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Fast Facts
Year(s) Issued: 1990+
Number Cards: 15
Common Card Value (Ex Condition): $6
Estimated Production Run: 1400+ (not confirmed)
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1986 Star Best Of The Best Set – Summary
This is one of the less desired sets for Star collectors, although the Jordan card from the set is still worth a good amount of money. The story for the cards is this: in 1990, when Robert Levin sold his Star collection to Schonco, he included many uncut sheets that included Best of the Best and a Magic Johnson subset.
It is unknown, however, when Levin and Star actually printed these cards. Was it 1986, as the year notation on the cards states? Or was it 1990 when the cards actually started getting released into the hobby? Star said that the original intentions were only to print 1400 copies of the set, but no one knows if that number is true or not.
I also find the set a bit peculiar because the front text on the front of the card differs from all other Star sets. Why is this? Maybe Levin used a different printer than used during the original 83-86 run? I can’t confirm this, but it might be a reason why.
The Jordan card from the set uses the same image from the 1986 ‘Best Of The New’ subset.
1986 Star Best Of The Best Set – Gallery – Most Valuable Cards
1986 Star Best Of The Best Set – Checklist
1 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Los Angeles Lakers
2 Charles Barkley Philadelphia 76ers
3 Larry Bird Boston Celtics
4 Tom Chambers Seattle SuperSonics
5 Terry Cummings Milwaukee Bucks
6 Julius Erving Philadelphia 76ers
7 Patrick Ewing New York Knicks
8 Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers
9 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls
10 Moses Malone Philadelphia 76ers
11 Akeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
12 John Stockton Utah Jazz
13 Isiah Thomas Detroit Pistons
14 Dominique Wilkins Atlanta Hawks
15 James Worthy Los Angeles Lakers
