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Review:
2006 Bowman Chrome Football (Review
by Bill Kovacs A.K.A. chiliwilly)
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2006 Bowman Chrome Football
Each sealed box contains 18 packs of 4 cards each in a 220 card base set including 110 Rookies 1:1. >>> Each box contains ONE Uncirculated Rookie card box loader and ONE Rookie Autograph card. Parallel sets: Refractor 1:6, X-Fractor (#`d to 250), Blue Refractor (#`d to 150), Gold Refractor (#`d to 50), Orange Refractor (#`d to 25), Red Refractor (#`d to 5), and 1-of-1 SuperFractor. Inserts: Autographs 1:24 (Rookie; Rookie Refractor parallels: Blue > #`d to 75, Gold > #`d to 50, Orange > #`d to 25, Red > #`d to 5, and 1-of-1 SuperFractor), Signature Series Autograph cards, Feltbacks (Rookie > #`d to 199 and Rookie Refractor > #`d to 25), and 1-of-1 Printing Plates.
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Base Card Scan |
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Bowman Chrome is usually one of the standards in the industry and this years 2006 Bowman Chrome Football leads the way in the mid-range products. The base cards have that nice high-quality look to them as always. The front of the cards has a nice action shot of the player from during the season. The backs of the cards have a nice bio of the player along with their 2005 statistics. The bottom section on the back is titled Bowman Briefing. Here it list three areas called Resume, Skills and Evolution.
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Rookie Card Scan |
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We pulled (25) rookie cards in this one box of one form or another. Here's the breakdown on the rookie pulls;
- (19) Regular
- (3) Refractor
- (1) Xfractor /250
- (1) Uncirculated /519
- (1) Autographed
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Insert Card Scans |
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The only inserts were (2) refractors of veterans Ronnie Brown and Roy Williams. Nice high-quality refractors.
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Box-Topper Card Scan |
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The box-topper was a nice uncirculated rookie card of Dquell Jackson. The card is #d to /519.
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Auto Card Scan |
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The autograph is a real nice autograph of Brandon Williams of the San Francisco 49ers. Nice clean autograph with no bubbling, separation or breaks.
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The
Final Verdict! |
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rate this box a 4 1/2 of 5 HI Fives. 2006 Bowman Chrome Football
is a medium-priced, high-quality sports card product. You can usually
find these boxes in the $65 to $78 price range. Very good value
for the money in my opinion. A good number of rookies along with a rookie autograph per box. |
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