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Review:
2006 Topps Heritage Baseball (Review
by Bill Kovacs A.K.A. chiliwilly)
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2006 Topps Heritage Baseball
Each sealed box contains 24 packs of 8 cards each in a 485 card base set using the 1957 Topps card design. Parallel sets: Chrome, Chrome Refractor > #`d to 557, and Black Border Chrome Refractor > #`d to 57. Inserts: New Age Performaers, Then and Now, Flashbacks, Relics Memorabilia cards (Clubhouse Collection: Single and Dual > hand #`d to 56, and Flashback), Autograph cards (Real One: Blue Ink > 200 of each player and Special Edition Red Ink > hand #`d to 57, Flashback > hand #`d to 25, and Team Topps Legends), Autograph Memorabilia cards (Clubhouse Collection > hand #`d to 25 and Flashbacks > hand #`d to 25), and 1-of-1 Cut Signatures (Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams).
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Base Card Scan |
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2006 Topps Heritage Baseball is back with another timeless product. This set has the look and feel of the 1957 set is was patterned after. The front of the cards has a posed shot of the players. Across the bottom of the card is the team name, players' name and position. The back of the cards has a complete statistical listing of the players' complete history in the major leagues.
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Rookie Card Scan |
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The rookie cards have a very small wording of rookie below the Heritage logo. I was surprised at the exclusion of the Rookie Card Logo as on other products this year. The back of the cards have the players' stats from their minor league experience. We pulled (14) rookies from our 24 packs of cards in this box.
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Insert Card Scans |
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The inserts are very plentiful in this box. They include;
- (2) Chrome Parallels /1957
- (1) Chrome Refractor Parallel /557
- (2) Flashback Stadium
- (2) Then and Now
- (1) New Age Performer
- (9) Team Cards
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The
Final Verdict! |
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rate this box a 4 of 5 HI Fives. A very nice set for a reasonable price. You can usually find these boxes in the $57 to $65 price range on the web sites I have checked. These cards would be superb for TTM/IP autographs. |
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