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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
3,736
Total Items
155,232
Total Images*
104,814

*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's8
1900's23
1910's26
1920's42
1930's62
1940's24
1950's68
1960's152
1970's134
1980's246
1990's814
2000's373
2010's402
2020's153
Undetermined1,209
 
Item Counts by Year
DecadeQty. of Items
Pre-1900's44
1900's387
1910's614
1920's439
1930's3,352
1940's576
1950's3,233
1960's9,269
1970's5,983
1980's8,242
1990's34,169
2000's17,658
2010's29,978
2020's11,008
Undetermined30,280