Well, the current
Legendary auction is providing some good insight into a few older Topps sets. A while back I dug into the intricacies of the
1949 Play Coins of the World set and an associated product
Play Money Pops. It has been "known" for decades that there is a set of 72 "metal" coins, which was offset by 120 plastic coins, which instead prove out to 144. The 72 metal coins that came with
Play Money Pops should probably be categorized as a 1950 issue based on the scan below; I am not sure what to do with the 24 yellow coins that were seemingly added to the 1949 issue that started with 120 coins. Or all the variations....
Here is the scan from Legendary:
It doesn't really matter I guess how they are categorized since hardly anyone collects these babies but it's nice to have the 72 coin piece of the puzzle confirmed. It's a little hard to see above, so I blew up the copy in the lower right corner to make it more legible:
2 comments:
Dave, have about 40 or so of these coins but none of the pink variety. Baby blue and red seem to be among the hardest to find.
Bill C
Dave, have 40 or so of these coins with no pink. Baby blue and red (for me) seem to be the hardest to find.
Bill C
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