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=Description=


=Description=
1996 Summit is a 200-card, single-series, set produced by Pinnacle Brands and released in July 1996. Their slogan on the box read "Half The Battle Is Knowing What To Collect...Pinnacle."
The Big Bang Mirage insert set was touted as "the first-ever floating hologram" card. "Tilt the Mirage card into the light to witness a holographic image floating off the card. You've never sen anything like it!"


1996 Summit is a 200-card, single-series, set produced by Pinnacle Brands and released in July 1996. Their slogan on the boxes read "Half The Battle Is Knowing What To Collect...Pinnacle."
1996 Summit also held a contest for collectors: those that managed to put together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could send in to Pinnacle in exchange for one waxbox of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to put together a complete set ''with'' matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from ''every'' sport.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=


Hobby/Retail: 18 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)
Hobby: 18 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)
 
Retail: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)


=Reviews=
=Reviews=
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!Retail Odds
!Retail Odds
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==Base Set==
==Base Set==
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===Deja Vu===
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===1996 Rookie===
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SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1996') AND (setname='Summit') AND (num BETWEEN 162 AND 196)
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===Checklists===
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==Parallels==
==Parallels==
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All 200 cards are available in the following parallels.
All 200 cards are available in the following parallels.


* Above and Beyond
* Above and Beyond
* Artist's Proof


* Artist's Proof
We estimate that approximately 320 and 2880 copies of each Artist's Proof and Above and Beyond were produced, respectively.
 
===Foil board===
 
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In addition, each and every base card that came out of the seven-card retail packs was printed on foil board.
Each and every base card that came out of the five-card retail packs was printed on foil board -- making it an almost "Topps Chrome" like parallel brand.


==Inserts==
==Inserts==


===Ballparks===
===Ballparks===
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Each Ballparks insert is serial-numbered to 8000 copies.
Each Ballparks insert is serial-numbered to 8000 copies.
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===Hitters Inc.===


===Hitters Inc.===
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Each Hitters Inc. insert is serial-numbered to 4000 copies.  A Ryan Klesko promo card was also distributed to Hobby dealers.
Each Hitters Inc. insert is serial-numbered to 4000 copies.  A Sample card of Ryan Klesko was also distributed to Hobby dealers.


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===Big Bang===


===Big Bang===
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Each Big Bang insert is serial-numbered to 600 copies.  In addition, there is a "Big Bang Mirage" parallel, also serial-numbered to 600 copies.  When a Mirage card is held in direct sunlight or under a light bulb, a floating baseball that seems to levitate could be seen in the background.  
Each Big Bang insert is serial-numbered to 600 copies.  In addition, there is a "Big Bang Mirage" parallel, also serial-numbered to 600 copies.  When a Big Bang Mirage card is held in direct sunlight or under a light bulb, a floating baseball that seems to levitate could be seen in the background.  


Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could then send it in to Pinnacle in exchange for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.
Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could then send it in to Pinnacle in exchange for one waxbox of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.


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===Positions===
===Positions===


Randomly inserted exclusively in the rare seven-card retail packs at the rate of 1:50, this nine-card set features the three best players at each position.  Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.
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Exclusive to retail packs, this nine-card set features the three best players at each position.  Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies.  Due to the limited distribution of retail packs, and the long odds, Positions is one of the tougher insert sets of the era.


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  SELECT num,player,info from cards WHERE (year = '1996') AND (setname='Summit Positions');
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===Bankruptcy Issues===
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A number of cards from the Positions, Big Bang, Big Bang Mirage, and Hitters Inc. inserts have emerged in the years after Pinnacle Brands' 1998 bankruptcy.  In each case, these cards are serial-numbered with X's.
{{Summit}}
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[[Category:1996]]

Latest revision as of 20:23, 14 December 2023

Description

1996 Summit is a 200-card, single-series, set produced by Pinnacle Brands and released in July 1996. Their slogan on the box read "Half The Battle Is Knowing What To Collect...Pinnacle." The Big Bang Mirage insert set was touted as "the first-ever floating hologram" card. "Tilt the Mirage card into the light to witness a holographic image floating off the card. You've never sen anything like it!"

1996 Summit also held a contest for collectors: those that managed to put together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could send in to Pinnacle in exchange for one waxbox of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to put together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.

Distribution

Hobby: 18 packs per box, seven cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Retail: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99)

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 200 - 7:1 N/A
Foil 200 - N/A 5:1
Above and Beyond 200 - 1:4 ?
Artist's Proof 200 - 1:36 ?
Ballparks 18 8000 1:7 ?
Hitters Inc. 16 4000 1:36 ?
Big Bang 16 600 1:72 ?
Big Bang Mirage 16 600 1:72 ?
Positions 9 1500 N/A 1:50

