Retsy Series 1 · Card 0024 · 80-CND

Bodacious Hearts

Say it with chalk. Say it with slang.

Chalky pastel candy hearts stamped with rad slang like GNARLY, RADICAL and NO WAY instead of mushy stuff.

Card no.: 0024 of 1,280
Set: 80s Candy · 80-CND
Year: 1989
Type: Slang conversation hearts
Found at: Grocery store seasonal aisle
Cost back then: 59¢ a box

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Nostalgia8/10

Hype6/10

Weirdness5/10

Trade value7/10

The story · 1989

The story of Bodacious Hearts

Bodacious Hearts were for kids too cool for regular valentines. Every chalky little heart had a word like GNARLY, TUBULAR or BOGUS stamped in red, and choosing which one to hand your crush took the entire school day. The box was shaped like a tiny boombox, and the bogus ones went straight to your brother.

Fun fact

The rarest heart said GROOVY, which kids decided was a leftover from the seventies and therefore extremely valuable.

Six finishes

187 copies of Bodacious Hearts exist

Bodacious Hearts comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Bodacious Hearts, Retsy card 0024 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Bodacious Hearts, Retsy card 0024 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Bodacious Hearts, Retsy card 0024 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Bodacious Hearts, Retsy card 0024 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Bodacious Hearts, Retsy card 0024 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Bodacious Hearts, Retsy card 0024 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

80-CND

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