1911 Diamond Gum pins
 

I know this is quite an obscure and rare issue and little has been written on them. Anyone on the board actively collect this set?
I'm curious because I recently picked up an odd piece from this set. I only found it because Dots Miller is one of my Player collections.
http://luckeycards.com/dots2.jpg

This piece appears to have not been issued with the pin backing. Some might say the "P" word (proof) but I'm not a fan of the word and I'm pretty sure this is just a case of being made and never wrapped and sealed with celuoid to the pin backing.
I like the fact that it wasn't made into the pin and has not suffered the inevetible yellowing from the celuoid deterioration.

What is more interesting is there appears to be at least one more like this. SGC pop says theres a Lajoie slabbed as "1911 PE2 Diamond Gum" and "photo without pin." It would have to be like the Miller since if it was as issued, it wouldn't fit in an SGC slab.
The few PSA have slabbed are all as issued pins.
Has anyone else ever seen these?

And like anything else, there appears to be someone making their own of these and hocking them on the 'bay. They are listed as repros and are 3/4" larger than the originals.
http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...284d4637b1.jpg

Apparently the app put the photos in the wrong order. The Matty is the fake pin.

Interesting Andy. I believe I had some "proofs" in my first collection. I would call them unfinished product though. Nice grab on Dots. While a type of one of these can be had, finding a certain player can take years. And I am not a fan of all of the reprints of various items on ebay, these included.

I resized it Andy....I will go host it and put it back in the right place. Your initial tapatalk scan was about 2x the size of my N/B screen...

(it's back up there now, but a bit smaller than your original)

Wow. Damn app. Thank you, Leon.

Those 3 you had all have the exact same back as the Miller. All have the spot in the middle.

Dots Miller Diamond Gum proof
 

The Dots Miller Diamond Gum proof had been on eBay for a few years.

I have been looking for a particular A's player for about 20 years. Should have grabbed it when Lew Lipset had it in his Four Base Hits catalog. Haven't seen another.

Patrick

Yeah, I saw that Dots had been a museum card for a while. Surprised I hadn't found it sooner.
It would have stayed there too if it hadn't been Miller.
Figured it could be tough to run across again.
Now I'm sure there will be 3 more pop up this week!