Random Card of the Day

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Year: 1996

Set: Pinnacle Mint - Coins Gold Plated (Rate)

“ Not a trading card... not a trading card...not a trading card...head about to explode....not a trading card...not a....3...2...1....BOOM! ” -Dave Sosidka

“ I wish I had gotten more of the Pinnacle Mint sets when they were available, although at the time the only sets for sports I was collecting were the two NASCAR sets. I think I got a grand total of three packs between both sets. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ So which of the images in the checklist for this is correct? The coins only or the cards and the coins? ” -rmpaq5

“ Well this is interesting. I’ve always enjoyed collecting coins like this though. ” -mkb

“ Decent token. I've thought about collecting tokens before. I probably have a few already. This RCOTD may have just prompted me to start a new hobby! ” -switzr1

“ I know this will probably get grief for being a "non-card", but I think this is awesome! ” -bkklaos

“ Me again! As a huge Michigan fan, I gotta say Harbaugh has to go. He has shown a great strength in recruiting. But player development & game management sucks! I went to college with him. We all knew he was a jerk, but he was "our jerk" so we liked him. I had so much hope for him as coach. Drag. Coin is okay.... tough to distinguish between gold & bronze coins. ” -cjjt

“ No thank you. I have no interest in this coin. ” -Brendan Barrick

“ It's cool, but not a card. I didn't collect in 1996, so I am sure it was some form of insert. ” -muskie027

“ I don't have any of these but they are pretty cool looking. i think I'll start a collection ” -biggiofn7

“ I've always wanted one for my collection. ” -MattyIce2014

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cwaraksa

Posts: 65
Joined: Jun 2019

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 6:21 AM
Wait, is that a Jim Harbaugh Coin as the Random Card of the Day AND on the same day as his birthday??? I bet the Harbaugh household is having two parties today.... ------------------------------- Good cards, good person, GREAT intentions... Thanks for not being the bad apple on the forums.... I enjoy helping set builders so Message me anytime!

vrooomed

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Joined: Dec 2012

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 7:10 AM

Well there's a RCOTD coincidence! And before people have any anuerysms over a coin (or disc or token, and the proper term may be) being listed here, they were inserts in the product.

And to answer rmpaq5's question - all of the images with the card are incorrect.

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Thick McRunfast

Posts: 484
Joined: Nov 2018

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 7:13 AM
I sometimes use a Pinnacle coin like this one as a golf ball marker on the greens. ------------------------------- Check out my 8-bit sports art: redbubble

Vvvergeer

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Joined: Jan 2014

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 8:45 AM
Too late, Don (inside joke), we've already lost at least three members... vrooomed wrote: Well there's a RCOTD coincidence! And before people have any anuerysms over a coin (or disc or token, and the proper term may be) being listed here, they were inserts in the product. And to answer rmpaq5's question - all of the images with the card are incorrect.

captkirk42

Posts: 2269
Joined: May 2011

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:31 AM

Nice coin. OK so Pinnacle sold the coins and the cards that hold them separately? Yet they share the same packaging?

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BaseballNerd10

Posts: 26
Joined: Dec 2019

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:36 AM
Ahhh collecting in the '90's...

vrooomed

Posts: 14954
Joined: Dec 2012

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 9:47 AM

Kirk - they were in the same packs, but the coins were not in the cards. IIRC, there was a plastic tray in the pack with 2 coins and then the cards.

Edit to add - this video will help: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkK0haS-N1Y (Not my video)

captkirk42 wrote:

Nice coin. OK so Pinnacle sold the coins and the cards that hold them separately? Yet they share the same packaging?

Edited on: Dec 23, 2020 - 9:48AM
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TonyZ

Posts: 8
Joined: Nov 2017

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 12:33 PM
Can't believe I still held on to some to some of these. HA!

fedoratipper

Posts: 217
Joined: Jan 2016

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 2:11 PM
I have a couple hockey ones of these.

Onemorepoint

Posts: 1446
Joined: Apr 2014

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 3:25 PM
So we now consider coins to be trading cards too. Might have to check what ones I have now.

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