1968 Topps #96 Senators Rookie Stars - Frank Coggins / Dick Nold
On this card: Frank Coggins, Dick Nold
About this card
Thirty Rookie Stars cards carry two players each on a horizontal front. The class is headlined by the two Hall of Fame rookies, #177 Nolan Ryan (with Jerry Koosman) and #247 Johnny Bench (with Ron Tompkins), with #384 Hal McRae (with Bill Henry) the other rookie card collectors chase.
The story on this card
1968 Topps #96 is a Rookie Stars card from the set's first series, pairing Frank Coggins with fellow Washington Senators rookie Dick Nold, both pictured as members of the club. It arrived as Coggins settled into the majors after a September 1967 debut, and 1968 became his most sustained big-league season: 62 games, 52 of them at second base, with a .175 average and six doubles and a triple among his 30 hits. The card is recognized as his rookie card. A switch-hitting Georgia infielder who logged parts of three big-league seasons with the Senators and Cubs, best remembered for a full 1968 season at second base in Washington.
Dick Nold's 1968 Topps card comes from his lone 1967 season with the Washington Senators, where the right-hander appeared in seven games and went 0-2 with a 4.87 ERA. Card #96 is part of print series 1 and pairs him with Frank Coggins on a multi-player Rookie Stars card, a common Topps format for introducing two newcomers from the same club on a single card. For both men it stands as a recognized rookie card, marking their entry into the Topps set after their MLB debuts the prior year. A right-handed pitcher out of San Francisco, Dick Nold appeared in seven games for the 1967 Washington Senators, going 0-2 with a 4.87 ERA across 20.1 innings in his only big-league season.
Sources: Wikipedia (Frank Coggins) · Wikipedia (Dick Nold)
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 261 | 2 | 30 | 115 | 56 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| SGC | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. Half grades fold down for both graders (8.5→8); PSA qualified slabs (OC, ST, PD, MC and the like) are not counted. Slabs of the yellow team-letter #49 and #66 are 1968 Milton Bradley game cards and are not counted here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1968 Topps #96 card?
It is card #96 of the 598-card 1968 Topps Baseball set, picturing Frank Coggins and Dick Nold. Thirty Rookie Stars cards carry two players each on a horizontal front. The class is headlined by the two Hall of Fame rookies, #177 Nolan Ryan (with Jerry Koosman) and #247 Johnny Bench (with Ron Tompkins), with #384 Hal McRae (with Bill Henry) the other rookie card collectors chase.
Is 1968 Topps #96 a rookie card?
Yes - #96 is a rookie card for every player pictured on it: Frank Coggins and Dick Nold.
How many cards are in the 1968 Topps Baseball set?
598 cards, tracked as 606 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 598 without a gap and no printed number carries two different cards; eight cards - six of the seven checklists, #10 AL Pitching Leaders and #400 Mike McCormick - carry a catalogued print variation that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, Baseball Almanac, Beckett, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-12.