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Ultimate gold medal - will PCGS certify?

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  • oih82w8oih82w8 Posts: 12,194 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • derrybderryb Posts: 36,774 ✭✭✭✭✭

    three different solid gold Star Wars items. Claims each was grand prize in different Hasbro contests yet he has all three of them. Seller has no feedback for over a year. Red flag?

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,127 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 24, 2024 8:13PM

    Seller wants $999,999.00 for them.

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    Is the scale included?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @oih82w8 said:
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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    three different solid gold Star Wars items. Claims each was grand prize in different Hasbro contests yet he has all three of them. Seller has no feedback for over a year. Red flag?

    It is possible for someone to buy these on the secondary market over the course of 25 years.

    That said, they also sold 24k gold-plated ones in stores.

    Either way, I doubt $1 million will entice anyone.

  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think if you pay that asking price, then offer PCGS maybe, oh, $100k to slab them, they would.

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @shorecoll said:
    I think if you pay that asking price, then offer PCGS maybe, oh, $100k to slab them, they would.

    Rare custom slab. Worth $2 million at that point.

  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Good for him.

  • HashTagHashTag Posts: 374 ✭✭✭✭

    Wouldn’t the comic book thread be more interested in these? Some one there would have no problem ponying up that kind of money for the great Star Trek/ Wars memorabilia.

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As I mentioned in the other thread, 17.6 oz. of gold (if not plated, and it could be a scam) is worth around $33k... I would not be interested in these anyway...but if so, would certainly require a lot more than just the seller's description. Full documented analysis. Cheers, RickO

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's weird. I clicked on US Coin Forum and ended up in Overpriced eBay Junk.

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  • TomthecoinguyTomthecoinguy Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    @jmlanzaf said:

    @derryb said:
    three different solid gold Star Wars items. Claims each was grand prize in different Hasbro contests yet he has all three of them. Seller has no feedback for over a year. Red flag?

    It is possible for someone to buy these on the secondary market over the course of 25 years.

    That said, they also sold 24k gold-plated ones in stores.

    Either way, I doubt $1 million will entice anyone.

    I agree that it is reasonable to think someone might have collected all three over the course of 25 years. Especially since he listed the number produced and it was in the double digits for each. However, I must admit the McMillions documentary came to mind when I saw this listing.

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  • TomthecoinguyTomthecoinguy Posts: 849 ✭✭✭✭

    He linked to this youtube add in his listing. Very interesting.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IblELLN5bhc

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  • ms70ms70 Posts: 13,954 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 23, 2020 9:05AM

    That doesn't look like 18oz of gold to me.

    Just notice he's only about 10 miles from me.

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CoinJunkie said:
    That's weird. I clicked on US Coin Forum and ended up in Overpriced eBay Junk.

    Isn't that half of the threads on the US Coin Forum?

  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The one in the video is only AU at best, plus might have fingerprints. :)

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  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,139 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @derryb said:
    three different solid gold Star Wars items. Claims each was grand prize in different Hasbro contests yet he has all three of them. Seller has no feedback for over a year. Red flag?

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 25, 2020 8:40AM

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is out and the ultimate Star Wars collectable set is available again.

    Offered is a collection of 24k solid gold Micro Machines that were grand prizes in contests from Micro Machines, Hasbro (Galoob) back in the 1990's.

    You Tube commercial showing the contest for the Millennium Falcon.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IblELLN5bhc

    These are made from solid 24k gold and come with boxes and paper work from original owners (for 2 of them).

    Deathstar, 6oz gold
    Millennium Falcon, 5oz gold
    Star Destroyer, 6.6oz gold

    I have only ever seen one other Millennium Falcon being sold over the years but never as a complete set.

    Each of these items are very limited in quantity.
    Only 20 Deathstars made.
    Only 13 Millennium Falcons made.
    Only 30 Star Destroyers made.

    Make an offer!

    Star Wars Solid Gold Micro Machines (Hasbro) Action Figures. Millennium Falcon. Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.

    Maybe the Pawn Stars could put these in their shop.
    Or come on Gus, you need em.

    This is pretty cool: "Offered is a collection of 24k solid gold Micro Machines that were grand prizes in contests from Micro Machines, Hasbro (Galoob) back in the 1990's."

    Who is Gus?

    Edit: I'm guessing Gus is Gus Lopez, co-author of Gus and Duncan's Comprehensive Guide to Star Wars Collectibles

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,084 ✭✭✭✭✭

    They aren't coins, tokens, or medals so I doubt PCGS will slab them.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 25, 2020 8:44AM

    Looks like the Franklin Mint made made some too in 1997!

    https://mffanrodders.com/2010/08/03/franklin-mints-gold-falcon/

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,113 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 25, 2020 8:45AM

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Ultimate gold medal - will PCGS certify?

    PCGS has gone where no TPG has gone before by certifying the ultimate silver coin, so why not? :)

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  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,296 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Doesn't have the 'look' of solid gold.

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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,113 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here's a nice PCGS certified piece:

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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,084 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:
    Here's a nice PCGS certified piece:

    That's an actual coin issue by a government with a face value. Are the Star Wars figurines actual coins issued by a country with a face value?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:

    @Zoins said:
    Here's a nice PCGS certified piece:

    That's an actual coin issue by a government with a face value. Are the Star Wars figurines actual coins issued by a country with a face value?

    No.

    But exonumia is almost always privately produced.

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,084 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Are small gold figurines really considered to be exonumia? I guess you could send them to PCGS to see what happens but I wouldn't be surprised if they rejected them for slabbing.

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  • MilesWaitsMilesWaits Posts: 5,338 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Will PCGS slab solid gold jewelry or rings or panda bears?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 33,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    Are small gold figurines really considered to be exonumia? I guess you could send them to PCGS to see what happens but I wouldn't be surprised if they rejected them for slabbing.

    It was mostly a joke.

    But the do slab gold award medals. And they slabbed the statuette Tutankhamen coin. So, we're kind of straddling the two here.

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