Power of the Force coin questions...

[Harvey Mushman]

Does anyone here collect 'em?

Are they hard to get hold of?

What kind of condition are they normally found in?

I'm all nostalgic for that era of STAR WARS, so I'd love to start collecting 'em again.

[MattG]

Gus Lopez wrote a pretty comprehensive article, with pics of all the coins, and categorisation of their respective scarcity.

Intro: http://theswca.com/images-coins/coin-article.html
Chart: http://theswca.com/images-coins/coin-chart.html

I personally only have a few of these floating around.

[MattG]

PS: pretty easy to pick the more common ones up individually, including via eBay.

You prompted me to go check out what I did have...only 10, all common ones (which makes sense, as back then I wouldn't have been buying older figures that had been re-released on POTF cards).

[Harvey Mushman]

I haven't been to Gus' site in the last decade, so that is definitely a blast from the past!

Thanks for the link, Matt!

[Harvey Mushman]

The last time I bought a piece of merchandise† was 2002, but seeing a Power of the Force "Luke in Stormtrooper Disguise" brought back a feeling of nostalgia that I haven't felt in years; especially when it comes to those coins.

†Not for myself, anyway.

[MattG]

I haven't been to Gus' site in the last decade, so that is definitely a blast from the past!

Thanks for the link, Matt!

It's not updated too frequently these days, but that's partly because it's already covered so much when it comes to the older stuff. Gus has been busy writing reference books (which I really gotta pick up at some stage).

[Harvey Mushman]

He's also been busy polishing his dome.

His Death Star dome, that is.