Allen & Ginter - 2013
24 packs - 8 cards per pack
'Look for 3 in every box - auto'd card, relic card, printing plate, rip card, book card'
I received the following:
126 unique base cards (300 base card set) 42% of the base set - NO DUPES!!!!
In keeping with history of A&G - this set is much the same as previous year's sets. The cards are a vanilla color and are stiff being printed in the same manner as former years. The SP's seem to be more prevalent - I received 12 SP's of the set of 50 (numbered 301 to 350.)
I received several 'World Champions' that are included in the set - Bud Selig (questionable, in my mind - at least), several models -Teigen, Chanel, boxers - Jones, Jr, Heath, X-games, Bill Walton, and a good number of MLB's rich history of players - Ruth, Gehrig, Koufax....
INSERTS/Parallels
Mini
11 regular backs
5 A&G backs
3 black border
Across the Years
12 received
Peacemakers / Inquiring Minds -- Mini's
Gandhi
4 - Inquiring Minds
Palaces and Strongholds // One Little Corner
3 of each
Civilizations Ages Past // Martial Mystery
3 of each
Game Used / Relic
Bill Walton
Jose Altuve
(talk about the long and the short of things!!!)
Box Topper
Joey Votto
Rip Card
Beltran #7/50
Jackie Robinson - mini
Had to rip it - couldn't stand looking at it and not knowing what was inside.....
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Allen & Ginter is a good set for the set builder. One receives a good percentage of the set in one box and with 3 or 4 one should get the complete base set and be well on the way to completing the SP portion of the set.
The parallel chaser - player collector will have several mini's to chase with the various backs and such. I am not sure if the mini's have the same SP's as the regular sized set. As well as the SSP's received in the rip cards, - the mini set could prove to be one heck of a challenge to complete.
The Walton relic I received appears to be a piece of his Tye-died t-shirt. It looks pretty cool.
Overall grade B+ just a continuation of the previous years sets....
Go buy several boxes and send the mini Rays parallels to me!!
Duane
