2012 Bowman Sterling
Description
2012 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set, supplemented by a 50-card Prospects "insert," released the week of December 12, 2012. Each four-card pack will contain a minimum of three autographs - an increase from two in the previous year's product.
Japan Edition
For the first time since 1994 Upper Deck, a baseball card set was released for a specific geographic region. The 2012 Bowman Sterling Japan Edition was distributed exclusively to the Asian market and contains special "Japan-Fractors." Every six-pack Japan Edition box will contain two Japan-Fractors, each serial-numbered to 25 copies. The design of the Japan-Fractors is similar to the Row 0 cards in 1998 Flair Showcase. Approximately ten percent of the overall 2012 Bowman Sterling production run was shipped to Japan.
Each Japan-Fractor base card and Prospect insert was serial-numbered to 25 copies with a one-of-one Japan SuperFractor also available. Japan-Fractor Autographs were numbered to only five.
In addition, every other Japan Edition case (1:16 boxes or 1:96 packs) will yield an autograph of one of three Japanese players - each serial-numbered to 75 copies, and an Ichiro Die-Cut Manufactured Relic serial-numbered to 100.
In an effort to satisfy American collectors, one-of-one SuperFractor parallels were inserted at the last minute, exclusive to the non-Japan boxes.
Distribution
Six packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $50). 12 boxes per case. Hobby only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 50 | - | 1:2 |
| Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:6 |
| Gold Refractors | 50 | 50 | 1:24 |
| Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:48 |
| Purple Refractors | 50 | 10 | 1:120 |
| SuperFractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:1160 |
| Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:1200 |
| Canary Diamond Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:1200 |
| Prospects | 50 | - | 1:2 |
| Prospects Refractors | 50 | 199 | 1:6 |
| Prospects Gold Refractors | 50 | 50 | 1:24 |
| Prospects Black Refractors | 50 | 25 | 1:48 |
| Prospects Japan-Fractors | 50 | 25 | 1:3 J |
| Prospects Purple Refractors | 50 | 10 | 1:120 |
| Prospects SuperFractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:1160 |
| Prospects Japan SuperFractors | 50 | one-of-one | J |
| Prospects Red Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:1200 |
| Prospects Canary Diamond Refractors | 50 | one-of-one | 1:1200 |
| Printing Plates | 100 | four for each | 1:150 |
| Next in Line | 10 | - | 1:6 |
| Ichiro Die-Cut Refractor | ? | 25 | J |
| Ichiro Yankees Commemorative Logo Patch | 1 | 100 | J |
| Rookie Autographs | 20 | - | one-per-pack |
| Rookie Autographs Refractors | 18 | 199 | 1:18 |
| Rookie Autographs Gold Refractors | 20 | 50 | 1:63 |
| Rookie Autographs Black Refractors | 20 | 25 | 1:125 |
| Rookie Autographs Purple Refractors | 20 | 10 | 1:313 |
| Rookie Autographs SuperFractors | 20 | 10 | 1:2750 |
| Rookie Autographs Red Refractors | 20 | one-of-one | 1:3147 |
| Rookie Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors | 20 | one-of-one | 1:3147 |
| Rookie Autographs Printing Plates | 20 | four for each | 1:777 |
| Prospect Autographs | 68 | - | one-per-pack |
| Prospect Autographs Refractors | 68 | 199 | 1:5 |
| Prospect Autographs Gold Refractors | 68 | 50 | 1:20 |
| Prospect Autographs Black Refractors | 68 | 25 | 1:40 |
| Prospect Autographs Purple Refractors | 68 | 10 | 1:99 |
| Prospect Autographs Japan-Fractors | 68 | 5 | J |
| Prospect Autographs Red Refractors | 68 | one-of-one | 1:984 |
| Prospect Autographs Canary Diamond Refractors | 68 | one-of-one | 1:984 |
| Prospect Autographs Printing Plates | 68 | four for each | 1:246 |
| Dual Autographs Refractors | 11 | 99 | 1:69 |
| Dual Autographs Gold Refractors | 9 | 50 | 1:146 |
| Dual Autographs Black Refractors | 13 | 25 | 1:239 |
| Dual Autographs Purple Refractors | 13 | 10 | 1:508 |
| Dual Autographs SuperFractors | 13 | one-of-one | 1:4400 |
| Dual Autographs Red Refractor | 13 | one-of-one | 1:4842 |
| Dual Autographs Canary Diamond Refractor | 13 | one-of-one | 1:4842 |
| Dual Autographs Printing Plates | 13 | four for each | 1:1284 |
| Yu Darvish Autographed Baseball Redemption | 1 | 25 | ? |
| Bowman Black | 25 | 25 | 1:105 |
| Sterling Showcase Autographs | 10 | 25 | 1:263 |
| Sterling Silver | 10 | one-of-one | 1:6300 |
| Nickname Autographs | 10 | 15 | 1:440 |
| Next in Line Autographs | 5 | 5 | 1:2623 |
| Box Topper Triple Autographs | 5 | - | * |
| Japanese Player Autographs | 3 | 75 | J |
J: Exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market.
* Exclusive to Box Topper packs.
Checklist
Base Set
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Parallels
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one; exclusive to non-Asian boxes)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
Inserts
Prospects
All 50 Prospects 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)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies; exclusive to Asian boxes)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one; exclusive to non-Asian boxes)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
- Japan SuperFractor (one-of-one; exclusive to Asian boxes)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
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Next in Line
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Ichiro Die-Cut Refractors
Each card is serial-numbered to 25 copies and exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market.
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Manufactured Relics
Ichiro Yankees Commemorative Logo Patch
This special manufactured patch "Relic" was serial-numbered to 100 and exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market.
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Autographs
Rookie Autographs
Each Rookie Autograph is available in the following parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
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Prospect Autographs
Each Prospect Autograph is available in the following parallels.
- Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- Japan-Fractor (serial-numbered to five copies; exclusive to Japan Edition packs)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
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Japanese Player Autographs
These three autographs were exclusive to packs distributed to the Asian market. Each is serial-numbered to 75 copies. Two cards packed out as redemptions that expired December 31st, 2014.
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Autograph Showcase
Each Autograph Showcase is serial-numbered to 25 copies, with a Sterling Silver (unautographed and made of solid silver) one-of-one parallel also available.
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Nickname Autographs
Each Nickname Autograph is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
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Dual Autograph Refractors
Each Dual Autograph Refractor is serial-numbered to 99 copies and available in the following parallels.
Each Autograph is available in the follow parallels.
- Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- Red Refractor (one-of-one)
- Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (set of four for each card)
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Next in Line Autographs
Each Next in Line Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Bowman Sterling Next in Line Autographs'); </sql2wiki>
Yu Darvish Autographed Baseball Redemption
25 redemption cards good for an autographed Yu Darvish baseball were randomly inserted into packs. Each card expired December 31st, 2014.
perfectgame.com/Under Armour Autographs
See Bowman AFLAC and Bowman Under Armour.
Bowman Black
See 2012 Bowman Black.
Box Topper Triple Autographs
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