End of the year PINBACK Extravaganza!!!

[stone193]

I know everyone is familiar with this pin - I picked them up cheap due to condition and - I believe - fear they're not real?

Here's a few:









Two "key" features are telltale for spotting the fake:

1. The threads of the ball - on the real pin - touch the 'oval' Esso (dealer stations).



2. The Font on the "R" in Ruth is different in the real vs. the reprint pin.

I don't have a fake - took this off of ebay - I wouldn't mind having a fake one but right now all of them are going for good money - and one of them is from a good seller - so - either the info I have is bad or they fool a lot of people?



Comparison of the real vs the fake with respect to the "R" font.

Real:

Fake:

Here's a cool pic of the Babe which was part of the promotion:



I picked up this companion piece - a stack of application forms:

[Oldtix]

Originally Posted by stone193

I know everyone is familiar with this pin - I picked them up cheap due to condition and - I believe - fear they're not real?

You might want to check out the information at keymancollectibles.

http://keymancollectibles.com/pinsbu...uthessopin.htm

[stone193]

Originally Posted by Oldtix

You might want to check out the information at keymancollectibles.

http://keymancollectibles.com/pinsbu...uthessopin.htm

Hi Rick

Thanx - that's one of the places I got the info from. It's interesting how many times I've seen the fake in auctions - both ebay and 'houses.'

[RichardSimon]

Some rare 1965 Mets pins and a jumbo sized 1969 Mets pin.

[Scott Garner]

Richard,
I like the 1965 Mets pinbacks. Cool!

[batsballsbases]

Richard,
First Leon then You with pins Im in shock! Al

[thekingofclout]

What a great thread this is. Thanks for starting it Mike, and to all who have shared their collections! So many terrific pins posted by all, and I really mean that. I never get tired of looking at the vast range of such beautiful pins. By all means, PLEASE keep posting!

Like I whined before, I simply missed the boat on pinbacks. It's just to late in the game for me to plunge in headfirst, as they're too many passionate collectors to try and compete with.

Henry Yee's auctions always have plenty of sweet pins and I've even set some snipes over the last few years, but I've never even come close! So I'm sticking with Baseball photography and the Beatles... for now.

Well, at least I do have one nice pin that I always admired and picked it up several weeks ago from Bob McCann (who in my opinion is clearly one of ebay's best sellers of Baseball memorabilia).

1947ImRootingforJACKIEPin.jpg

[RichardSimon]

Al,
I am a Mets collector, among many other things, so don't be so shocked. .
If I get around to it, I also collect various Presidential campaign pins (mostly TR and JFK) and can post some of those.
And please no mocking for my team of choice

ps. I believe the 1965 Mets player pins only consisted of those four pins. If anyone is aware of any other, please let me know.