Matt— if you read through this thread and those linked in the posts I think you will know as much as anyone. Even Murphy the guy to originally sold them admitted they were cards repackaged by someone other than Topps. What has never been clear is when they were first churned out. I think most feel it was the 90s rather than the 60s or 70s. I think it is pretty clear some are still being churned out. I have seen posts by some who say they saw them in retails sores around Christmas but no solid proof has been posted to my knowledge. Nor has an exact date for their initial appearance been established beyond Murphy’s ads for them in SCD discussed in the listed threads
As I recall Murphy said the packs he originally obtained ( he never identified the seller) were from 54-63. Later they started showing up for years prior and later.
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