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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 applicable. If the year is an approximation, there will be a "c" for "circa" preceding the year (e.g., c1988). If the year cannot be narrowed down but the applicable decade is known, the decade with be listed (e.g., 1990’s). 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
4,291
Total Items
156,909
Total Images*
130,884

* Total Items include every item in this website (e.g., cards, stickers, albums, retail boxes/packs, advertising, etc.)
** Total Item Images include the fronts, backs, and third images of collectibles as applicable (e.g., album pages, inside of foldouts, figurines)
 
Set Counts by Year
Decade*Qty. of Sets
Pre-1900's12
1900's25
1910's26
1920's43
1930's64
1940's26
1950's68
1960's161
1970's141
1980's269
1990's859
2000's410
2010's437
2020's276
Undetermined1,474
 
Item Counts by Year
Decade*Qty. of Items
Pre-1900's62
1900's396
1910's616
1920's443
1930's3,425
1940's611
1950's3,297
1960's9,722
1970's6,269
1980's8,597
1990's34,270
2000's18,636
2010's30,274
2020's16,165
Undetermined24,119

* Probably goes without saying but each decade, excluding ‘Pre-1900’s’ and ‘Undetermined’, includes a ten-year range (e.g., the 1950’s includes 1950 through 1959).