1984 7-11 Slurpee Disc - Central Region

Year: 1984

Manufacture: ??  7-11

Set: 7-11 Slurpee Discs

Number: 2 or II

Type: Central Region Variation (E)

This last Black Friday haul from COMC I was able to fill a bunch of holes in the collection and close the books on a few sets.  The 1984 7-11 Slurpee coin set has 3 variations based on where the coins were distributed.  The variation or location was denoted by the letter under the disc numbering.  The three regions were East, West, and Central.

The East coins have a H, the West coins have a K, and the Central have a E.  Other than that the coins are identical.

Robin does have coin in the 1985 set, but only in the Great Lake Region set, and if in the 1986 Triple star set in the Central Region set.

2016 Panini Diamond Kings - Heritage Collection Sapphire

Year: 2016

Manufacture: Panini

Set: Diamond Kings

Card Number: HC1

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: Heritage Collection

Parallel Set: Sapphire

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 11/25

Continuing with my 2018 Black Friday haul from COMC is the rarest of the Younts I picked up over that last year.  I actually bought this one way back in February.  It was hard to pass up for a little over $3.  The sapphire parallel numbered to only 25 is the only parallel for this set and the blue foil really pops in hand and doesn't look to bad scanned as well.  I'm surprised I found a copy of this card at all, let alone for so cheap.  And I'm really glad I was able to add this one to the collection.

1991 Topps Stand Ups Candy Dispenser

Year: 1991

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Stand-ups

Card Number: 36

Type: Candy Dispenser

The most oddball of the oddballs picked up this Black Friday from COMC was this 1991 Topps Stand-ups candy dispenser.  It reminds us that Topps was first and foremost a candy company, at least they use to be.  These dispensers are only about 2 inches tall, it was a lot small that I expected.  You can still find boxes of these unopened.  They came in a blind bags, meaning you couldn't see what was inside.  I'm not sure what filled it up, I would assume a chalky sweet pill like a Pez, but I could be wrong, anybody remember?  My dispenser came empty, which is fine with me, I don't need 25+ year old candy.  There is also a clear plastic variation to hunt down.

1991 Miller High Life SGA

Year: 1991

Manufacturer: ?? Miller Beer maybe

Set: Miller High Life SGA

Card Number: NNO

Card Type: Oddball, Base

Continuing with my COMC Black Friday haul a great oddball pick up.  Miller Brewing teamed up with the Brewers in 1990 and again in this 1991 set.  While the Standard Catalog doesn't state that this was a stadium giveaway, the 1990 set was and I would assume this set was also given away at a game.  I featured Robin's 1990 card back in 2017.  I have no idea what company actually produced this, but the quality and style are in line with the Brewers Police cards of the time.  Not a bad looking set with a nice clear photo on the front and full stats on the back.  The set has 32 cards and even has cards that feature manager Tom Trebelhorn and coaching staff.

1984 Topps Nestle

Year: 1984

Set: Topps Nestle

Card Number: 10

Card Type: Oddball, Base

Keeping with the theme of cards I thought I already had or probably should have had is Robin's 1984 Topps Nestle premium card.  But after doing a little research it's not surprising I didn't have one.  According to the Standard Catalog and other online sources this set was sold as a premium, not sure how or though who, in 132 card uncut sheets.  The Catalog references and I quote "enterprising individuals" who bought most of the reported 4000 set production and had them professionally cut into individual cards.  Individual cards are easier to handle and store.  The set is a full parallel of the 792 1984 Topps set, and contains one of the rarer Mattingly rookies.  The only difference is the Nestle logo on the front and back when the Topps logo would have gone.  

1989 Topps Ames 20/20 Club

Year: 1989

Manufacture: Topps

Set: Ames 20/20 Club

Card Number: 33

Next up from the 2018 COMC Black Friday haul is this 1989 Topps Ames 20/20 Club card.  Ames was a chain of department stores headquartered in Connecticut.  At it's height Ames had 700 stores in 20 states (thank you Wikipedia).  Ames teamed up with Topps in 1989 and again in 1990 to produce a couple box sets.  This is another card I swore I already owned.  I know I have multiple copies of Robin's 1990 Ames All-Stars card.  But for a couple quarters I filled another hole.  I guess I didn't realize when I picked this card out that it was so badly mis-cut, but that really doesn't bother me. 

 The 20/20 refers to a player getting 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in a single season.  Like all the box sets from around this time it's chalked full of superstars and now HOFers.  Complete box sets can be found for cheaper than what these sold for in 1989.  These cards really do have a nice design and the super glossy fronts were a nice touch compared to the flagship cards of the day.

2018 Topps Transcendent Yount Checklist

Robin was featured in the art card checklist in the inaugural 2016 set.  This year Robin has one card, literally one card in 2018 Topps Transcendent set.  I'll add an image of it if it ever sees the light of day.

