2006 Bowman Sterling

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Description

2006 Bowman Sterling is a 117-card set, supplemented by a 110-card Prospects insert, released by Topps in January 2nd, 2007. Each five-card Hobby-exclusive pack will contain one of the following: a Rookie base card, a Prospect insert, a Veteran Relic base card, an Autographed Rookie or Prospect card, and either a second Autographed Prospect or an Autographed Rookie Jersey card.

Each six-pack Hobby box will also come with a box loader pack containing either a low-numbered Refractor parallel, or a buyback autograph from the 2006 Bowman Originals set.

Distribution

Six packs plus one box topper pack per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Eight boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 117 - ?
Rookies 50 - one-per-pack
Veteran Relics 45 - 1:4
Autographed Rookies 9 - 1:4
Autographed Rookie Relics 11 - 1:4
Rookies Refractors 50 199 1:6
Veteran Relics Refractors 45 199 1:7
Autographed Rookies Refractors 9 199 1:5
Autographed Rookie Relics Refractors 11 199 1:20
Rookies Black Refractors 50 25 1:8/boxes*
Veteran Relics Black Refractors 45 25 1:8/boxes*
Autographed Rookies Black Refractors 9 25 ?
Autographed Rookie Relics Black Refractors 11 25 1:26/boxes*
Rookies Gold Refractors 50 10 1:18/boxes*
Rookies Red Refractors 50 one-of-one 1:182/boxes*
Veteran Relics Red Refractors 45 one-of-one 1:199/boxes*
Autographed Rookies Red Refractors 9 one-of-one ?
Autographed Rookie Relics Red Refractors 11 one-of-one 1:610/boxes*
Encased Printing Plates Rookies 49 four for each PP*
Encased Printing Plates Autographed Rookies 9 four for each PP*
Prospects 51 - one-per-pack
Autographed Prospects 59 - one-per-pack
Prospects Refractor 51 199 1:6
Autographed Prospects Refractor 59 199 1:5
Prospects Black Refractor 51 25 1:8/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Black Refractor 59 25 1:6/boxes*
Prospects Gold Refractor 51 10 1:18/boxes*
Prospects Red Refractor 51 one-of-one 1:182/boxes*
Autographed Prospects Red Refractor 59 one-of-one 1:133/boxes*
Encased Printing Plates Prospects 51 four for each PP*
Encased Printing Plates Autographed Prospects 59 four for each PP*
Original Autographs 45 varies 1:8/boxes*

* Black, Gold, Red Refractors, Encased Printing Plates, and Original Autographs are exclusive to the one-per-box Box Topper pack.
PP: The aggregate odds of finding any Encase Printing Plate: 1:23/boxes.

Checklist

Base Set

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NOTE: All redemptions expired December 31st, 2008.

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Parallels

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All 117 base cards are available as a Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 199 copies.

Encased Refractors

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Inserted into each sealed Hobby box as a box topper is one encased card. Each box topper pack will contain either a Buyback Autograph (see below) or one of the following Refractor parallels.

  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Encased Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Encased Gold Refractor

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All 50 base Rookie cards (i.e. all non-autographed, and non Relics) are available in a Hobby box topper-exclusive Encased Gold Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Inserts

Prospects

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Every pack contains one un-autographed Prospect and an Autographed Prospect. Half the packs yielded an Autographed Prospect from Group A, the other half from Group B. It is believed that the Group B Autographed Prospects were intended to have a jersey swatch, but Topps nixed that at the last minute.

NOTE: All redemptions expired December 31st, 2008.

All 110 Prospect inserts are available in a Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 199 copies.

Encased Refractors

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Inserted into each sealed Hobby box as a box topper is one encased card. Each box topper pack will contain either a Buyback Autograph (see below) or one of the following Refractor parallels.

  • Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
  • Red Refractor (one-of-one)
  • Encased Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

Encased Gold Refractor

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All 50 base Prospects (i.e. all non-autographed, and non Relics) are available in a Hobby box topper-exclusive Gold Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten copies.

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Autographs

Original Autographs

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Randomly inserted into Hobby box topper packs at the rate of one per case is a Bowman Original Autograph from one of nine selected players. Each card is an autographed buyback that is hand-numbered to the production figures listed below and encased. The odds of finding a specific Original Autograph are as follows.

  • Manny Ramirez: 1:356/boxes
  • Barry Bonds or Marcus Giles: 1:90/boxes
  • Chipper Jones or Johnny Damon: 1:45/boxes
  • Justin Morneau, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon, or Justin Verlander: 1:8/boxes

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