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Collectibles by Year
"Eventually, a collection ceases to be a personal indulgence and assumes its own identity. In fact, it becomes a thing in its own right - rather like Frankenstein's monster."
Howard Hodgkin in ARTNews, Summer 2000
 
This section of The Dinosaur Fan presents sets by the year in which they were issued and/or by their copyright date. If the year is an approximation, there will be a “c” for “circa” preceding the year (e.g., c 1988). Sets without a date will show a 'tbd' in place of the date. Undetermined dates usually occur when a set does not have a date printed on the items and/or packaging. Occasionally, research by myself and/or by contributors to this site will turn up the actual or estimated date of the set.

Current Collectibles Record Totals
 
Total Sets
3,976
Total Items
159,787
Total Images*
114,930

*Image total includes the fronts, backs, and third images of collectibles as applicable (e.g., album pages, inside of foldouts, figurines)

 
 
Set Counts by Year
DecadeQty. of Sets
Pre-1900's13
1900's23
1910's26
1920's43
1930's63
1940's25
1950's67
1960's158
1970's135
1980's255
1990's835
2000's393
2010's413
2020's205
Undetermined1,322
 
Item Counts by Year
DecadeQty. of Items
Pre-1900's62
1900's388
1910's614
1920's442
1930's3,409
1940's603
1950's3,235
1960's9,550
1970's6,273
1980's8,335
1990's34,590
2000's18,585
2010's30,197
2020's13,016
Undetermined30,488