Hi again everyone,
I'm back! Today, I'll be reviewing 1990 Topps Baseball Coins and the four packs of it I opened yesterday.
Coins received: 12/60
AL coins received: 6 (American League players, whose coins are gold-rimmed, constitute coins 1-31 in the set. The six AL coins I received include the red-rimmed Kirby Puckett coin. Coins received, listed in order of coin no., are as follows: Kirby Puckett, Jerry Browne, Tom Candiotti, Don Mattingly, Ruben Sierra, and Alan Trammell.)
I'm back! Today, I'll be reviewing 1990 Topps Baseball Coins and the four packs of it I opened yesterday.
Coins received: 12/60
AL coins received: 6 (American League players, whose coins are gold-rimmed, constitute coins 1-31 in the set. The six AL coins I received include the red-rimmed Kirby Puckett coin. Coins received, listed in order of coin no., are as follows: Kirby Puckett, Jerry Browne, Tom Candiotti, Don Mattingly, Ruben Sierra, and Alan Trammell.)
NL coins received: 6 (National League players, whose coins are silver-rimmed, constitute coins 32-60 in the set. Coins received, listed in order of coin no., are as follows: Craig Biggio, Will Clark, Sid Fernandez, Dwight Smith, Lonnie Smith, and Tim Wallach.)
Red-rimmed coins received: 1 (Kirby Puckett)
RATINGS
Design: 4/5
From what I can tell, there are three subsets within 1990 Topps Baseball Coins: gold-rimmed, silver-rimmed, and red-rimmed coins. The design basically consists of a player's headshot against an artificially-generated, stylized infield. Each coin also features the names of the player and team on the front and the player's vital stats on the reverse.
Innovation: 4/5
The baseball coins "minted" by Topps from 1987-1990 are a play on the ones it produced in the '60s and '70s. The idea of commemorating sports figures on metal coins is obviously very unique and distinct, yet for the most part, the coins remain undesirable because of their impracticality. Innovation: 4; Collectibility: 1.
Bang for the buck: 3/5
For this product, the rating for this category is especially arbitrary; it essentially boils down to how you feel about the product as a whole. Boxes can be had for a few bucks on eBay, like here and here. So, the cost really isn't an issue; however, because you only get three coins in each pack, and the coins themselves are no more aesthetically or qualitatively attractive than standard 2.5 x 3.5 trading cards, I give this product a 3/5 for "bang for the buck."
Design: 4/5
From what I can tell, there are three subsets within 1990 Topps Baseball Coins: gold-rimmed, silver-rimmed, and red-rimmed coins. The design basically consists of a player's headshot against an artificially-generated, stylized infield. Each coin also features the names of the player and team on the front and the player's vital stats on the reverse.
Innovation: 4/5
The baseball coins "minted" by Topps from 1987-1990 are a play on the ones it produced in the '60s and '70s. The idea of commemorating sports figures on metal coins is obviously very unique and distinct, yet for the most part, the coins remain undesirable because of their impracticality. Innovation: 4; Collectibility: 1.
Bang for the buck: 3/5
For this product, the rating for this category is especially arbitrary; it essentially boils down to how you feel about the product as a whole. Boxes can be had for a few bucks on eBay, like here and here. So, the cost really isn't an issue; however, because you only get three coins in each pack, and the coins themselves are no more aesthetically or qualitatively attractive than standard 2.5 x 3.5 trading cards, I give this product a 3/5 for "bang for the buck."
Overall: 3/5
The fact that Topps ceased development and production of its "Baseball Coins" after 1990 is demonstrative of the coins' lack of collectibility and inability to enmesh with the trading card industry and its consumers. I enjoyed breaking the few packs that I did, but I wouldn't be too enthused about opening any or many more.
Coin images can be found below, on eBay and checkoutmycards.com, and elsewhere on the internet. If you are interested in seeing the obverse or reverse of a specific coin, I'd be happy to scan and upload it for you if I haven't done so already; just leave a comment. As always, thanks for reading and check back soon!
The fact that Topps ceased development and production of its "Baseball Coins" after 1990 is demonstrative of the coins' lack of collectibility and inability to enmesh with the trading card industry and its consumers. I enjoyed breaking the few packs that I did, but I wouldn't be too enthused about opening any or many more.
Coin images can be found below, on eBay and checkoutmycards.com, and elsewhere on the internet. If you are interested in seeing the obverse or reverse of a specific coin, I'd be happy to scan and upload it for you if I haven't done so already; just leave a comment. As always, thanks for reading and check back soon!
