2015 Topps Series 2 Box Break - A Huge Hit

I busted my three jumbo boxes of 2015 Topps Series 2 and got a ton of really nice hits.  I got one of the manufactured bat knobs, which I will show in another post.  Normally, that (with the player the card was of) would have been one of the best hits, but this birth year coin/stamp card beat it out.

I actually pulled two of the coin/stamp cards, the other being Jose Abreu.  This Ted Williams, though, really did it for me.  I mean, numbered to 50 (44/50) and with a silver Mercury dime.  Oh man, what a cool card.

I collected coins as a kid, long before I got into baseball cards.  My dad would bring me little plastic bubbles home that had a couple wheat pennies in them; my grandfather would show me his coin collection (which I wish I could have gotten my hands on when he passed) on rainy Sunday afternoons, and my mom would always facilitate a trip to the local coin shop (do those even exist anymore?).  I still have quite a few coins and even some paper money that I have hoarded over the last several years, but whenever I go through it, I always stop and admire the Mercury dimes.  I don't know why, but the Mercury dime, along with the Morgan dollar, were always my favorites.

Even more, I also collected stamps for a while.  My grandmother is quite the stamp collector (I see a pattern here), and I became interested in it one of those rainy Sunday afternoons.  So, somewhere around here is my stamp album (yes, I still have it).  I just find this baseball card really funny, in that it kind of reminds me how my collecting has evolved over the years.  Plus, it is a Ted Williams; You can's go wrong with that.

So, I was really excited when I pulled this card.  I probably will sell or trade the Abreu, but this Williams is getting slabbed in a magnetic case, and will be in my collection for a while.  I really like this card!

By the way, I saw the Ty Cobb 1/1 dime/stamp card in Ebay this morning.  For bid, already at $1,200.  Oh man, that would have been a cool pull.

Instagram Trade With Trevor - Cal Ripken Coin and More

I completed another trade with my buddy, Trevor when he sent me this Cal Ripken painted Silver Eagle and some other cards for my collection.  He had been offering me this Cal coin for some time, and I was happy to get it from him.

Trevor took a bunch of Reds off of my hands, and now gets most, if not all, of the ones I come across.  That makes it really easy for me when it comes to searching boxes.

This red hot foil Oscar Taveras card was something else that Trevor added, and I was glad to add it to my collection.  While I don't agree with his decision making that cost him his life, he was still someone's son, brother and friend.  His life ending so soon was a true tragedy, but hopefully there is a silver lining to it.  Maybe if one of the kids who looked up to Taveras will learn from the mistake that he made, and refrain from drinking and driving.

The card really pops, and it serves as a fitting tribute to a young player who is gone too soon.

Thanks for the deal, Trevor!  I really appreciate the deal, and I know we will do more in the future!