Checklist

Base Set

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  • 1 Mike Piazza
  • 2 Matt Williams
  • 3 Tino Martinez
  • 4 Reggie Sanders
  • 5 Ray Durham
  • 6 Brad Radke
  • 7 Jeff Bagwell
  • 8 Ron Gant
  • 9 Lance Johnson
  • 10 Kevin Seitzer
  • 11 Dante Bichette
  • 12 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 13 Jim Abbott
  • 14 Greg Colbrunn
  • 15 Rondell White
  • 16 Shawn Green
  • 17 Gregg Jefferies
  • 18 Omar Vizquel
  • 19 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 20 Mark McGwire
  • 21 Wally Joyner
  • 22 Chili Davis
  • 23 Jose Canseco
  • 24 Royce Clayton
  • 25 Jay Bell
  • 26 Travis Fryman
  • 27 Jeff King
  • 28 Todd Hundley
  • 29 Joe Vitiello
  • 30 Russ Davis
  • 31 Mo Vaughn
  • 32 Raul Mondesi
  • 33 Ray Lankford
  • 34 Mike Stanley
  • 35 B.J. Surhoff
  • 36 Greg Vaughn
  • 37 Todd Stottlemyre
  • 38 Carlos Delgado
  • 39 Kenny Lofton
  • 40 Hideo Nomo
  • 41 Sterling Hitchcock
  • 42 Pete Schourek
  • 43 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 44 Ken Hill
  • 45 Ken Caminiti
  • 46 Bob Higginson
  • 47 Michael Tucker
  • 48 David Cone
  • 49 Cecil Fielder
  • 50 Brian L. Hunter
  • 51 Charles Johnson
  • 52 Bobby Bonilla
  • 53 Eddie Murray
  • 54 Kenny Rogers
  • 55 Jim Edmonds
  • 56 Trevor Hoffman
  • 57 Kevin Mitchell
  • 58 Ruben Sierra
  • 59 Benji Gil
  • 60 Juan Gonzalez
  • 61 Larry Walker
  • 62 Jack McDowell
  • 63 Shawon Dunston
  • 64 Andy Benes
  • 65 Jay Buhner
  • 66 Rickey Henderson
  • 67 Alex Gonzalez
  • 68 Mike Kelly
  • 69 Fred McGriff
  • 70 Ryne Sandberg
  • 71 Ernie Young
  • 72 Kevin Appier
  • 73 Moises Alou
  • 74 John Jaha
  • 75 J.T. Snow
  • 76 Jim Thome
  • 77 Kirby Puckett
  • 78 Hal Morris
  • 79 Robin Ventura
  • 80 Ben McDonald
  • 81 Tim Salmon
  • 82 Albert Belle
  • 83 Marquis Grissom
  • 84 Alex Rodriguez
  • 85 Manny Ramirez
  • 86 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 87 Sammy Sosa
  • 88 Frank Thomas
  • 89 Lee Smith
  • 90 Marty Cordova
  • 91 Greg Maddux
  • 92 Lenny Dykstra
  • 93 Butch Huskey
  • 94 Garret Anderson
  • 95 Mike Bordick
  • 96 Dave Justice
  • 97 Chad Curtis
  • 98 Carlos Baerga
  • 99 Jason Isringhausen
  • 100 Gary Sheffield
  • 101 Roger Clemens
  • 102 Ozzie Smith
  • 103 Ramon Martinez
  • 104 Paul O'Neill
  • 105 Will Clark
  • 106 Tom Glavine
  • 107 Barry Bonds
  • 108 Barry Larkin
  • 109 Derek Bell
  • 110 Randy Johnson
  • 111 Jeff Conine
  • 112 John Mabry
  • 113 Julian Tavarez
  • 114 Gary DiSarcina
  • 115 Andres Galarraga
  • 116 Marc Newfield
  • 117 Frank Rodriguez
  • 118 Brady Anderson
  • 119 Mike Mussina
  • 120 Orlando Merced
  • 121 Melvin Nieves
  • 122 Brian Jordan
  • 123 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 124 Johnny Damon
  • 125 Wil Cordero
  • 126 Chipper Jones
  • 127 Eric Karros
  • 128 Darren Daulton
  • 129 Vinny Castilla
  • 130 Joe Carter
  • 131 Bernie Williams
  • 132 Bernard Gilkey
  • 133 Bret Boone
  • 134 Tony Gwynn
  • 135 Dave Nilsson
  • 136 Ryan Klesko
  • 137 Paul Molitor
  • 138 John Olerud
  • 139 Craig Biggio
  • 140 John Valentin
  • 141 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 142 Edgar Martinez
  • 143 Rico Brogna
  • 144 Dean Palmer
  • 145 Mark Grace
  • 146 Roberto Alomar
  • 147 Alex Fernandez
  • 148 Andre Dawson
  • 149 Wade Boggs
  • 150 Mark Lewis
  • 151 Gary Gaetti

Deja Vu

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  • 152 Paul Wilson / Roger Clemens
  • 153 Rey Ordonez / Ozzie Smith
  • 154 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Derek Jeter
  • 155 Andy Benes / Alan Benes
  • 156 Mike Piazza / Jason Kendall
  • 157 Frank Thomas / Ryan Klesko
  • 158 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Johnny Damon
  • 159 Sammy Sosa / Karim Garcia
  • 160 Raul Mondesi / Tim Salmon
  • 161 Chipper Jones / Matt Williams

