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This blog will explore the baseball card collecting hobby of the 1980s, particularly highlighting the Chicago Cubs. Unlike vintage baseball cards, most modern cards are quite budget-friendly. The different sets will be much easier to find. Therefore, with thousands of cards in the mix, we will begin with the 80 Topps and conclude with the highly valuable 1985 Topps Mini Test. The pinnacle of this era was marked by the Sandberg Rookie of the Year in 1983.


Wednesday, October 14, 2020

1981 Topps Coca-Cola Chicago Cubs Checklist

Number of Cards

1981 Topps Coca-Cola has 136 cards which there are 11 Cubs players and an advertising card

Card Dimensions

The standard-sized cards are the following dimensions: 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"

Basic Features

Topps joined up with Coca-Cola to issue a series of regional team sets. Many of the cards are identical to the Topps set, although a number have cropping differences and feature a Coca-Cola logo on both the front and the back.

Chicago Cubs 1981 Topps Coca-Cola Checklist




Number Player
1 Tim Blackwell
2 Bill Buckner
3 Ivan DeJesus
4 Leon Durham
5 Steve Henderson
6 Mike Krukow
7 Ken Reitz
8 Rick Reuschel
9 Scot Thompson
10 Dick Tidrow
11 Mike Tyson
- Cubs Ad Card/(Unnumbered)


Tim Blackwell is identical to the Coke card; they simply rearranged the cartoons.