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Sorry to say I see a double standard set here. As other members have already posted, WHY IS THIS COIN IN THE DATABASE?

Admin has stated in the past regarding the Pinnacle Mint coins that due to these being issues with an actual card set, they should be included here. If anyone wants to comb through the forum posts to find the exact wording, I'm pretty sure it was said during 2016, but could go back to 2015. I'm pretty sure it was stated within the last 2 years.

I remember this too. Makes sense to me. Obviously they are a unique circumstance and I do understand the debates from both sides on the issue. I have a couple of the packs still that the football cards/coins came in. Ended up getting some in a collection I bought. Don't think I would have bought them any other way.

We traditionally include items inserted into card packs, whether medallions, puzzle pieces, pogs, foldout posters, punchout paper bobbleheads, ruboff tattoos, whatever.  I see no double standard. These were inserted into a pack of cards.

Just when I think I'm gettng to be too anal retentive and OCD, a thread like this comes along and reaffirms me of my sanity.  As I've said before, the value of this site is increased expontentially by the inclusion of non-traditional items, be they coins, pins, photos, posters, etc.  You can find lots of websites with 1988 Donruss baseball CARD checklists.

Thank you Dave.  I agree 100%

-Tom 

Doesn't a card come with Starting Lineup figures?

Sometimes they package cards with pizza.

These were inserts in packs of cards. It isn't rocket science.

I completely agree with switzr1 and Billy. These were an item in EACH pack of Pinnacle Mint cards, be they NFL/MLB/NASCAR, etc. They were inserted in packs and in this case, EVERY pack had one of these coins. I have many of the MLB "coins" and a couple of the NASCAR ones. As for NASCAR, these would also be the same as the "Poker Chips" inserted in 2009 Wheels Main Event or even the 2010 Wheels Main Event Dog Tags that were inserted in every blaster box.. They aren't traditional items, but they should all be listed b/c they were in packs or boxes of cards.

As for the cards in SLU and McFarlane figures, the cards should be listed if there is a steady presence of the loose cards being on the secondary market (cards that were removed from the figure package). In NASCAR, many die-cast cars came with cards too. Most of those type of cards that are listed here were cards from the small-scale cars (1/64th scale). Those blister-packs were busted open by children so they could play with the cars, but the cards were kept safe by someone (child or parent). SLU's and McFarlane figures are less likely to have been opened and had the cards (or other items) removed and kept safe. I don't see any reason the cards from those figures shouldn't be part of the database, except that it would be difficult to ever get the scans complete b/c most of those cards are still in the packaging! SLU cards from 1989 to about 1995 would be almost impossible to even find and most cards after that are still in the packaging.

Just my 2 cents here.