Cards Mania: Uncovering the Hidden Gems and Surprising Facts of Trading Cards

1968 Topps 3-D Test - The Brooklyn Summer When Cards Popped Off the Paper Picture New York in the late 60s. Corner drugstores, spinning postcard racks, and a plain white pack for a nickel that promised something strange called “3-D.” Kids cracked them, tilted them under the fluorescent lights, and watched Roberto Clemente and friends jump forward like they were stepping out of the cardboard. Then the cards curled, cracked, disappeared into shoeboxes, and a myth was born. What this test issue actually was The 1968 Topps 3-D set was a tiny test run with 12 unnumbered cards , produced on lenticular plastic by a New York printer called Visual Panographics. Cards are slightly narrow (about 2¼ x 3½ inches), have rounded corners and blank backs, and are widely believed to have been distributed around the New York City area. Stars include Roberto Clemente and Tony Pérez . “Two to a pack, five cents” and a tiny easel Hobby lore points to two-card, five-cent packs, and som...

Frank Thomas 1990 Topps “No Name On Front” Rookie What It Is, How To Spot Fakes, and a Live Listing Disclosure: This article may contain affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Some errors are funny, some are pricey, and a few are hobby legends. The 1990 Topps Frank Thomas “No Name On Front” rookie (collectors call it NNOF ) checks all three boxes. It is a genuine printing mistake that dropped the black ink from his name plate, it is hard to find in clean shape, and it is one of the most talked-about modern error cards. If you collect 90s baseball or you just love a good hobby mystery, this one belongs on your radar. Quick facts Card: 1990 Topps #414 Frank Thomas, “No Name On Front” error (NNOF) What happened: a black ink pass went missing in part of an early print run, wiping out the name on the front along with other black details Scarcity: authentic copies are limited and tightly held; graded po...