Haven't done one of these in a while. Thought I'd share a card that (at the time I got it) was the most rare Linden card in my collection.
1997/98 Pinnacle Totally Certified
#104 Mirror Platinum /30
#104 Mirror Platinum /30
This was an interesting parallel in the late 90's.
The story as I know it is that Pinnacle was supposed to insert these 'mirror' versions into packs. They were not. As a result, if a person pulled a Platinum Gold parallel (# /69 for skaters and /59 for goalies), they could send them in to Pinnacle and redeem a Mirror Platinum version (# /30 for skaters and /25 for goalies). Once those cards ran out, obviously you could no longer redeem the card.
For a time, these cards went for a strong, STRONG amount of coin. It seems as though the prices have peaked and dropped a bit.
I bought this Linden for about $75 (which was a lot for me at the time), but am very glad to have done so. I have not seen them surface for quite some time.
It was Linden's lowest numbered parallel (/30) at the time and still is among the most scarce cards in my collection.
Pretty cool card you've got there.
ReplyDeleteEver been tempted to remove the plastic covering? I know I did with a lot of the certified cards I got back in the day. Not sure what it does to the value though, I just don't like seeing "peel off" all over the front of the card.
Interesting you mention that Paul. I was going to comment on it in my blog but didn't.
ReplyDeleteAll of the cards in my Linden collection that have some sort of 'protective' peel layer are still intact. I can't bring myself to peel (although I know how much nicer that card looks when done so).
In my 'One Sheet, One Set' project, I did go about and peel. I felt that since the goal with that project was to celebrate the design of the card, it should not be hindered in any way. I like the fact that I can kind of have the best of both worlds as a result.
Maybe down the road I will go for a 'peeled' and 'unpeeled' version....when the weel dries up completely on Linden cards.