2014 Topps Heritage M L B
24 packs // 9 cards per pack // Box topper
One Relic or Auto in each box
I received the following:
188 unique base cards of the 425 base set - 44%
4 duplicates...
9 SP's - #'s 426-500 -- 12% of the SP portion
This year's Heritage is in the 1965 style. Cards are printed on off white stock with a matte finish. The base cards have a close up (posed shot) of the player. The SSP version of some have an action photo. There are other SSP's with different logos - for example - the Nationals and a 'W'. Another version is the black back version - I have only seen these on the 'bay.
The reverse of the card is also in the '65 style. There are complete stats of the player.
Inserts
Chrome Parallels
Tulo #ed to 999
Santana - refractor - #ed to 565
First Draft
N. Ryan
J. Bench
Then and Now
New Age Performer
3 New Age
2 Then and Now
Flashbacks
2 Baseball
2 News
Box Topper
Chico Salmon - buy back
This is just about as 'rough' of a card as I have seen....
Relic
Wade Boggs - g/u jsy
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Heritage is again a hit with many collectors - especially set builders. Chasing the various SP's and SSP's can be a major headache - but then there is Tylenol. Topps does an excellent recreation of the '65 set in this year's Heritage. Player collectors and team collectors will have a good number of cards to chase. The chrome, chrome refractors, and the black chromes (and purple chromes) to name some of the parallels to hunt for.
Also included in the boxes (although not in mine - Jeff Levitsky helped me) are mini's numbered to 100. So far, I have ripped 4 boxes and only have found one. The mini set might be one heck of a set to collate and I would lay odds that there will be fewer than 10 ever collated....
Real One autos are included as well - both blue and red versions - the autos are on card - well done!!
Overall grade A
Go buy several boxes and send the Rays parallels to me (especially Wil Myers - even though he can't write - he can still play one heck of a game!)
Duane
