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DIAMOND GUM PINS
THIS GROUP OF PINS CONSISTS OF TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE TWENTY-NINE DIAMOND GUM PINS PRODUCED CIRCA 1911. THESE 7/8 INCH PINS EACH DEPICT A LEADING BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE TIME AND HAVE A PAPER BACK. THE PLAYERS INCLUDE SIXTEEN HALL OF FAMERS SUCH AS COBB, WAGNER, MATHEWSON, TINKER, EVERS, CHANCE, PLANK, AND CY YOUNG. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE PINS IS EXCELLENT/MINT WITH SOME HAVING THE USUAL SLIGHT YELLOWING AS IS COMMON WITH THIS SET.
THIS SET IS CHECKLISTED IN THE "ILLUSTRATED PRICE GUIDE TO NON-PAPER SPORTS COLLECTIBLES", (1986) BY TED HAKE AND ROGER STECKLER. INDIVIDUAL PINS ARE SCARCE AND THIS IS THE LARGEST GROUP OF THESE PINS EVER TO BE OFFERED AT AUCTION. THE ONLY MISSING PLAYER IS HAL CHASE. (28)
THIS GROUP OF PINS CONSISTS OF TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE TWENTY-NINE DIAMOND GUM PINS PRODUCED CIRCA 1911. THESE 7/8 INCH PINS EACH DEPICT A LEADING BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE TIME AND HAVE A PAPER BACK. THE PLAYERS INCLUDE SIXTEEN HALL OF FAMERS SUCH AS COBB, WAGNER, MATHEWSON, TINKER, EVERS, CHANCE, PLANK, AND CY YOUNG. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THE PINS IS EXCELLENT/MINT WITH SOME HAVING THE USUAL SLIGHT YELLOWING AS IS COMMON WITH THIS SET.
THIS SET IS CHECKLISTED IN THE "ILLUSTRATED PRICE GUIDE TO NON-PAPER SPORTS COLLECTIBLES", (1986) BY TED HAKE AND ROGER STECKLER. INDIVIDUAL PINS ARE SCARCE AND THIS IS THE LARGEST GROUP OF THESE PINS EVER TO BE OFFERED AT AUCTION. THE ONLY MISSING PLAYER IS HAL CHASE. (28)