1996 Rookie

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  • 162 Rey Ordonez
  • 163 Bob Wolcott
  • 164 Brooks Kieschnick
  • 165 Steve Gibralter
  • 166 Bob Abreu
  • 167 Greg Zaun
  • 168 Tavo Alvarez
  • 169 Sal Fasano
  • 170 George Arias
  • 171 Derek Jeter
  • 172 Livan Hernandez RC
  • 173 Alan Benes
  • 174 George Williams RC
  • 175 John Wasdin
  • 176 Chan Ho Park
  • 177 Paul Wilson
  • 178 Jeff Suppan
  • 179 Quinton McCracken
  • 180 Wilton Guerrero RC
  • 181 Eric Owens
  • 182 Felipe Crespo
  • 183 LaTroy Hawkins
  • 184 Jason Schmidt
  • 185 Terrell Wade
  • 186 Mike Grace RC
  • 187 Chris Snopek
  • 188 Jason Kendall
  • 189 Todd Hollandsworth
  • 190 Jim Pittsley
  • 191 Jermaine Dye
  • 192 Mike Busby RC
  • 193 Richard Hidalgo
  • 194 Tyler Houston
  • 195 Jimmy Haynes
  • 196 Karim Garcia

Checklists

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  • 197 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 198 Frank Thomas
  • 199 Greg Maddux
  • 200 Cal Ripken, Jr.

Parallels

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All 200 cards are available in the following parallels.

  • Above and Beyond
  • Artist's Proof

We estimate that approximately 320 and 2880 copies of each Artist's Proof and Above and Beyond were produced, respectively.

Foil board

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Each and every base card that came out of the five-card retail packs was printed on foil board -- making it an almost "Topps Chrome" like parallel brand.

Inserts

Ballparks

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Each Ballparks insert is serial-numbered to 8000 copies.

  • 1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 2 Albert Belle
  • 3 Dante Bichette
  • 4 Mo Vaughn
  • 5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 6 Derek Jeter
  • 7 Juan Gonzalez
  • 8 Greg Maddux
  • 9 Frank Thomas
  • 10 Ryne Sandberg
  • 11 Mike Piazza
  • 12 Johnny Damon
  • 13 Barry Bonds
  • 14 Jeff Bagwell
  • 15 Paul Wilson
  • 16 Tim Salmon
  • 17 Kirby Puckett
  • 18 Tony Gwynn

Hitters Inc.

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Each Hitters Inc. insert is serial-numbered to 4000 copies. A Sample card of Ryan Klesko was also distributed to Hobby dealers.

  • 1 Tony Gwynn
  • 2 Mo Vaughn
  • 3 Tim Salmon
  • 4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5 Sammy Sosa
  • 6 Frank Thomas
  • 7 Wade Boggs
  • 8 Albert Belle
  • 9 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 10 Manny Ramirez
  • 11 Ryan Klesko
  • 12 Dante Bichette
  • 13 Mike Piazza
  • 14 Chipper Jones
  • 15 Ryne Sandberg
  • 16 Matt Williams
  • S11 Ryan Klesko

Big Bang

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Each Big Bang insert is serial-numbered to 600 copies. In addition, there is a "Big Bang Mirage" parallel, also serial-numbered to 600 copies. When a Big Bang Mirage card is held in direct sunlight or under a light bulb, a floating baseball that seems to levitate could be seen in the background.

Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set of Big Bang Mirage cards could then send it in to Pinnacle in exchange for one waxbox of every 1997 Pinnacle baseball product. Collectors that managed to piece together a complete set with matching serial numbers could exchange that set for one box of every 1997 Pinnacle product from every sport.

  • 1 Frank Thomas
  • 2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 3 Albert Belle
  • 4 Mo Vaughn
  • 5 Barry Bonds
  • 6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 7 Jeff Bagwell
  • 8 Mike Piazza
  • 9 Ryan Klesko
  • 10 Manny Ramirez
  • 11 Tim Salmon
  • 12 Dante Bichette
  • 13 Sammy Sosa
  • 14 Raul Mondesi
  • 15 Chipper Jones
  • 16 Garret Anderson

Positions

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Exclusive to retail packs, this nine-card set features the three best players at each position. Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies. Due to the limited distribution of retail packs, and the long odds, Positions is one of the tougher insert sets of the era.

  • 1 Frank Thomas / Jeff Bagwell / Mo Vaughn
  • 2 Craig Biggio / Roberto Alomar / Chuck Knoblauch
  • 3 Chipper Jones / Jim Thome / Matt Williams
  • 4 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Alex Rodriguez / Barry Larkin
  • 5 Mike Piazza / Ivan Rodriguez / Charles Johnson
  • 6 Greg Maddux / Hideo Nomo / Randy Johnson
  • 7 Barry Bonds / Albert Belle / Ryan Klesko
  • 8 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Jim Edmonds / Johnny Damon
  • 9 Sammy Sosa / Manny Ramirez / Chris Sheff

Bankruptcy Issues

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A number of cards from the Positions, Big Bang, Big Bang Mirage, and Hitters Inc. inserts have emerged in the years after Pinnacle Brands' 1998 bankruptcy. In each case, these cards are serial-numbered with X's.

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