The Golden Coin!?!?!?

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The Golden Coin!?!?!?

Postby FireEmblemZack » Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:07 pm

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Hi everyone!
I was super fortunate to get an awesome haul which included the Golden Underpants Billy but also... the gold coin that came with it :eek:
I had always been super intrigued by the gold coin ever since I saw a random mention of it on here a few years ago!

So here is what I know:
Mike Becker threw these in last minute during SDCC 2004 (the supermarket SDCC) and the first few that sold did not include them. They seem to be a last minute addition and did not lead to any prizes from what I was able to see looking back at old threads on here!

It was originally used as a prize to win a 1/40 Glow Casper wobbler at Funko Fundays 2 in Vegas!

I just wanted to highlight this random piece of Funko history! It's just a small cheap little coin but it's so weird and cool!
Any old-school funatics who have more info or stories, I'd love to read!
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Postby scullysdad » Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:59 pm

That is super cool, congrats! I love reading about the wilderness years of Funko and all the cool stuff Becker and team used to do.
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Postby Geescube » Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:27 am

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Had no idea about this. Very neat. Congrats and thank you for sharing!
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Postby renardchua » Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:27 am

We need to summon the OGs here! :D

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Nice win, Zack and nice share - really love these random pieces of Funko history - one of my favorite things to hunt down for as well! :)
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Postby mongoose12 » Tue Feb 28, 2023 6:59 am

Incredible and super awesome. Congrats Zack!
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Postby Fugly16 » Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:03 am

That is a nice bit of trivia, ty for sharing!

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Postby FunkoAlphaBravo » Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:30 am

FireEmblemZack wrote:Image
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Hi everyone!
I was super fortunate to get an awesome haul which included the Golden Underpants Billy but also... the gold coin that came with it :eek:
I had always been super intrigued by the gold coin ever since I saw a random mention of it on here a few years ago!

So here is what I know:
Mike Becker threw these in last minute during SDCC 2004 (the supermarket SDCC) and the first few that sold did not include them. They seem to be a last minute addition and did not lead to any prizes from what I was able to see looking back at old threads on here!

It was originally used as a prize to win a 1/40 Glow Casper wobbler at Funko Fundays 2 in Vegas!

I just wanted to highlight this random piece of Funko history! It's just a small cheap little coin but it's so weird and cool!
Any old-school funatics who have more info or stories, I'd love to read!


Thanks for sharing !!! Never knew this existed! Funko history is great
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Postby Chingy » Tue Feb 28, 2023 10:38 am

That's actually insanely fun and cool. I never knew these existed and I consider myself a pretty knowledgable Funko fan. I love when companies (and Funko) do things like this. It just brings an air of uniqueness and engagement in both the product, and the brand.
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Postby Serch_na » Tue Feb 28, 2023 11:33 am

Great, i just saw someone found a new coin this last year in the floor of the con (dont remember if was SDCC or other big con)
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Postby RobertFB6SI » Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:49 pm

very very nice :) and interesting.
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Postby cptsailor » Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:26 pm

Thanks for sharing, Zack! Love these sweet little bits of knowledge and memorabilia
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Postby RogueSolo » Tue Feb 28, 2023 3:33 pm

That's quite the story, thanks for sharing.
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Postby Hopesdenial » Wed Mar 01, 2023 7:17 pm

That's awesome; Congrats!
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Postby fbingha » Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:37 am

Reminds me of a Zorkmid.
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Postby willy wonka » Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:51 pm

FireEmblemZack wrote:Image
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Hi everyone!
I was super fortunate to get an awesome haul which included the Golden Underpants Billy but also... the gold coin that came with it :eek:
I had always been super intrigued by the gold coin ever since I saw a random mention of it on here a few years ago!

So here is what I know:
Mike Becker threw these in last minute during SDCC 2004 (the supermarket SDCC) and the first few that sold did not include them. They seem to be a last minute addition and did not lead to any prizes from what I was able to see looking back at old threads on here!

It was originally used as a prize to win a 1/40 Glow Casper wobbler at Funko Fundays 2 in Vegas!

I just wanted to highlight this random piece of Funko history! It's just a small cheap little coin but it's so weird and cool!
Any old-school funatics who have more info or stories, I'd love to read!



Jealous. I have been looking for one with the coin and have had no luck.

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Postby DrunkoPop » Wed Mar 08, 2023 1:15 pm

That is so awesome. Congrats and thanks for sharing. It was an interesting read. =D> :freddy2:
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Postby Reverend » Wed Mar 08, 2023 5:31 pm

renardchua wrote:We need to summon the OGs here! :D

Insert Rev here.
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Nice win, Zack and nice share - really love these random pieces of Funko history - one of my favorite things to hunt down for as well! :)

That golden coin came in the tube with Billy in his golden undies. Just another corky thing Becker likes to do as he still does till this day.
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Postby lavery01 » Wed Mar 08, 2023 6:24 pm

Reverend wrote:
renardchua wrote:We need to summon the OGs here! :D

Insert Rev here.
Reverend wrote:.


Nice win, Zack and nice share - really love these random pieces of Funko history - one of my favorite things to hunt down for as well! :)

That golden coin came in the tube with Billy in his golden undies. Just another corky thing Becker likes to do as he still does till this day.


This is way before my Funko collecting days, but I knew you would know a thing or two about it. lol
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Postby Deezy » Thu Mar 09, 2023 12:17 am

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Postby FunkoholicsAnonymous » Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:21 am

Thanks for sharing. That’s is super cool. Wish I had this.
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Postby Greymom » Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:52 am

That's a very cool looking coin! Thanks so much for sharing.
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Deezy wrote:Spastiks are the best!

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Postby asiantonystark » Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:54 am

Deezy wrote:Spastiks are the best!


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Postby beckysaurus » Wed Mar 15, 2023 2:43 pm

Wow. What an incredible, delightful bonus to your purchase. I had never heard of this or seen old mentions of it. Thank you for sharing.

This is why I hoard weird little stuff from Funko events... unfortunately I always seem to forget the details of how I got some of them lol I'm sure Mike would be tickled to see one of these.
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Postby PopCollector » Wed Mar 15, 2023 6:50 pm

Very cool Zack! Always cool to hear about old Funko history and knick knacks.
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Postby Jalapenopete » Wed Mar 15, 2023 11:49 pm

Love the story!! It be cool if they passed out freddy coins or have them in random funday bags during fundays
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Postby Dv8sian » Tue Apr 18, 2023 2:11 pm

Really cool nolgastic piece, love seeing these blasts from the past. I am just now trying to pick up random/old/different Funko items like this to add to my collection
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Postby FunCo010 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 5:29 am

I never knew. Nice piece of history, thanks for sharing!!
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