The Gold Book of Baseball Coins by Jim Nicewander was the first work of its kind concerning the niche of plastic or metal discs picturing…
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Scans, stories, and history from a lifetime of collecting hobby literature.
I jokingly shared a scan of the May 1993 issue of Sports Cards (former Baseball Cards) magazine and tagged Dr. Sports Antagonist, who wrote, “Coincidence…
Topps wasn’t going to acknowledge what led to them trying out some new things in their own magazine, but I think we all know the end…
While you can find all of the information from The Illustrated Wrapper Checklist on TCDB or online auction house archives, Christopher Benjamin’s project was significant…
In 1991, Topps Magazine ran a feature called Four Decades of Greatness, featuring four players in each issue, one from each of the previous four…
I was flipping through the June 1982 issue of Trader Speaks when I came across this ad for The Official Pete Rose 1983 Price Guide…
The Premier Issue of Baseball Cards was released in the Spring of 1981 as “the complete sports collectors’ magazine,” the team behind it introduced themselves…