A Minifig rarer than Mr Gold?

OzGadget · 2013-08-10T09:55:50.000Z

I spotted a book in my local Big W (the Australian equivalent to Walmart) and I thought I would buy it. The book is the Lego Minifigures Character Encyclopedia. I purchased it for $20 (it was discounted from $25). What attracted me to the book was also the exclusive minifig in the front of the book. It is a Toy Soldier. I pose the question, is the Toy Soldier rarer than Mr Gold? It is known that there are 5,000 Mr Golds in existence and whislt the chances of coming across one of those is very slim, I wondered how many people would purchase this book? Paying $25 full retail for a book to get a minifig for some is done without a thought, but for some people it might seem a bit steep then paying $5 for a minifig from one of the series released. I made the comment on Twitter recently about Lego looking at having companion minifigs to Mr Gold. I suggested Mrs Diamond and Kid Chrome. They could also be rare find pieces as well but it appears with Series 11 on the way, I have not heard of any. I do ask the question, are there any other rare minifigs? I am not referring to those out of a set individually but are part of a small set and the minifig makes the set valuable. Below are my photos of the minifig and the Character Encyclopedia.