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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay
^^^^ also! it's the rare OVAL SHAPE!
Sorry, couldn't resist. Interesting that this one could not be 1972. The shaded face reinforces my idea that not a whole lot of effort went into production. The "centering" also often leaves something to be desired.
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Rob, Mike, Mark and all,
I also want to note that my pinback not only doesn't have the easel, it does not have the clear "film" over the image like Rob's Juan Marichal that has the easel (which I also own in my collection). Instead, my Ryan pinback appears to have the image directly printed on the front of the metal button, if you are following me...
It does appear that perhaps two processes were used when producing these pinback:
One which features the easel back and the clear film on the front of the button.
The other version has the photographic image applied directly to the metal pinback front with no easel back.
Can anyone else confirm this?