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Originally Posted by Chris Counts

Hi, I'm new at pinbacks, and I see quite a few pinbacks from the 1940s and 1950s that are very easy to find in nice shape. I don't believe any are easier to find than the one that shows Ted Williams following through with his swing. I recall being told these were NOT vintage at shows back in the 1970s.

A group of pinbacks that seem to good to be true are the very affordable ones with Negro League teams names on them. Again, they are almost always in good shape, and there's quite a few available on eBay at any time. Another set that seems extremely common but look vintage to me are the B&W player pins of the Dodgers, Giants and Yankees from about 1941.

Are there any other common pinbacks I should be worried about? Also, has anybody bought from seaweed2270 on eBay? The seller has the best selection on eBay, and everything he has looks good to me.

To learn more about pinbacks, it's been recommended I look at a book and website for the Muchinsky Collection, but I found both to be disorganized and lacking of details, although I had a blast looking at all the photos. Can anybody recommend another source? Thanks! Chris

I am very suspect of the Negro League pins like the one you posted. They are too plentiful and seem to always have a new ribbon attached. Probably reproductions. The Carl Hubbell has to be the most common PM10 of all time. It is even easy to find with the original Giants mini 1937 pennant attached. I could be mistaken, but I believe there was a warehouse find of the Ted Williams pins you asked about which flooded the market and brought the value way down. Maybe someone else will remember if this is true or not.