1996 Finest - Revision history

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Parallels

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	Each base card is available in a Refractor parallel. The announced production figure of 150 copies of each Series One Gold Refractor has been discredited.		Each base card is available in a Refractor parallel - thus, there were Bronze, Silver, and Gold Refractors, with the Gold Refractors being the scarcest. The announced production figure of 150 copies of each Series One Gold Refractor has been discredited.

			From January through March 1997, Beckett Baseball Card Monthly noted that, "Gold Refractors were available at drastically discounted levels [in the market]," and that, "most were lowered without arrows."

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Series Two

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	* There are 110 Bronze, 36 Silver, and 22 Gold cards in Series Two.		* There are 110 Bronze, 36 Silver, and 22 Gold cards in Series Two.
	* The set is divided into four subsets, each with their own unique design: Franchises, Additions, Prodigies, and Sterling.		* The set is divided into four subsets, each with their own unique design: Franchises, Additions, Prodigies, and Sterling (which had the same design as in Series One).

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Description

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	* Common (bronze trim)		* Common (bronze trim)
	* Uncommon (silver)		* Uncommon (silver)
	* Rare (gold).		* Rare (gold)

	Each card is sequentially-numbered twice: once by theme, and twice as part of the set as a whole. In addition to the cards' borders, each card will also have either "common," "uncommon", or "rare" written within the numbering box on the card backs to let collectors know which type of card they hold.		Each card is sequentially-numbered twice: once by theme, and twice as part of the set as a whole. In addition to the cards' borders, each card will also have either "common," "uncommon", or "rare" written within the numbering box on the card backs to let collectors know which type of card they hold.

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Description

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	1996 Finest is a 359 card set issued in two series of 191 cards and 168 cards respectively. A protective film, designed to keep the card from scratching and to maintain original gloss, covers the front.		1996 Finest is a 359 card set issued in two series of 191 cards and 168 cards respectively. A protective film, designed to keep the card from scratching and to maintain original gloss, covers the front.

	~~One of~~ the ~~most bizarrely structured products ever released~~, '96 Finest provided collectors with the opportunity to complete a number of sets within the set, each with a different degree of insertion. In Series One the set was sub-divided into four distinct themes:		Featuring a novel set structure never before seen in the Hobby, '96 Finest provided collectors with the opportunity to complete a number of sets within the set, each with a different degree of insertion. In Series One the set was sub-divided into four distinct themes:
	* Phenoms		* Phenoms
	* Intimidators		* Intimidators

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Description

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 Finest is a 359 card set issued in two series of 191 cards and 168 cards respectively.  A protective film, designed to keep the card from scratching and to maintain original gloss, covers the front.
-One of the most bizarrely structured products ever released, '96 Finest provides collectors with the opportunity to complete a number of sets within the set, each with a different degree of insertion. In Series One the set is sub-divided into four distinct themes: Phenoms, Intimidators, Gamers and Sterling. Within these themes, the cards are fractured into three levels of scarcity: Common (bronze trim), Uncommon (silver) and Rare (gold).  For the first series, the breakdown for the player selection of common, uncommon and rare cards is completely random. There are 110 common, 55 uncommon (1:4 packs) and 26 rare cards (1:24 packs).  Each card is sequentially-numbered twice: once by theme, and twice as part of the set as a whole.  In addition to the cards' borders, each card will also have either "common," "uncommon", or "rare" written within the numbering box on the card backs to let collectors know which type of card they hold.
+One of the most bizarrely structured products ever released, '96 Finest provided collectors with the opportunity to complete a number of sets within the set, each with a different degree of insertion. In Series One the set was sub-divided into four distinct themes:
-Series Two has another four themes also with common, uncommon and rare cards seeded at the same ratio. The four themes are: Franchise, Additions, Prodigies, and Sterling.
+In Series Two, the set was sub-divided into four different themes as well, with some new themes:
 ==Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit==
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-As part of the sell sheet for ''1996 Finest Series One,'' Topps claimed that no more than 150 copies of each Gold Refractor would be produced -- although the cards would NOT be serial-numbered.  Dr. Joseph Sentef [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/2003/0714/1580511.html managed to collect over 220 Greg Maddux Gold Refractors] often paying as much as $900 for each card.  Sentef sued Topps and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed figure.
+As part of the sell sheet for ''1996 Finest Series One,'' Topps claimed that no more than 150 copies of each Gold Refractor would be produced -- although the cards would NOT be serial-numbered.  Dr. Joseph Sentef [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/2003/0714/1580511.html managed to collect over 220 Greg Maddux Gold Refractors] often paying as much as $900 for each card. Sentef sued Topps in 2003 and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed figure.
 =Distribution=

