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2022-04-18T14:37:11Z

4-Star Jersey Number

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	===4-Star Jersey Number===		===4-Star Jersey Number===
	~~[[File:4S-JNfront.jpg]][[File:4S-JNback.jpg]]~~

	The following 4-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least two copies have surfaced on the secondary market from the 2017 PBF and 2 uncut sheets that sold on eBay on 4/15/22.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/247/Ben-Grieve.jpg?id=baadd59c-6003-4603-8dd5-775d0e136d88&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/247/Ben-Grieve.jpg?id=baadd59c-6003-4603-8dd5-775d0e136d88&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			The following 4-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least two copies have surfaced on the secondary market from the 2017 PBF and two uncut sheets that sold on eBay on 4/15/22.

	226 Jose Cruz, Jr.		226 Jose Cruz, Jr.

Stalegum: /* Select Numbers */

2022-04-18T14:35:43Z

Select Numbers

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	===Select Numbers===		===Select Numbers===
	~~[[File:SNfront.jpg]][[File:SNback.jpg]]~~

	Select Numbers was a 20-card insert set, serial numbered to a player's statistic across one of 4 categories:		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Numbers/10/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=725522c8-9a36-4e4a-914b-e989d9b6bd61&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Numbers/10/Kenny-Lofton.jpg?id=725522c8-9a36-4e4a-914b-e989d9b6bd61&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			Select Numbers was a 20-card insert set, serial numbered to a player's statistic across one of four categories:

	* Batting Average		* Batting Average
	* On Base Percentage		* On Base Percentage

Stalegum: /* 2-Star Jersey Number */

2022-04-18T14:34:05Z

2-Star Jersey Number

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	===2-Star Jersey Number===		===2-Star Jersey Number===
	~~[[File~~:2S-~~JNfront~~.jpg~~]][[File~~:2S-~~JNback~~.jpg]]
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/174/Bobby-Bonilla.jpg?id=15265cf1-6ac6-49ad-942d-02549edece1d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/174/Bobby-Bonilla.jpg?id=15265cf1-6ac6-49ad-942d-02549edece1d&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	The following 2-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market:		The following 2-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market:
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	173 Magglio Ordonez		173 Magglio Ordonez

			174 Bobby Bonilla

	175 Todd Hundley		175 Todd Hundley

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Rare Form

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	===Rare Form===		===Rare Form===
	~~[[File:RFfront.jpg]][[File:RFback.jpg]]~~

	Rare Form ~~was a 10~~-~~card insert set featuring those who "played the game with unequaled style" and had a unique dot matrix holographic finish~~. ~~Prior to 2017, no cards from this insert set had ever been seen before and many believed that this set was never produced~~. ~~However, the PBF of 2017 included at least two copies (some players had three copies) of every player, confirming the existence of all cards in the set~~.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select-Rare-Form---Base/2/Roger-Clemens.jpg?id=bba4b5ab-3d04-41d1-8484-5f5943518304&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select-Rare-Form---Base/2/Roger-Clemens.jpg?id=bba4b5ab-3d04-41d1-8484-5f5943518304&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	On 4/15/22, two uncut sheets featuring a single copy of every player from the 4-Star, Five-Star Bonus, Numbers, and Rare Form sets sold on eBay, upping the publicly confirmed count of these Rare Forms to at least 3 copies per player.		Rare Form was a ten-card insert set featuring those who "played the game with unequaled style" and had a unique dot matrix holographic finish. Prior to 2017, no cards from this insert set had ever been seen before and many believed that this set was never produced. However, the PBF of 2017 included at least two copies (some players had three copies) of every player, confirming the existence of all cards in the set.

			On 4/15/22, two uncut sheets featuring a single copy of every player from the 4-Star, Five-Star Bonus, Numbers, and Rare Form sets sold on eBay, upping the publicly confirmed count of these Rare Forms to at least three copies per player.

	1 Ken Griffey, Jr.		1 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Stalegum: /* 1-Star Jersey Number */

2022-04-18T14:31:33Z

1-Star Jersey Number

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	===1-Star Jersey Number===		===1-Star Jersey Number===
	~~[[File~~:1S-~~JNfront~~.jpg~~]][[File~~:1S-~~JNback~~.jpg]]
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/1/Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=616e213d-8880-4558-bf35-bcf4c82b21ef&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/1/Jose-Cruz-Jr.jpg?id=616e213d-8880-4558-bf35-bcf4c82b21ef&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	The following 1-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market:		The following 1-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market:

	1 Jose Cruz, Jr.		1 Jose Cruz, Jr.

Stalegum: /* 3-Star Jersey Number */

2022-04-18T14:31:00Z

3-Star Jersey Number

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	===3-Star Jersey Number===		===3-Star Jersey Number===
	~~[[File~~:3S-~~JNfront~~.jpg~~]][[File~~:3S-~~JNback~~.jpg]]

			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/208/Brad-Fullmer.jpg?id=27a12f39-00c2-4b63-bbaa-6ce4bfa7eef7&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base---Gold/208/Brad-Fullmer.jpg?id=27a12f39-00c2-4b63-bbaa-6ce4bfa7eef7&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	The following 3-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market:		The following 3-Star Jersey Number parallels below have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market:
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	206 Albert Belle		206 Albert Belle

			208 Brad Fullmer

	209 Manny Ramirez		209 Manny Ramirez

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Diamond Dominance

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	===Diamond Dominance===		===Diamond Dominance===
	~~[[File:DD.jpg]]~~

