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11-16-2008, 09:08 AM

Posted By: JerryI'm looking for a checklist of 1955 & 1959/60 Armour Coins Players, Colors & Prices if available Was wondering outside of Publications if there is any info on the Internet. VCP list Topps & Salada Coins but not Armour I collected these as a kid and would like to start a collection again. Haven't had any history with these for 50yrs. Thanks in advance Jerry

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11-16-2008, 05:17 PM

Posted By: larrythere are 24 players in the 55 set + 9 variations so 33 to make a master set there are 20 coins in the 59 set no variations there are 20 players in the 60 set + 3 variations this is the 55 set ANTONELLI N.Y. GIANTS on reverse ANTONELLI NEW YORK GIANTS on reverse BERRA CRANDALL DOBY FINIGAN FORD GILLIAM BATS L-R on reverse GILLIAM BATS L OR R on reverse HADDIX JACKSON INFIELDER on reverse JACKSON NFIELDER on reverse JENSEN RED SOX REVERSE JENSEN REB SOX REVERSE KLUSZEWSKI KUENN CONDENSED name obverse KUENN SPACED name obverse KUENN correct spacing BATS LAST LINE on reverse MANTEL ERROR MANTLE CORRECT L-R reverse MANTLE CORRECT L OR R reverse MUELLER REESE REYNOLDS ROSEN SIMMONS SNIDER SPAHN THOMAS TRUCKS WHITE SOX on obverse TRUCKS WHITESOX TURLEY VERNON

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11-16-2008, 06:25 PM

Posted By: JerryThanks Larry On the 55 set, does each player have numerous different Colors?

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11-16-2008, 07:40 PM

Posted By: larryso called common colors are red, blue, light green, aqua, orange and yellow yellow is tougher than the others the kuenn correct and trucks correct variations are very difficult in all colors the mantle correct varaiations are extremely difficult and in some colors are nearly impossible yellow comes in many shades most collectors just count yellow as yellow though black is a rare color but a complete 33 coin set can be made although not easily other colors like gold silver tan and dark green are very scarce and it is not know if a complete set can be made

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11-17-2008, 03:14 PM

Posted By: Dave HornishTake this for what it's worth (which is unverified information). I have to dig out an old BHN or SCD article on Armour Coin colors (seems like "colours" is more appropriate but I digress) but I show these as possible colors: 1955AQUA 1955PALE BLUE 1955DARK BLUE 1955ROYAL BLUE 1955BLACK 1955CREAM 1955GOLD 1955DARK GREEN 1955LIME GREEN 1955PALE GREEN 1955TRANSLUCENT GREEN 1955ORANGE 1955BURNT ORANGE 1955PINK 1955RED 1955DARK RED 1955PALE RED 1955PALE RED W/SWIRLS 1955TRANSLUCENT RED 1955SALMON 1955SILVER 1955TAN 1955YELLOW 1955BRIGHT YELLOW 1955GOLDEN YELLOW 1955PALE YELLOW 1955TRANSLUCENT YELLOW 1959TRANSLUCENT AQUA W/FLECKS 1959DARK BLUE 1959PALE BLUE 1959NAVY BLUE 1959NAVY BLUE W/FLECKS 1959ROYAL BLUE 1959CREAM 1959LIGHT GREEN 1959LIGHT GREEN W/SWIRLS 1959DARK GREEN 1959GREEN/GRAY 1959ORANGE 1959PALE PINK 1959PINK 1959RED 1959PALE RED 1959YELLOW 1960AQUA 1960TRANSLUCENT AQUA 1960LIGHT BLUE 1960TRANSLUCENT LIGHT BLUE 1960TRANSLUCENT DARK BLUE 1960DARK BLUE 1960NAVY BLUE 1960TRANSLUCENT NAVY BLUE 1960ROYAL BLUE 1960BLUE/GRAY 1960TRANSLUCENT BLUE/GRAY 1960LIGHT GREEN 1960TRANSLUCENT LIGHT GREEN 1960DARK GREEN 1960TRANSLUCENT DARK GREEN 1960BRIGHT ORANGE 1960TRANSLUCENT BRIGHT ORANGE 1960PINK 1960RED 1960TRANSLUCENT RED 1960SALMON 1960TRANSLUCENT SALMON 1960TAN 1960YELLOW 1960TRANSLUCENT YELLOW 1960GOLDEN YELLOW 1960PALE YELLOW 1960TRANSLUCENT PALE YELLOW

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11-17-2008, 03:49 PM

Posted By: BobWhat would be really nice now would be to get a high-res scan of each of those "colours" to put next to the colour name to use as a definitive reference. I'm completely willing to do the scanning, but unfortunately, my Armour coin sets are completely composed of the common colours. <img src="/images/sad.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="sad.gif">

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11-17-2008, 04:27 PM

Posted By: Dave HornishBob-I fail to see why you cannot distinguish between those nine shades of blue in 1960....piece of cake without scans!

