Posted By: 
warshawlawTo open or not; here is what I decided:
I recently acquired some 1960s Exhibit TV stars unopened packs (in its dying days the company tried to sell packs of 5 cards for a dime).  Two have stars on the fronts but one has a "dud" and only cost me $15.  I am dying to open a pack older than me.  If anything interesting comes out of it, I'll post.