1997 Pinnacle Mint

Description

1997 Pinnacle Mint is a 30 card and 30 coin set that was Pinnacle Brands' attempt to combine card collecting with numismatics -- but failing to appeal to either. Each base card has a die-cut whole where the player's corresponding coin was meant to fit.

Distribution

Three cards plus two coins per pack (MSRP: $3.99).

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	30	-	2:1
Bronze	30	-	1:1
Silver	30	-	1:15
Gold	30	-	1:48
Brass Coins	30	-	2:1
Nickel-Silver Coins	30	-	1:20
24K Gold-Plated Brass Coins	30	-	1:48
Solid Silver Coins	30	20	1:2300
Solid Gold Coin Redemptions	30	one-of-one	1:47,200

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: Each base card is die-cut.

• 1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 2 Frank Thomas
• 3 Alex Rodriguez
• 4 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 5 Mo Vaughn
• 6 Juan Gonzalez
• 7 Mike Piazza
• 8 Albert Belle
• 9 Chipper Jones
• 10 Andruw Jones
• 11 Greg Maddux
• 12 Hideo Nomo
• 13 Jeff Bagwell
• 14 Manny Ramirez
• 15 Mark McGwire
• 16 Derek Jeter
• 17 Sammy Sosa
• 18 Barry Bonds
• 19 Chuck Knoblauch
• 20 Dante Bichette
• 21 Tony Gwynn
• 22 Ken Caminiti
• 23 Gary Sheffield
• 24 Tim Salmon
• 25 Ivan Rodriguez
• 26 Henry Rodriguez
• 27 Barry Larkin
• 28 Ryan Klesko
• 29 Brian Jordan
• 30 Jay Buhner

Parallels

All 30 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Bronze
• Silver
• Gold

On each parallel, the die-cut hole is replaced with a foil-stamped team logo.

Coins

Each pack came with two coins and the checklist is identical to that of the cards. Each coin is available in the following metals.

• Brass
• Nickel-Silver
• 24K Gold Plated Brass
• Solid Silver (limited to 20 coins)
• Solid Gold (one-of-one)

The Solid Gold coins packed out as exchange cards.

Two versions of the Manny Ramirez Brass coin were distributed - an erroneous version with the words "FINE SILVER" on the back, and a corrected version. The "fine silver" version appears to be about four times tougher to find than the corrected.