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Review:
2006 Topps Chrome Football (Review
by Bill Kovacs A.K.A. chiliwilly)
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2006 Topps Chrome Football
Each sealed box contains 24 packs of 4 cards each in a 275 card base set including 55 Rookies 1:2 and 55 Rookie Autograph cards. >>> Each box contains ONE Rookie Autograph card and ONE Hobby Exclusive box loader. Parallel sets (1:4): Veterans (Refractor and Black Border Refractor > #`d to 199) and Blue Border Master (#`d to 50). Inserts: Box loader 1:box (Red Border #`d Veteran, Red Border Special Edition Rookie > #`d to 25, Printing Plate > #`d to 1, Framed Autograph Printing Plate > #`d to 1, and SuperFractor Master > #`d to 1). Inserts: Own the Game (Refractor > #`d to 100), NFL 8306 (Refractor > #`d to 100), Ring of Honor (Refractor > #`d to 100), Hall of Fame Tribute (Refractor > #`d to 100), Special Edition Rookies 1:3 (Rookie, Rookie Refractor, and Black Border Rookie Refractor > #`d to 199), and Signature Series Autograph cards.
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Base Card Scan |
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The 2006 Topps Chrome Football design this year is nice and clean looking and historically near the same as regular 2006 Topps Football. I have always been a sucker for the Topps Chrome set of any year, any sport and 2006 Topps Chrome Football is no different. Nice high-quality cards with superb action or posed shots that we expect from a Topps Chrome product. The back of the cards has a complete bio of the player since starting in the NFL. Most of the base cards of newly acquired players are in their respective new team uniforms as well.
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Rookie Card Scan |
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The rookies have the rookie logo right under the Topps Chrome logo on the card. Most of the rookies have nice posed action shots, but there are some that look strictly from training camp because the players are wearing shorts. The back of the cards have the players' bio from their entire college experience. We pulled (19) rookies of one form or another from our 24 packs of cards in this box.
- (12) regular rookie cards
- (6) special edition rookie cards
- (1) autographed rookie card
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Insert Card Scans |
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The inserts came in at least every other pack we opened. Here's the breakdown for inserts and refractors we pulled.
Inserts
- (6) refractors
- (2) Hall Of Fame
- (2) Class of 1983
- (4) Own The Game
- (1) Ring Of Honor
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Box Topper Card Scan |
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Our box-topper was a Red Border parallel refractor of Bruce Gradkowski numberered /25. This is a special edition rookie card as well! Nice football contest prize for someone!
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Autograph Scan |
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The autograph from the box is Willie Reid of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The autograph is clean and crisp without any breaks, bubbling or smears. Very nice high-quality autograph.
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The
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rate this box a 4 1/2 of 5 HI Fives. 2006 Topps Chrome Football is a winner. I would not hesitate to purchase this product at all because of the high quality of the base set, refractors and autographed cards in the box we opened to review. The cards are all very nicely centered and that makes for a real nice set from Topps. Glad to see a guaranteed autograph in every box in Topps Chrome finally. You can usually find these boxes in the $64 to $77 price range. Good value for the money in my opinion. |
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