This is a Danbury Mint Tottenham Hotspur “Greatest Player Pins” collection, featuring some of the most famous and recognisable players in the club’s history.
The series was launched by Danbury Mint around 2013–2014 and was issued gradually, with approximately two player pins released each month. The complete collection consisted of 50 pins, meaning that collecting the full set took approximately two years. Each pin was accompanied by an individual fact card providing information about the player.
The Tottenham collection covers players from different eras of the club, from its early history through to more recent Spurs legends and stars.
This collection contains 55 pins in total:
A substantial collection of Tottenham Hotspur memorabilia, suitable for both Spurs supporters and football memorabilia collectors.
Pre-owned. Please carefully review all photos, as they show the actual condition of the items included in this listing.
The pins, presentation cards and wooden display case are pre-owned and may show minor signs of age or previous handling.
If you require additional photographs of any particular pin, card or part of the wooden case, please feel free to ask before purchasing. I will be happy to provide them.
Some of the player fact cards have signs of damage.
Arthur Grimsdell, Ron Burgess, Tommy Harmer, Danny Blanchflower, Eddie Baily, Sir Alf Ramsey, Cliff Jones, Bill Nicholson, Maurice Norman, Len Duquemin, Bill Brown, Les Allen, Mel Hopkins, Peter Baker, Bobby Smith, Ron Henry, Dave Mackay, Ray Clemence, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Peters, Pat Jennings, Ossie Ardiles, Cyril Knowles, Terry Medwin, John White, Graham Roberts, Alan Gilzean, Garth Crooks, Teddy Sheringham, Terry Dyson, Alan Mullery, Martin Chivers, Ralph Coates, Ricardo Villa, Chris Hughton, Steve Perryman, Chris Waddle, Clive Allen, Gary Mabbutt, Steve Archibald, David Ginola, Gus Poyet, Glenn Hoddle, Gary Stevens, Robbie Keane, Paul Gascoigne, Jermain Defoe, Gary Lineker, Ledley King, Luka Modric, Aaron Lennon, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Dimitar Berbatov, Peter Crouch, Gareth Bale.
Almost everyone considers themselves unique — and in many ways, every person is. However, when you calculate an Identifier from a person's date of birth, something interesting can happen: different people can have the same Identifier.
This Tottenham Hotspur collection provides a real-life example of this idea.
Using the DayMonthYear system:
DD + MM + YYYY = Identifier
you can see that players who joined Tottenham at very different times can nevertheless share the same Identifier.
Within this collection, there are 12 Identifier repetitions:
The most remarkable example is Identifier 2012:
Dimitar Berbatov — 30.01.1981 → 2012
Peter Crouch — 30.01.1981 → 2012
Gareth Bale — 16.07.1989 → 2012
Interestingly, Berbatov and Crouch were born on exactly the same day — 30 January 1981 — while Gareth Bale was born on a different date, yet all three produce the same Identifier 2012.
This collection therefore provides an interesting opportunity to observe how Identifier repetition can occur among different people — even within the same football club and across different generations.
The electronic presentation showing the Identifier calculations is included in the listing photographs for illustration and reference only. It is not part of the physical lot.
If requested, I can also print a copy of the presentation and include it with the collection.