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07-24-2012, 05:03 PM
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1969 MLBPA Pin's
Hello, I'm new to the 1969 MLBA Pin set and was wondering if there's a difference in the Red and Blue pins. Is one tougher then the other as far as print run? I've noticed some players have both red and blue.
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07-25-2012, 06:21 AM
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Hi Bobby!
If you are referring to the 7/8" pins, I am somewhat familiar with them - just wanted to warn you that there were a batch of pins printed in the same style around 1983 that contains many stars that were not in the original set. From what I understand, the 1983 version does include a copyright 1969 date, but does not include the "Winona, Minn" reference on the printing on the side of the pin. The original 1969 pins had 30 AL players with a red background, and 30 NL players with a blue background. I always enjoyed this set - they were originally issued in gumball machines. Somewhere I have a set with the original gum ball header card. Somewhere! Happy collecting! Marty
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07-25-2012, 06:27 AM
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Good Info
Thanks for the info Marty,
I unfortunately now know my Musial pin that I thought was from 69 is actually from 83. Oh well.....
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07-25-2012, 08:04 AM
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Sorry, Matt! The 1969 set only included players active that year, so Musial was not included. I really don't know why someone made the 1983 pins, but they must have made them in a large quantity as they are pretty readily available. I think the 1983 pins keep the value of the original 1969 pins down to some extent, even though they are pretty easy to distinguish and have a fairly small intersection of players.
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07-25-2012, 04:53 PM
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Marty,
Thanks for the info. I just recently picked up a Clemente, Aaron and Kaline,but they do not say the Winona MINN on the pin. I must have reprints from 1983. Still great looking set. I would love to see that header.
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07-25-2012, 05:51 PM
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Hi Bobby!
A very nice set - even the 1983 pins are neat, despite the murky origins! I did find my set and my header card - a bit of a miracle that it was actually in one of the first places I looked! Other than Mays, Aaron, Clemente and Rose, I think the 69 set could be put together pretty reasonably, especially considering it is a 43 year old set. Marty
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