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As advertised in this Sunday My 15,
1955 newspaper, Armour issued A free
trading coin in every package of Armour
Star Franks. The Plastic coins, the
size of a silver dollar depicted 24
famous ballplayers. A player checklist
featured in the ad includes; Yogi
Berra, Del Crandall, Larry Doby, Jackie
Jensen, Ted Kluszewski, Mickey Mantle,
Pee Wee Reese, and Warren Spahn. The
set also includes a "Mickey Mantel"
error coin that was corrected. The
coins were issued in six colors; Deep
Red, Dark Blue, Light Blue, Bright
Yellow, Orange, and Green. There are
also a large number of various shades
of color.
The front of
the coins feature a raised profile of
the ballplayer, player’s name and team. On the back, centered between a baseball diamond, and crossed bats are
name, team, position, birthplace and
date, batting, throwing preference, and
1954 hitting or pitching record. Each
1955 Armour coin can be found in two
different "bust tilts" in which the tip
of the cap and back point of the bust
point to distinctly different areas of
the rim. Armour also issued 20 coin
sets in 1959, and 1960.
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