2006 Bowman Sterling
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 |
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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
NOTE: All redemptions expired December 31st, 2008.
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Parallels
All 117 base cards are available as a Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 199 copies.
Encased Refractors
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
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
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
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
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
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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