I had a few free minutes yesterday so I stopped at the local Antiques and Collectibles Mall in south Knoxvegas. I was looking for a racing collectibles magazine. I found one, but that's another post. I did find the nickel box. Let's take a look at a few.
Tony, just a few years removed from managing in Knoxville.
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| 1981 Donruss Tony LarRussa (card # 402) |
I was able to get four of the five checklists for that set. They are unmarked and really crisp. I don't need them, I just couldn't pass them up.
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| 1981 Donruss Checklist #1 (card # NNO-1) |
Oh, there was a mess of Nolan Ryans. A mess of them, I tell you. And I got them all. I'm putting together a trade package for a Ryan collector. The early 1990s Pacific Ryan sets are goofy. Goofy, I tell you.
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| 1992 Pacific Nolan Ryan Series 2 100th National League Win (card # 150) |
I'd never seen the Conlon cards in anything other than a black border. There are 47 cards in this set, with various print runs and production years.
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| 1994 The Sporting News - Conlon Collection Color Inserts Hughie Jennings (card #25) |
I'm not a fan of the 1986 Topps set. They phoned it in. Or faxed it in, maybe. But when I stumble across a signed Schrom, I can't get that nickel out of my pocket fast enough.
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| 1986 Topps Autographed Ken Schrom (card # 71) |
I picked up about 50 cards. I think that Nick would be proud.
Very cool cards. I've only found a few nickel boxes over the years, but you can certainly unearth a few gems like the ones you found.
ReplyDeleteI love that Conlon Color Hughie Jennings card!
The only reason I love the '86 set is because those were the first cards I ever collected. Kirby Puckett's '86 was actually the first card I ever pulled out of a pack. Sweet deal for a then-budding Twins fan, even if the cards are historically atrocious looking. I love 'em!
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