Stalegum: /* Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit */

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Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit

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	==Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit==		==Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit==

	As part of the sell sheet for 1996 Finest Series One, Topps claimed that no more than 150 copies of each Gold Refractor would be produced -- although the cards would NOT be serial-numbered. Dr. Joseph Sentef [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/2003/0714/1580511.html managed to collect over 220 Greg Maddux Gold Refractors] often paying as much as $900 for each card. Sentef sued Topps and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed figure.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1996/Topps-Finest---Base---Refractor/145/Greg-Maddux.jpg?id=74a00127-a41d-4cce-a700-236b664d01d9&size=original&side=front&.jpg
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			As part of the sell sheet for ''1996 Finest Series One,'' Topps claimed that no more than 150 copies of each Gold Refractor would be produced -- although the cards would NOT be serial-numbered. Dr. Joseph Sentef [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/2003/0714/1580511.html managed to collect over 220 Greg Maddux Gold Refractors] often paying as much as $900 for each card. Sentef sued Topps and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed figure.

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

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Insertion Ratios

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	=Insertion Ratios=		=Insertion Ratios=

			===Series One===

	{\| class="ratio"		{\| class="ratio"
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	!Odds		!Odds
	\|-		\|-
	\|Bronze\|\|~~220~~\|\|-\|\|6:1		\|Bronze\|\|110\|\|-\|\|6:1
	\|-		\|-
	\|Silver\|\|91\|\|-\|\|1:4		\|Silver\|\|55\|\|-\|\|1:4
	\|-		\|-
	\|Gold\|\|48\|\|-\|\|1:24		\|Gold\|\|26\|\|-\|\|1:24
	\|-		\|-
	\|Bronze Refractor\|\|~~220~~\|\|-\|\|1:12		\|Bronze Refractor\|\|110\|\|-\|\|1:12
	\|-		\|-
	\|Silver Refractor\|\|91\|\|-\|\|1:48		\|Silver Refractor\|\|55\|\|-\|\|1:48
	\|-		\|-
	\|Gold Refractor\|\|48\|\|-\|\|1:288		\|Gold Refractor\|\|26\|\|-\|\|1:288
			\|}

			===Series Two===

			{\| class="ratio"
			!Cards
			!Total Cards
			!Numbered To
			!Odds
			\|-
			\|Bronze\|\|110\|\|-\|\|6:1
			\|-
			\|Silver\|\|36\|\|-\|\|1:4
			\|-
			\|Gold\|\|22\|\|-\|\|1:24
			\|-
			\|Bronze Refractor\|\|110\|\|-\|\|1:12
			\|-
			\|Silver Refractor\|\|36\|\|-\|\|1:48
			\|-
			\|Gold Refractor\|\|22\|\|-\|\|1:288
	\|}		\|}

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Insertion Ratios

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	\|Silver Refractor\|\|91\|\|-\|\|1:48		\|Silver Refractor\|\|91\|\|-\|\|1:48
	\|-		\|-
	\|Gold Refractor\|\|48\|\|~~150~~\|\|1:288		\|Gold Refractor\|\|48\|\|-\|\|1:288
	\|}		\|}

Stalegum: /* Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit */

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Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit

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	==Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit==		==Series One Gold Refractor Lawsuit==

	As part of the sell sheet for 1996 Finest Series One, Topps claimed that no more than 150 copies of each Gold Refractor would be produced. Dr. Joseph Sentef [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/2003/0714/1580511.html managed to collect over 220 Greg Maddux Gold Refractors] often paying as much as $900 for each card. Sentef sued Topps and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed figure.		As part of the sell sheet for 1996 Finest Series One, Topps claimed that no more than 150 copies of each Gold Refractor would be produced -- although the cards would NOT be serial-numbered. Dr. Joseph Sentef [http://espn.go.com/sportsbusiness/s/2003/0714/1580511.html managed to collect over 220 Greg Maddux Gold Refractors] often paying as much as $900 for each card. Sentef sued Topps and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed figure.

	=Distribution=		=Distribution=

Stalegum: /* Parallels */

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Parallels

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	Each base card is available in a Refractor parallel. The announced production figure of 150 copies of each Series One Gold Refractor has been discredited.		Each base card is available in a Refractor parallel. The announced production figure of 150 copies of each Series One Gold Refractor has been discredited.

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	[[Category:Topps]]		[[Category:Topps]]