Wheaties Jackie Robinson

We get email. Anyone else have one of these and how much did you pay?
this is a 24 millimeter aluminum coin that was given to me by the man who
put them in wheaties boxes back in 1950. this one has a blank back and the
larger one has a script name of the player on the [...]

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Overland Candy additions

REA’s Rob Lifson sent in three more R301 Overland Candy wrapper additions (thanks!):

Dolph Camillli
William (Bill) Nicholson
Terry Moore

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Sanella Ruths

A reader advocates deleting Type 4 1932 Sanella Babe Ruths. Here is his argument:
In 1932 (according to PSA) or 1933 (according to SGC) a German margarine company called Sanella issued various sports cards and an album into which 112 cards could be glued. The only cards about baseball had pictures on the front of [...]

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1911 Diamond Gum Pins (PE2)

Here’s a new find going into the 2009 book from reader Don “Barefoot” Post: After deliberating with Bob Lemke, we’ve decided to list his “new” pins, a couple of Rochester minor leaguers included in this set, which seems to revolve around the Philadelphia A’s but also features an all-star lineup. The rationale for inclusion is [...]

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Bonura–what’s this?

Longtime reader and email correspondent Jim Boushley wants a little assistance ID’ing this piece:

I am updating my cards, probably for the last time, using the new 2008 book.
I came across this one I couldn’t place. It is 3 1/4 x 5 1/2. I had it listed as a 36 [...]

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