (Tatooine)
__TAC-#19: Jawa / LIN Droid
__TAC-#20: Stormtrooper (removable helmet)
__TAC-#21: McQuarrie Series Chewbacca
__TAC-#22: Miiyoom Onith
__TAC-#23: Elis Herlott

Wave 4
__TAC-#24: Boba Fett (Animated Debut)
__TAC-#25: Luke Skywalker (Jedi Knight)
__TAC-#26: CZ-4
__TAC-#27: Umpass-Stay
__TAC-#28: McQuarrie Series Darth Vader
__TAC-#29: Hermi Odle
__TAC-#30: C-3PO / Salacious Crumb

Wave 5
__TAC-#31: Roron Cobb
__TAC-#32: Yoda w/ Kybuck
__TAC-#33: Anakin Skywalker (Nelvaan Ritual)
__TAC-#34: Darth Revan
__TAC-#35: Darth Malak
__TAC-#36: Qymaen jai Sheelal (pre-cyborg Grievous)
__TAC-#37: McQuarrie Series Starkiller Hero

Wave 6
__TAC-#38: Han Solo
__TAC-#39: Lando Calrissian
__TAC-#40: General Pharl McQuarrie
__TAC-#41: 4-LOM
__TAC-#42: McQuarrie Series Snowtrooper

Wave 7
__TAC-#43: Romba / Garak
__TAC-#44: A-Wing Pilot
__TAC-#45: Spirit of Anakin Skywalker
__TAC-#46: R2-D2 w/ net trap
__TAC-#47: McQuarrie Series Han Solo

Wave 7.5
__TAC-#48: Darth Vader (hologram)
__TAC-#49: Clone Trooper (7th Legion Trooper)
__TAC-#50: Clone Trooper (Hawkbat Battallion)
__TAC-#51: R2-B1
__TAC-#52: Naboo Trooper (red suit)
__TAC-#53: Rebel Vanguard Trooper
__TAC-#54: Pax Bonkik

Wave 8
__TAC-#55: Clone Trooper (Training Fatigues)
__TAC-#56: Padm Amidala (Fireside Gown)
__TAC-#57: Jango Fett (Poncho)
__TAC-#58: Voolvif Monn
__TAC-#59: Destroyer Droid
__TAC-#60: McQuarrie Series Rebel Trooper

Gold UGH Coins
__(61)TAC-#02: Galactic Marine
__(62)TAC-#04: R2-D2
__(63)TAC-#06: Mace Windu
__(64)TAC-#07: Airborne Trooper
__(65)TAC-#09: McQuarrie Series Stormtrooper
__(66)TAC-#11: Han Solo (Gunner)
__(67)TAC-#12: Luke Skywalker (Medal Ceremony)
__(68)TAC-#14: Biggs Darklighter (Rebel Pilot)
__(69)TAC-#15: McQuarrie Series Boba Fett
__(70)TAC-#16: Darth Vader
__(71)TAC-#21: McQuarrie Series Chewbacca
__(72)TAC-#24: Boba Fett (Animated Debut)

Saga Legends Coins
__(73)Episode I
__(74)Episode II
__(75)Episode III
__(76)Episode IV
__(77)Episode V
__(78)Episode VI
__(79)Expanded Universe - gold
__(80)Expanded Universe - black

Exclusive Pack-In and Promo Coins
__(81)McQ R2-D2/C-3PO (Celebration 4)
__(82)McQ R2-D2/C-3PO (Celebration Europe)
__(83)McQ Luke Skywalker (Celebration 4)
__(84)McQ Luke Skywalker (Celebration Europe)
__(85)McQ Ben Kenobi/Yoda
__(86)Concept General Grievous
__(87)Celebration 4 Promo
__(88)Celebration Europe Promo
__(89)San Diego Comic Con Promo
__(90)Indiana Jones IV Promo

"Vintage" Coins (these come in their own presentation box, but included here for the total count)
__(91)Luke Skywalker
__(92)Leia Organa
__(93)Han Solo
__(94)Bossk
__(95)IG-88
__(96)Snowtrooper
__(97)Toy Fair 2007 Promo

 

[Carl Waterworth]

nice one thanks!

Do you have any spares for sale?

 

[shawn_k]

nice one thanks!

Do you have any spares for sale?

I'll check when I get home. I think I traded/sold all my doubles, but if I have any they are yours for free. Just pay shipping.

 

[weasel]

Cheers guys, I now understand the old coins thing a load better! 8)

 

[Carl Waterworth]

nice one thanks!

Do you have any spares for sale?

I'll check when I get home. I think I traded/sold all my doubles, but if I have any they are yours for free. Just pay shipping.

Nice one cheers