Mike Schmidt Collection

For whatever reason, PSA decided this bit of flimsy paper was no longer required for Master Set Registry completion. But the other flimsy pieces of paper from the All-Star Game programs are still fine. Go figure.

There is a lot of confusion about these buttons due to the different sizes. These smaller ones came on hanger cards (and possibly in packs of two as well, but packs may have come later), and the pin on the back is centered. PSA will only grade this version (uncarded) as they do not have a holder thick enough for the 3” variant. The backs of the smaller hanger cards were blank, although I'm unsure if that was consistent. The smaller buttons are harder to find, but they're not THAT rare. Don't go spending $400+ on a PSA slabbed copy because only two have been graded. That's just silly.

Like their smaller counterparts, the 3” buttons were sold on hanger cards. The pin on the back is not centered, rather it is located on the top half (although I'm unsure if that was consistent). Very hard to find these with the hanger card intact, especially where the address and phone number on the back are not whited out. Which begs the question — why were they whited out? Did they get too many calls complaining of button impailments? I need to know. Nobody whites out a phone number because everything went smoothly.

We didn’t know what Broders were as kids, and we didn’t care. The card shops all had these, and we were just excited to find more cards of our favorite players. They looked great together in a binder.