Need Help with Pricing 1971 Topps Super Baseball Pack

[Zach Wheat]

I don't believe that code denotes the year. Did it have gum with it? If it did, it should have had a UPC code, which should have the lot and year in it

[mikemb]

As it says on the wrapper "With one stick bubble gum".

My unopened pack has a stick of gum in it. (Not all in one e piece anymore!).

Mike

[jmoran19]

The last part of the code “01-0” indicates the version and year designed/manufactured

[toppcat]

I think the same wrapper was used for 70 and 71 as I've never seen another style; even the small 1969 Super wrapper used similar lettering.

The last digit of the code represents year of conception in a way, it was assigned once a set was green-lit for production. For non-sports sets it can sometimes lag behind the year of issue for sets released early in a calendar year but for sports sets it seems like it also works for year of issue as I believe that's how they had to account to the leagues and/or players unions. There's probably a couple of sets that don't follow this pattern as well, Topps being Topps.