Monday, December 1, 2014

Brother, can you spare some coin? - 1987 & 1990 Topps Coins

I had an interesting bid board win the other week, as I took home 74 coins from the 1987 and 1990 Topps Coin sets. I'm not really into these, but it seems as if you see them everywhere and I figured someone may be able to use them. In any case, I figured, "Heck, why not," especially for the few coins I paid for them.

The 1987 aluminum coins measure 1-1/2 inches in diameter and have a full-color photo on the front with the player's name, team, and position in a white band at the bottom. The rims were either gold (American League) or silver (National League). The silver backs provide the coin number, player name, and a personal blurb. They were sold with three coins per pack. Made of aluminum. Size: 1-1/2 inch in diameter.
Unfortunately, the coins don't scan very well.

1987 Coins (48-coin set) 40 coins
Gold -- 3 George Bell (2); 7 Joe Carter (2); 14 Pete Incaviglia (4); 24 Cory Snyder (2); 25 Danny Tartabull (2); 30 Mickey Tettleton; 31 Glenn Davis (3); 38 Dave Parker (4); 42 Steve Sax (2).

Silver -- 9 Alvin Davis (2); 10 Rob Deer; 13 Kent Hrbek (2); 16 Wally Joyner; 21 Jim Rice (3); 22 Dave Righetti; 27 Hubie Brooks (2); 30 Eric Davis; 39 Tony Pena; 44 Mike Scott (4).

The 1990 aluminum coins are much like the 1987 ones. There's a full-color photo with the player's name and team on the front, fitted inside an outline of a baseball infield. The backs again have  personal info and a short blurb. The coins could, again, be bought within a three-coin pack, or or as a factory set.

1990 Coins (60-coin set)   44 coins
Blue Coins -- 33 Kevin Mitchell; 34 Mark Davis (2); 35 Jerome Walton (2)

Red Coins -- 2 Bret Saberhagen; 3 Gregg Olson (3)

Gold -- 7 Jerry Browne; 8 Ellis Burks (2); 10 Tom Candiotti (2); 11 Alvin Davis (5); 12 Chili Davis; 18 Kent Hrbek; 20 Carlos Martinez; 28 Ruben Sierra; 30 Mickey Tettleton; 32 Lou Whitaker;

Silver -- 38 Tim Belcher; 41 Bobby Bonilla (2); 42 Joe Carter (2); 45 Glenn Davis; Sid Fernandez; 47 Pedro Guerreo; 48 Von Hayes; 50 Howard Johnson; 52 Joe Magrane;  55 Willie Randolph (2); 57 Dwight Smith (3); 58 Lonnie Smith; 59 Robby Thompson; 60 Tim Wallach.

Advertised with the 1990 set was a black plastic, tri-fold case that could hold all 60 coins, complete with a three-hole punch for storage in a three-ring binder. All you needed was five Topps Baseball Coins wrappers and $1 (plus 75 cents postage and handling).

As I stated earlier, if someone's interested in these, please let me know - you're more than welcome to have them.

Seriously.

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