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Monday, February 13, 2012
1992 Pinnacle Chicago Cubs
Number of Cards
1992 Pinnacle have a total of 620 which there is 26 Cubs players
Card Dimensions
The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"
Basic Features
The Pinnacle brand, introduced by the Score Company, represented their foray into the premium card market. Although it had a brief existence from 1992 to 1998, it produced only seven sets. These cards are characterized by their black borders framed in white, showcasing vibrant full-color images of the players. The names and teams of the players are displayed at the bottom, while their positions and the Pinnacle logo are positioned at the top. The reverse side of the cards features a horizontal layout with a close-up image, along with statistics, a team logo, and biographical details. Each card back features an anti-counterfeit device located at the bottom edge. A unique ribbed plastic lenticular detector card was introduced, enabling users to see the anti-counterfeit feature and decode the message, which reveals the word 'Pinnacle'.
This 30-card boxed set features top rookies of the 1992 season, with at least one player from each team. A total of 180,000 sets were produced.
Slugfest
This 15-card set highlights the games top sluggers.
Rookie Idols
This 18-card insert set is a spin-off on the Idols subset featured in the regular series. The cards were randomly inserted in Series II. The set features full-bleed color photos of 18 rookies along with their pick of sports figures or other individuals who had the greatest impact on their careers. The fronts carry a close-up photo of the rookie superimposed on an action game shot of his idol.
Team Pinnacle
This 12-card, double-sided insert set features the National League and American League All-Star team as selected by Pinnacle. The standard-size cards were randomly inserted in Series I packs. The cards feature illustrations by sports artist Chris Greco with the National League All-Star on one side and the corresponding American League All-Star by position on the other. The words "Team Pinnacle" are printed vertically down the left side of the card in red for American League on one side and blue for National League on the other.
Team 2000
This 80-card standard-size set focuses on young players who were projected to be stars in the year 2000. Cards 1-40 were inserted in Series 1 jumbo packs while cards 41-80 were featured in Series 2 jumbo packs. The insertion rate was three per jumbo pack in either series.
Great Scott! Actually, he wasn't, but that set is. Just imagined if they had used the team's colors in place of some of that black.
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