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COIN STAGE 1 HARDCOPYKENNER DEVELOPMENT INDEX · PROTOTYPES

Darth Vader Collector Coin — Stage 1 Hardcopy

YEAR UNKNOWN · Collector Coins

Stage 1 hardcopy documenting the sculpt-to-tooling chain for the Darth Vader collector coin.

Development OriginUSA
Developer / LicenseeKenner
Development PeriodUnknown
Research ConfidenceHigh
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Development storyDarth Vader Collector Coin — Stage 1 Hardcopy survives from the manufacturing story behind Kenner’s collector coins. A finished coin may look simple, but getting there required enlarged sculpts, rigid hardcopies, flexible transfer copies and test strikes that translated artwork into production tooling. Stage 1 hardcopy documenting the sculpt-to-tooling chain for the Darth Vader collector coin. Negative-relief pre-tooling copy from the sculpt-to-tooling transfer chain. What makes this piece especially compelling…
How to identify itRigid Stage 1 hardcopy for the Darth Vader collector coin. Negative-relief pre-tooling copy from the sculpt-to-tooling transfer chain.
Production outcomeDevelopment record
Surviving evidenceDocumented coin development · At least one Stage 1 hardcopy is documented.
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