1970s baseball pinbacks

[71buc]

I paid $500 for mine a couple of years ago. I was after this one too but couldn't pull the trigger for a duplicate. For what its worth, I believe this is only the 4th one of these I have ever seen. There is also a version that does not have the autograph. I have only seen one of those.

[ooo-ribay]

Also, FWIW, I think these can be narrowed done to 1969-72 based on the players included.

[thansen30]

i passed on that clemente because of the back: it is stamped with something like "pat pending made in USA" and the pin bracket is different than any other i've seen. that makes it the only pin from this "series" with any kind of stamping on it. odd.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by thansen30

i passed on that clemente because of the back: it is stamped with something like "pat pending made in USA" and the pin bracket is different than any other i've seen. that makes it the only pin from this "series" with any kind of stamping on it. odd.

That Clemente is the glossy 3 1/2" version, it matches up perfectly with the three Cubs glossy 3 1/2" pins that I have, Beckert, Pepitone, and Santo. The one on the left is the Clemente, the one on the right is an Ernie Banks that I was outbid on.

[thansen30]

Upon further review, all of my 3.5" glossy examples DO have that stamping. so that clemente fits right in with the other 3.5"s ...

[71buc]

The seller of the Clemente Pinback sold this Seaver last night for $103.50

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by 71buc

The seller of the Clemente Pinback sold this Seaver last night for $103.50

Great looking Seaver!

[thansen30]

. . . and the buyer of that Seaver was me. More than i wanted to spend, but a great self-serve Christmas gift!