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Collectible Action Figure: The Bronze, Silver and Gold C-3PO by LEGO

We are fond of collecting anything. From Coins to Medals, Stamps to Stationaries, from Shoes to just anything of great value.

Thus, we continue to take some research on random things from the internet which possess a great significance to be an expensive item.

If you’re all familiar with the Film Star Wars, in 2007, one character of the said film was sold as a toy. The C3PO action figure was so iconic that you will remember the Film for a long time because of the said character.


C-3PO is a humanoid robot character in the Star Wars franchise who appears in the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. Built by Anakin Skywalker, C-3PO was designed as a protocol droid intended to assist in etiquette, customs, and translation, boasting that he is "fluent in over six million forms of communication". Along with his astromech droid counterpart and friend R2-D2, C-3PO provides comic relief within the narrative structure of the films, and serves as a foil. Anthony Daniels has portrayed the character in eleven of the twelve theatrical Star Wars films released to date, with the exception of Solo: A Star Wars Story, where the character does not appear.

The long history of the 3-3/4" action figure is embedded in Star Wars collecting lore - there are very few vintage fans who don't know the tale how Bernard Loomis created the iconic toy line. Nor are there many collectors who have failed to note how the scale and detail of Star Wars action figures have waxed and waned over the last four decades.




But what of the diminutive minifigure? Who among us knows the rich story behind the LEGO equivalent of the articulated figurine that since 1978 - pretty much the same time as the 3-3/4" Star Wars action figure arrived in toy stores - has epitomised LEGO play values.

Though their history starts in 1974 with the launch of the LEGO building figure (dubbed the Homemaker) it only a year later that their first evolutionary step took place.

From 2000 to 2007, C-3PO was a light gold colour. Then, in 2007, 10,000 chrome gold limited edition C-3PO Minifigures were inserted into random 2007 LEGO Star Wars Sets. Also, five 14-carat gold C-3PO Minifigures were produced. In 2008, the colour of C-3PO was changed to a darker shade of gold. This shade has survived the variations used in LEGO sets since.


If you are a Star Wars toy collector and you do not own this C-3PO LEGO minifigure, you are missing out. It is one of the few 1 of 1 items in the Star Wars collectible universe. If you own it, you are the only person in the World. How would it feel knowing no other collector has this piece?

Be on the lookout for a bronze C3PO from 2007 ($4,100), a sterling silver C3P0 ($6,200) or a solid gold C3PO ($10,000). As with all Boba Fett toys, collect them if you see them – he’s arguably the most popular character in the series, and the solid gold mini-figure (one of only two in the world) can potentially earn a fan thousands.

The 2007 14K Gold C-3PO costs $26,125.95 to $300,000. It is made from pure 14k gold, which was produced as a contest giveaway of LEGO Magazine. There are only five 14K Gold C-3PO Minifigures made and one of these reached a $300,000 bid on eBay.

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