	Diamond Dominance was a 10-card insert set featuring players that "dominated" on the field. They had a purple design with a holographic silver finish on triangular sections of the cardfront. Before the PBF of October 2017, the only cards from the set confirmed to exist were of Andruw Jones, Tony Clark, and Darin Erstad. However, all cards from this set have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Diamond-Dominance/1/Darin-Erstad.jpg?id=de2509af-e0af-464b-8223-7000b63cb04d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Diamond-Dominance/1/Darin-Erstad.jpg?id=de2509af-e0af-464b-8223-7000b63cb04d&size=original&side=back&.jpg

			Diamond Dominance was a ten-card insert set featuring players that "dominated" on the field. They had a purple design with a holographic silver finish on triangular sections of the cardfront. Before the PBF of October 2017, the only cards from the set confirmed to exist were of Andruw Jones, Tony Clark, and Darin Erstad. However, all cards from this set have been confirmed to exist as at least one copy has surfaced on the secondary market.

	1 Darin Erstad		1 Darin Erstad
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	10 Tony Clark		10 Tony Clark


	===Selected===		===Selected===

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Five-Star Bonus

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	=Inserts=		=Inserts=
	===Five-Star Bonus===		===Five-Star Bonus===
	~~[[File:5SBfront.jpg]][[File:5SBback.jpg]]~~

	~~Five~~-~~Star~~ Bonus ~~was a 5~~-~~card insert that was a quasi~~-~~extension of the base set~~. ~~The look is similar to the base set as each card is printed on silver, dot matrix hologram stock but with a star~~-~~design background~~. ~~There is no Jersey Number parallel of these inserts~~.		https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Bonus/3/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=54428de1-d3f6-4da2-8f12-77e900e67dcb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Bonus/3/Cal-Ripken-Jr.jpg?id=54428de1-d3f6-4da2-8f12-77e900e67dcb&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	~~Each~~ card ~~is serially numbered to 50. Given~~ that ~~cards~~ of ~~different players with low, medium, and high serial numbers (e~~.~~g., 4/50, 24/50, 47/50) have all surfaced, many believe that all 50 sets of all 5 players in~~ the set ~~were produced and serially numbered~~.		Five-Star Bonus was a five-card insert that was a quasi-extension of the base set. The look is similar to the base set as each card is printed on silver, dot matrix hologram stock but with a star-design background. There is no Jersey Number parallel of these inserts.

	Further, each of the five players in the set have multiple copies that have emerged on the secondary market since the bankruptcy in 1998 and in early 2007, a number of these cards were sold (as complete 5-card sets with matching serial-numbers) on eBay. Before then, singles from this insert set were incredibly rare.		Each card is serially-numbered to 50. Given that cards of different players with low, medium, and high serial numbers (e.g., 4/50, 24/50, 47/50) have all surfaced, many believe that all 50 sets of all 5 players in the set were produced and serially-numbered.

			Further, each of the five players in the set have multiple copies that have emerged on the secondary market since the bankruptcy in 1998 and in early 2007, a number of these cards were sold (as complete five-card sets with matching serial-numbers) on eBay. Before then, singles from this insert set were incredibly rare.

	Originally, Mike Piazza was slated to be card #5 in this set, but was replaced by Derek Jeter. The players in the set are:		Originally, Mike Piazza was slated to be card #5 in this set, but was replaced by Derek Jeter. The players in the set are:
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	5 Derek Jeter		5 Derek Jeter


	===Diamond Dominance===		===Diamond Dominance===

Stalegum: /* 4-Star */

2022-04-18T14:27:42Z

4-Star

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	===4-Star===		===4-Star===
	~~[[File~~:~~4Sfront~~.jpg~~]][[File~~:~~4Sback~~.jpg]]
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base/250/Mike-Piazza.jpg?id=05782a54-ad85-49da-b2cc-09533f0cc9cf&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base/250/Mike-Piazza.jpg?id=05782a54-ad85-49da-b2cc-09533f0cc9cf&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	Cards 226-250 in the base set were printed on silver dot matrix hologram stock with a diamond background design. These were the hardest cards in the base set to obtain. All 4-Star base cards are confirmed to exist and at least one copy of each player from this level has surfaced on the secondary market.		Cards 226-250 in the base set were printed on silver dot matrix hologram stock with a diamond background design. These were the hardest cards in the base set to obtain. All 4-Star base cards are confirmed to exist and at least one copy of each player from this level has surfaced on the secondary market.

Stalegum: /* 1-Star */

2022-04-18T14:26:55Z

1-Star

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	===1-Star===		===1-Star===
	~~[[File~~:~~1Sfront~~.jpg~~]] [[File~~:~~1Sback~~.jpg]]
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base/13/Hideo-Nomo.jpg?id=7d17e294-798a-4451-86e6-dc92966bdc55&size=original&side=front&.jpg
			https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/1998/Select---Base/13/Hideo-Nomo.jpg?id=7d17e294-798a-4451-86e6-dc92966bdc55&size=original&side=back&.jpg

	Cards 1-100 in the base set were printed on silver foil stock with a rectangular background design. These were the most commonly available cards in the base set. All 1-Star base cards are confirmed to exist and at least one copy of each player from this level has surfaced on the secondary market.		Cards 1-100 in the base set were printed on silver foil stock with a rectangular background design. These were the most commonly available cards in the base set. All 1-Star base cards are confirmed to exist and at least one copy of each player from this level has surfaced on the secondary market.