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Any idea what my contest piece is worth?

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So I won the Bionicle contest back in the Early 2000's with the grand prize being the 14K gold Kanohi mask.

http://i.imgur.com/uBk85.jpg

I was wondering what it is worth in terms of collectability / est value. I believe 5 were given out in the contest with another 25 given to staff of the Bionicle team. $800 in gold weight alone.

Thanks :)

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I would think it's worth 1000-plus, as some misprints are worth 700, and this is actually both exclusive AND real gold.

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To any a fan, this would be worth a great deal. But it's worth to them and the amount they'd be willing to pay to get it into their possession are two very different things..

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Whoa, that's awesome!

I want to see your entry to that contest!

I believe the contest these masks originated from was more of a sweepstakes and less of a creative competition, so I don't know if an "entry" exists. Even if it was in part a creative competition, my experience with similar LEGO contests back in the day suggests that it would only involve writing a short essay, and they'd be judged according to the target audience's expected writing ability so kids didn't get left out.

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It is very unlikely that LEGO employees were given such expensive pieces as gifts. In Denmark, this would involve paying a high tax, approx. half of the value of the gold.

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It looks like gold-plated to me. Something that size would not weight much in pure gold and it would be too soft and not hold it's shape.

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Well, not many materials weight as much as gold, and I was told today that LEGO had a jewelry maker cast the pieces.

A gold-plated piece would weight very little.

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