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Originally Posted by Belfast1933
Great background, thx…. Is there a way to know which tin a card may have come in?
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To my knowledge, absolutely no way to tell if only certain cards were distributed in one or the other versions of the tins (Violet or Mint Chips tins). Both tin versions are the exact same size and dimensions, so I would suspect the only thing that varied between the two tin versions was the flavor of the accompanying gum. The actual Colgan's Chip cards would have likely been randomly inserted in either gum flavor tin. My understanding was they came one card per tin.
As someone else mentioned, tins with gum chips still inside have been found and do exist. I guess that could add to a display, but I sure wouldn't try chewing a piece. Being that old and dried out, I'd speculate the gum chips would be hardened and possibly brittle, more like a Necco wafer, if you know what I'm talking about. Have fun, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding a decent tin or two for your collection.