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).

Reviews

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.