50 Years of Gem Mint Perfection
threeofsix
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I was looking at my inventory and noticed that I had a run of Gem Mint 10’s in each decade from 1975 - 2025. So I thought I’d like to see some of your favorites.
Card 1) 1975-1979
Card 2) 1980-1989
Card 3) 1990-1999
Card 4) 2000-2009
Card 5) 2010-2019
Card 6) 2020-2025
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one.
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Here’s mine:
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I'll play...
I do not have a single Gem Mint 10 in my collection. I have a few 9 OC's, not sure if I even have a straight 9.
Well done @gameusedhoop!
A Rice 10 and a Hannah 10!!!!
Aces in my book!!!
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This speaks more about the focus of your collection… I’m guessing it’s vintage sports, more than modern?
I’m more of a modern non-sports guy… so I’ve happened across my share of 10’s along the way…
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Searching...70's may be tough
Not my most valuable 10s in my collection but my favorites. Mostly, that's because of who they are or where I got these cards. I also realized I barely have any from the 90s and 2000s at all.
Closing out the 2000's. Sorry, thought I had a 70's gem mint...only 9's. Doh!
Only have 3 10's but all are GOAT's
Man, I need one of those 81 Hendersons!
Awesome card. I've tried to get one of those graded and can't seem to find one centered well enough.
2nd run...
Pretty cool. How were these distributed? If in the restaurant, impressive when you take into account the food, kids’ greasy fingers, or getting bent or smashed in the back of the car!
I have one of those Stabler cards as a 10 too, because he's my favorite NFL player of all time.
I remember getting them as a very young kid but none survived. I had to buy mine decades later.
@BBBrkrr said
“Not my most valuable 10s in my collection but my favorites. Mostly, that's because of who they are or where I got these cards. I also realized I barely have any from the 90s and 2000s at all.“
You may be short a couple, but I loved your picks!!!
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@Chicago1976 Excellent!!! Thanks for the effort!!!
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@gameusedhoop
Nice run x 2!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
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@balco758
Fabulous goats!!!
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I think this may be an "11"...
Erik
I appreciate 1986 McDonald's for similar reasons. I remember receiving them and placing them on a try that could have had ketchup BBQ sauce or honey mustard spillage. But if it survived that, I am reaching into my pocket for a penny or a nickel to scratch off the bottom to see if I can get a free milkshake or some other food. So hard to imagine anybody took them home delicately didn't scratch them and stored them well. They dont fit in a penny sleeve or top loaders or plastic sheets. Also think the photography is better than any other football set up to that point. Wish I would have loaded up more when they were cheap.
Just guessing, but like just about any retail give away cards ever, I am sure plenty went right out the back door route when they were brand new.
There seems to be MASSIVE amounts of unscratched 86 McD cards out there for sale in player and team lots. That might have even been the early beginnings of over abusive back door behavior with retail cards.
Imagine the unused cards though, as I recall the coupons were only good for a short period of time and each set was only available for a short time span. Once the dates of issue passed, they were worthless to the stores.
Yeah, I am confident a lot of store managers just slid the stacks of them out the door when they closed up. I feel like I bought a team set of Eagles for the Randall Cunningham like 12 years ago and it had a band on it, as if never broken up and distributed to customers. But dont think any were Gem Minty. Even with maybe that sneak it out the back door strategy dont see a lot of PSA 10s. Wonder about that with the Taco John Kurt Warner too. Would love to find an old Taco John employee with a stack of sets no taco purchasers ever got their mitts on.
looking for 1988 Fournier estrellas stickers , 1985 Prism Jewel stickers , anything Jesse Owens .
@threeofsix I've Zero post 1994 Slabbed cards as it's outside my focus, it is OK if I do 1970-1995 years only? If yes i will include at least 1 trek card
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
@82FootballWaxMemorys
Absolutely!!!! If you can’t do the entire run… show me what you’ve got!!! (You get bonus points for Star Trek!!!)
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