Trying to rule out the existence of an Aerodactyl flip coin [SOLVED!]

[mavericknate]

@stagecoach

This seems to match up with my findings in the OP, actually, which is reassuring that we are cracking the case and on the right track.

Bronze Shiny = Light Brown w/ Mirror Finish
Bronze Star = Mixed Tone w/ Starlight Finish
Dark Bronze 1999 = Dark Brown w/ Starlight 1999
Dark Bronze 2000 = Dark Brown w/ Starlight 2000

We can probably equate “Shiny” with “Mirror”, which is similar enough vocabulary.

Do you have this entire form you could post? This “Light Blue” and “Dark Blue” Starmie catches my eye as well.

Here’s the full image of the Gen 1 and 2 coins. I don’t think it adds much to the conversation after all.

@palmalade

I would very much appreciate you sharing what you can find too.

Thank for you visiting this thread - and apologies if my initial posts felt like criticisms; Bulbapedia contributions are an invaluable resource and I’m always mindful that my conclusions may simply be down to my own misfortune in not seeing certain variants in the wild for myself!

No worries! I understand the feelings people have towards BP. The literal nature of the website is to try to do everything, and with how much of a monster Pokemon (and even just the TCG alone) has become, things are falling through the cracks all the time. I think people just forget sometimes that the contributors over there are the exact same: people who are passionate about Pokemon. That being said, if anyone ever finds a mistake, feel free to make an account and contribute! I do believe that if you have an account there, none of the ads show up at all.

[stagecoach]

@mavericknate

@stagecoach

This seems to match up with my findings in the OP, actually, which is reassuring that we are cracking the case and on the right track.

Bronze Shiny = Light Brown w/ Mirror Finish
Bronze Star = Mixed Tone w/ Starlight Finish
Dark Bronze 1999 = Dark Brown w/ Starlight 1999
Dark Bronze 2000 = Dark Brown w/ Starlight 2000

We can probably equate “Shiny” with “Mirror”, which is similar enough vocabulary.

Do you have this entire form you could post? This “Light Blue” and “Dark Blue” Starmie catches my eye as well.

Here’s the full image of the Gen 1 and 2 coins. I don’t think it adds much to the conversation after all.

Everything is helpful, including this. There are not a lot of “coin people” out there so we have to collate and compare everyone’s own record keeping. This may not share anything new, but that’s also valuable. It helps when someone’s own list supports your own, especially one this old.

Something I notice is they’re missing Starlight 2000 Vileplume, which is a rare European coin that’s a huge pain to find. I’m somewhat comforted to know I’m not the only one who has struggled with that.

Based on this documentation and my own documentation, I think we can conclude that the four Aerodactyl they documented are the same as my own by different names and there’s just been some details lost in translation between then and now.