Star Wars Vintage Special Aluminum Collectors Coins

 

     Two years after the Return of the Jedi, Kenner introduced the Power of the Force action figure line. Each action figure was sold with an aluminum collectors coin designed to rekindle interest in the toys. Nearly half of the 62 coins could only be obtained through mailaway offers on select Star Wars carded action figures. The offers for the Coins were printed on decals approximately two x four inches which stated:

STAR WARS
FREE COIN
Buy this Action Figure. Send the
PROOF-OF-PURCHASE
seal, this sticker cut (not peeled) from card
and dated cash register receipt, with your name,
address and zip code to:
STAR WARS COIN
P.O. BOX 5161
KALAMAZOO, MI 49003-5161
Kenner will randomly select and send you one of 62
Coins. Offer void where prohibited.
Offer expires January 31, 1986.
Allow 10-12 weeks for shipment.
Offer good in USA only.

Star Wars Power of the Force Last 17:

     Complete listing of the Power of the Force "last 17" action figures:

• A-Wing Pilot
• Amanaman
• Anakin Skywalker
• Barada
• EV-9D9
• Han Solo Carbonite
• Imperial Dignitary
• Imperial Gunner
• Lando Calrissian
• Luke Skywalker (Battle Poncho)
• Luke Skywalker (Stormtrooper )
• Lumat
• Papaloo
• R2-D2
• Romba
• Warok
• Yak Face

Special Aluminum Collectors Coins  

Amanaman (With Coin)  

 

Anakin Skywalker (Back)

 

Anakin Skywalker (Front)

 

A-Wing Pilot ( Front & Back)

 

Barada (Front)

 

Barada (With Coin)

 

Lando Calrissian General (Front)

 

Papaloo (With Coin)

 

Warok (Front)

 

Wicket (Front)

     Whole sets were sold for $29.00 by Kenner for savvy customers who wrote in. These collectors figured out early that cutting proof-of-purchases from the cards did not guarantee the coins that would be mailed out to them. Coins were randomly selected and mailed out. One could not specifically ask for a certain coin. 

     All it took was the ingenuity of one to simply ask Kenner for the whole set by mailing in and checking. The company never announced this information publicly though. These action figure are well known as the "last 17" of the series that was sold during the end of the vintage line of Star Wars figures. Public interest started to dwindle.

Full Coin Listing:

• Amanaman (Jabba's Palace Resident)  
• Anakin Skywalker 
• AT-AT   
• A-Wing Pilot  
• AT-ST Driver  
• Barada   
• Bib Fortuna  
• Biker Scout  
• B-Wing Pilot  
• Boba Fett  
• Chewbacca  
• Chief Chirpa (Ewok)  
• C-3P0   
• Creatures/Monsters  
• Darth Vader  
• Droids   
• Emperor   
• Emperor's Royal Guard 
• EV-9D9   
• FX-7   
• Gamorrean Guard  
• Greedo   
• Han Solo (Millennium Falcon) 
• Han Solo (Trenchcoat) 
• Han Solo (Carbonite) 
• Han Solo (Hoth)  
• Hoth Snowtrooper 
• Imperial Commander 
• Imperial Dignitary 
• Imperial Gunner  
• Jawas   
• Logray   
• Lando General  
• Lando (Bespin Cloud City) 
• Luke X-Wing  
• Luke Poncho  
• Luke (Tauntaun) 
• Luke Stormtrooper 
• Luke Jedi  
• Luke (Original)  
• Luke (Dagobah)  
• Lumat (Ewok)   
• Millennium Falcon 
• Obi-Wan Kenobi  
• Paploo (Ewok)   
• Princess Leia (Combat Poncho) 
• Princess Leia (Boushh Disguise) 
• Princess Leia (with R2-D2) 
• R2-D2 (Pop-Up Lightsaber) 
• Romba (Ewok)   
• Sail Skiff  
• Star Destroyer Commander
• Stormtrooper  
• Teebo   
• Tie Fighter Pilot 
• 2-1B   
• Tusken Raider  
• Warok (Ewok)   
• Wicket (Ewok)   
• Yak Face  
• Yoda   
• Zuckuss  

     Kenner also manufactured 12 Coins for the Droids action figure line which were Gold in color and Six (6) Coins for the Ewoks action figure line which were Bronze in color as opposed to the Silver color of the Power of the Force Coins.    

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