1991 Topps Desert Shield

A gold foil stamp with a palm tree inside of a shield.

Frequently forged, there are ways to spot fakes, including: stars on the flag look like dots on authentic cards, distinct coconuts on real cards, etc.

Bonfires and gallon drums filled with ’91 Topps heading to the trash.

Little did they know that logo.

The best team in Minnesota Twins history made one trade the whole season.

NATE LOGAN is the author of Wrong Horse (Moria Books, 2024) and Inside the Golden Days of Missing You (Magic Helicopter Press, 2019). He lives in Indiana.