2018 Topps Transcendent 1952 Autographed SuperFractor #52S-RY  #/1

1989 Fleer Glossy

Year: 1989

Manufacturer: Fleer

Set: Collector's Edition Glossy

Card Number: 200

I've got 26 new Younts, now 25, to go through that I just took possession of from COMC's Black Friday event.  Over the next couple months I'll be profiling each one, as each one is a new addition to the collection.  Next up is a card that I may very well already own.  Except I couldn't find one in the collection, it's not listed in my master excel checklist or listed on the blog, so for fifty cents I decided to make sure I added a copy to my order.  

Akin to the Topps Tiffany sets, Fleer put out these "Custom Coated Collector's Editions" from 1987 to 1989.  In this 1989 set Fleer printed the logo on the back and changed the back coloring so there was no confusing this from the base set, something the company didn't do in its 1987 and 1988 sets.  Other than that and the extreme glossiness of the front the card numbering and image are the same.

2013 Panini Cooperstown - Red Pennant box topper

Year: 2013

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Cooperstown

Card Number: 16

Card Type: Box Topper

Insert  Set: Red Pennants

I just got in my Black Friday order from COMC.  Included in the box was 26 new Yount items.  Some I've had sitting in my portfolio for over a year and others I picked up during the Black Friday sale on the site.  One of those items is this 2013 Panini Cooperstown Red Pennant box topper.  This was by far the most expensive item I picked up during the sale, but I still got it for a really good price.  This and it's sister blue pennant have been incredibly ellusive.  I've only seen a couple of these pop up on eBay and most of the time they either go for way more than I want to spend or the price tag is way too high.  So when one of these popped up on COMC for less than $9 I couldn't resist finally adding it to the collection.  I'm not sure how rare either pennant is but from just from the sheer lack of seeing them very often I'd say they are pretty scarce.  2013 Cooperstown had a couple different box topper possibilities.  Besides the pennants there was also a die-cut Cooperstown Lumberjacks topper you could pull.  These are about 5-6 inches long and about 4 inches wide at the top and surprisingly stiff.  The pennants are a homage to the 1916 Ferguson Bakery pennants.  I'm still on the look out for its blue counterpart.

1990 Bowman Art Card Variation

Year: 1990

Manufacture: Topps

Set: Bowman

Card Number: NNO

Card Type: Insert

Insert: Art Card contest

There recently was a thread going on over at the TCDB about single and double asterisk variations on the 1990 Bowman Art Card Contest Cards.  The overall discussion was iablout if this a parallel or just a variation?  I think in the end the cards were listed as a parallel and it's own separate set.  After doing a little research I've found out that this variations, err, or parallel was pretty prevalent through out a lot of Topps sets, especially their non-sport sets.  The asterisks has to do with printing and printing plate designations, of which I'm still not sure I fully understand.  I will say that as far as Robin goes the other card I know that this affects is his 1977 cloth sticker.

Regardless the difference is small and fairly minor, but for completists I'm pointing this out, because it's most likely you already have both versions in your collection, like I did.  

2018 Topps Dynasty Robin Yount Checklist and Gallery

Robin is featured in this year's Dynasty product.  Robin is listed on the autograph relic checklist.  In total he has 16 total cards to be found.  The base auto relic numbered to 10, a parallel numbered to 5 and a 1 of 1.  Topps checklist does not have card designations on them, but I'll add the "numbering" when and if cards start showing up.  The two parallels look to be blue #/5 and a gold #/1 from the mock ups.

Edit 12/7/18 - with the first Yount listed on ebay Robin as at least 2 cards in the set, as more come to the market I'll update the checklist if needed.

2018 Topps Dynasty Autograph Relic AP-RY1 #/10
2018 Topps Dynasty Autograph Relic AP-RY2 #/10
2018 Topps Dynasty Autograph Relic AP-RY1 Blue #/5
2018 Topps Dynasty Autograph Relic AP-RY2 Blue #/5
2018 Topps Dynasty Autograph Relic AP-RY1 Gold #/1
2018 Topps Dynasty Autograph Relic AP-RY1 Gold #/1

AP-RY2  #/10

2018 Panini National Treasures Base Bat Card

Year: 2018

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: National Treasures

Card Number: 125

Card Type: Base Relic

Relic Type: Bat

Card Attributes: Relic, Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 78/99

Lately I've been incredibly selective when it comes to what I'm spending my collecting money on.  I'll be honest I'm kind of done with eBay, both buying and selling.  But every now and then I do find a great deal or score a great card at a great price.  I ended up picking this card up back in early November and took it home for less than $6 delivered.  I have a hard time paying up for Panini products, but winning the card for less than the cost of shipping was pretty sweet.  And adding a low numbered relic from one of Panini's premium brands is always a boon for me.  It's not my favorite card. Maybe it's the airbrushed out logos and off color uniforms are starting to get to me.  But a Yount card is a Yount card and they'll always have a place in the collection.