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11-17-2008, 04:57 PM

Posted By: larry1960 bud daley is tough but available in yellow and orange dark yellow green and blue are very scarce and a recent discovery of bud daleys in a multitude of test colors has surfaced outside of daley red,orange,yellow,dark green,lime green,light green, dark green translucent blue and blue translucent are quite common however all players do not come in all these colors royal blue navy blue are a lot tougher grey/blue dark yellow are very tough salmon slate blue and pale yellow are rare cream and brown are unique REMEMBER not all players come in these 19 colors there are 6 or 7 coins that only exist in orange yellow and the rare dark yellow cream ive only seen 2 players boyer and mantle brown ive only seen mantle and daley

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11-17-2008, 07:00 PM

Posted By: JerryThanks Guys, Great Info Here's what I remember from my childhood. I always made my mother buy Armour franks when she bought Hotdogs because of the coins and I was always happy if I didn't get another damn Red Frank Malzone. I was always getting Red Malzone's for some reason, is he the most common Coin What year would that have been 1959?.

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11-18-2008, 04:31 PM

Posted By: larry<img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii277/sflayank/3542.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> <img src="http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii277/sflayank/gold.jpg" alt="[linked image]"> dark green lime green light green dark yellow pale yellow yellow orange (tangerine is unique) red blue aqua black gold

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11-18-2008, 06:05 PM

Posted By: BobThanks Larry! That's great. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">

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11-18-2008, 06:23 PM

Posted By: larrybob did u notice they were all mantel except the gold one if anyone has a gold mantel or mantle im prepared to write a check

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11-18-2008, 06:51 PM

Posted By: BobLarry, Definitely noticed that. I know that you have been trying to locate a gold Mantle for a while. I've never seen a silver Armour coin. Do you have one of those? Bob

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11-18-2008, 07:19 PM

Posted By: larryonly player ive seen in silver is berra i had one that i sold at national and there was one on ebay maybe 8 or 9 years ago gold ive had 2 and know of about 7 or 8 different players tan ive had 3 players im sorry i sold them..should have kept one of each for type set my brother has the gold duke snider and tan gilliam a well known west coast collector has the gold and silver berra

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11-22-2008, 09:38 PM

Posted By: jay woltLarry, the dozen '55 Mantle diff colors are fantastic

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12-01-2008, 03:25 PM

Posted By: JerryFound this Newspaper Ad. on the Internet. Though it was pretty neat. <img src="http://photos.imageevent.com/ruckers/salepage/newsad44.jpg" width="391" height="511" alt="newsad44.jpg">

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12-01-2008, 06:34 PM

Posted By: Dave HornishThat is one sad looking mascot...

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04-30-2019, 04:14 PM

Only 33 1955s were listed then
There are now known 38 different
The 24 players and 14 varieties
Antonelli...n.y.giants reverse
Antonelli...new York giants reverse
Berra
Crandall
Doby
Finigan..Quincy reverse
Finigan..Ouincy reverse
Ford
Gilliam...bats l or r reverse
Gilliam...bats l-r reverse..no gap between Brooklyn Dodgers
Gilliam...bats l-r reverse gap between brooklyn Dodgers
Haddix...condensed space between st Louis and cards
Haddix...wide space between st louis and cards
Jackson...infielder reverse
Jackson...nfielder reverse
Jensen...red Sox reverse
Jensen.. reb Sox reverse
Kluszewski
Kuenn ...spaced out
Kuenn...condensed
Kuenn...bats last line reverse
Mantle...spelled mantel
Mantle...correct...l or r reverse
Mantle..correct...l-r reverse
Mueller
Reese
Reynolds
Rosen
Simmons
Snider...no dot before 341 avg
Snider...dot before .341 avg
Spahn..no comma after April 23
Spahn..comma after April 23,
Thomas
Trucks...white Sox 2 words
Trucks...whitesox 1 word
Turley
Vernon
PSA recognizes 37..not the spahn because not in book

All 38 are known to exist in common colors of blue aqua yellow and light green..also in the tough black
Certain red and orange coins are still unknown although they probably exist