2009 Bowman Sterling
Description
2009 Bowman Sterling is a 59-card set, supplemented by a 78-card Prospects insert, released by Topps to Hobby outlets January 12th, 2010. Each five-card pack will contain one Rookie base card, one Prospect, one 2009 World Baseball Classic Relic, and two autographs. Each Hobby box contains a special Box Topper pack yielding an exclusive WBC Relic Blue Refractor, serial-numbered to 125 copies.
The product contains an pre-rookie Autographed Prospect of Mike Trout.
Distribution
Six packs plus one WBC Classic Relic box loader pack per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rookies | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
| Autographed Rookies | 9 | - | AU |
| Rookies Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:4 |
| Autographed Rookies Refractors | 59 | 199 | 1:5 AU |
| Rookies Gold Refractors | 50 | 50 | 1:15 |
| Autographed Rookies Gold Refractors | 9 | 50 | 1:21 AU |
| Rookies Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:25 |
| Autographed Rookies Black Refractors | 9 | 25 | 1:45 AU |
| Rookies Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:724 |
| Autographed Rookies Red Refractors | 9 | one-of-one | 1:1022 AU |
| Rookies Printing Plates | 50 | four for each | 1:91 |
| Autographed Rookies Printing Plates | 9 | four for each | 1:245 AU |
| Prospects | 50 | - | one-per-pack |
| Autographed Prospects | 28 | - | AU |
| Prospects Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:4 |
| Autographed Prospects Refractors | 28 | 199 | 1:5 AU |
| Prospects Gold Refractors | 50 | 50 | 1:15 |
| Autographed Prospects Gold Refractors | 28 | 50 | 1:21 AU |
| Prospects Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:29 |
| Autographed Prospects Black Refractors | 28 | 25 | 1:45 AU |
| Prospects Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:724 |
| Autographed Prospects Red Refractors | 28 | one-of-one | 1:1022 AU |
| Prospects Printing Plates | 50 | four for each | 1:91 |
| Autographed Prospects Printing Plates | 28 | four for each | 1:245 AU |
| WBC Relics | 49 | - | one-per-pack |
| WBC Relics Refractors | 49 | 199 | 1:5 |
| WBC Relics Blue Refractors | 49 | 125 | one-per-box* |
| WBC Relics Gold Refractors | 49 | 50 | 1:21 |
| WBC Relics Black Refractors | 49 | 25 | 1:33 |
| WBC Relics Red Refractors | 49 | one-of-one | 1:724 |
| Dual Autographs | 7 | - | 1:8 AU |
| Dual Autographs Refractors | 7 | 199 | 1:27 AU |
| Dual Autographs Gold Refractors | 7 | 50 | 1:111 AU |
| Dual Autographs Black Refractors | 7 | 25 | 1:238 AU |
| Dual Autographs Red Refractors | 7 | one-of-one | 1:4968 AU |
AU: Each pack will contain two autographs.
* WBC Relics Blue Refractors are exclusive to the one-per Hobby box Box topper pack.
Checklist
Base Set
Rookies
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Autographed Rookies
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Parallels
All base cards (including the Autographs) are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
Inserts
All Prospects (including the Autographs) are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
Prospects
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Autographed Prospects
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Autographs & Game-Used
WBC Relics
All WBC Relics are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 125 copies; exclusive to the Box Topper pack)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2009) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling WBC Relics'); </sql2wiki>
Dual Autographs
All Dual Autographs are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2009) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Dual Autographs'); </sql2wiki>
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