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Set of the Month 1977 Hostess is a 150-card set printed on the sides of boxes of various brands of Hostess snack cakes. The three-card panels (which 7 3/4" X 3 1/4") were designed to be cut-up into individual 2 1/4" X 3 1/4" cards. A custom album was available via mail order. Previous Sets of the Month 2009 Kellogg's Japan - 2002 Donruss Originals - 1999 Topps Opening Day - 2006 Upper Deck - 2004 Upper Deck Vintage - 1997 Bowman's Best - 1999 Fleer Brilliants - 1997 New Pinnacle - 2004 Dodgers Fleer - 1995 Topps Embossed - 2005 Topps Total - 2001 Sweet Spot - 1993 Donruss McDonald's Blue Jays - 1990 Bazooka - 1999 Skybox Molten Metal - 1994 Stadium Club - 1983 Topps Stickers - 2002 Playoff Piece of the Game - 2012 Topps Update - 2000 Greats of the Game
Just Released 2024 Bowman Draft is a 200-card set released December 4th. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures, 40 Refractors, and ten inserts. 2024 Topps Gilded Collection is a 150-card Chrome stock set, released November 22nd. All base cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies Each five card box will yield two autographs. 2024 Topps Chrome Update is a 200-card set released in November 13th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set. 2024 Stadium Club is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs. 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set, released the week of October 30th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals. 2024 Topps Update is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal. 2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome is a 200-card set released October 11th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain three Refractors and eleven inserts. Every third box will yield an autograph. 2024 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released October 9th. As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph. 2024 Topps Five Star was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two. 2024 Bowman Chrome was released September 11th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs. For the fifth consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else. 2024 Topps Pro Debut is a 200-card Minor League set released September 6th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs. 2024 Panini Boys of Summer is a 100-card set released August 28th. Each eight-card box will yield one game-used card and three autographs. 2024 Topps Pristine is a 300-card set to be released August 23th. Each ten-card pack has three mini packs. One mini pack will contain seven base cards/Refractors, the second will have either two inserts or an Autographed Relic, while the third will yield an encased card. 2024 Finest is a 300-card set released August 7th. For the first time since 1997, Finest will have a tiered base set. The first 100 cards are "Commons". Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack. The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack. A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield: Six Uncommon base cards Two Rare base cards Six Refractor parallels. Eight inserts Two Autographs.	Newest Pages 1998 Upper Deck Authenticated Home Run Record 2024 Triple Threads 2024 Bowman Draft Sapphire Chrome 2024 Topps x Chris Berman Boomer's Baseball 2002 Indians Donruss 2004 Marlins Opening Day Base Fleer 2002 Upper Deck USA Baseball 2024 Topps Brooklyn Collection 2024 Topps Sapphire Chrome Update 1990 Giant Eagle Roberto Clemente Stickers	Collector Guides Buying Wax Collecting Cards Card condition Professional Grading Rookie Cards Card storage Trading Shipping
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-[[2002 Donruss Originals]] is a 425-card set that paid tribute to Donruss sets of the 80s. The base set featured cards done in the styles of the 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988 Donruss sets but featured active 2002 players. In addition, puzzle pieces featuring the late Ted Williams were randomly inserted into packs.
-The Donruss Originals product, containing the first 400 cards, was released in September, 2002. All 50 Rated Rookies and another 50 star player cards were short-printed with the 50 superstar SPs scattered throughout the set.
+[[1977 Hostess]] is a 150-card set printed on the sides of boxes of various brands of Hostess snack cakes. The three-card panels (which 7 3/4" X 3 1/4") were designed to be cut-up into individual 2 1/4" X 3 1/4" cards. A custom album was available via mail order.
-The final 25 cards were randomly seeded into hobby and retail packs of 2002 Donruss The Rookies (of which was released in mid-December 2002) featuring a selection of prospects.
-Donruss had plans to release a second series of Originals in 2003 featuring all the odd years, but was cancelled.
 <h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
-[[1999 Topps Opening Day]] - [[2006 Upper Deck]] - [[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] - [[1997 Bowman's Best]] - [[1999 Fleer Brilliants]] - [[1997 New Pinnacle]] - [[2004 Dodgers Fleer]] - [[1995 Topps Embossed]]  - [[2005 Topps Total]] - [[2001 Sweet Spot]] - [[1993 Donruss McDonald's Blue Jays]] - [[1990 Bazooka]] - [[1999 Skybox Molten Metal]] - [[1994 Stadium Club]] - [[1983 Topps Stickers]] - [[2002 Playoff Piece of the Game]] - [[2012 Topps Update]] - [[2000 Greats of the Game]] - [[1998 Stadium Club]]</td>
+[[2009 Kellogg's Japan]] - [[2002 Donruss Originals]] - [[1999 Topps Opening Day]] - [[2006 Upper Deck]] - [[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] - [[1997 Bowman's Best]] - [[1999 Fleer Brilliants]] - [[1997 New Pinnacle]] - [[2004 Dodgers Fleer]] - [[1995 Topps Embossed]]  - [[2005 Topps Total]] - [[2001 Sweet Spot]] - [[1993 Donruss McDonald's Blue Jays]] - [[1990 Bazooka]] - [[1999 Skybox Molten Metal]] - [[1994 Stadium Club]] - [[1983 Topps Stickers]] - [[2002 Playoff Piece of the Game]] - [[2012 Topps Update]] - [[2000 Greats of the Game]]</td>
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-[[2024 Finest]] is a 300-card set released August 7th.
+[[2024 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released December 4th. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures, 40 Refractors, and ten inserts.
+</div>
-For the first time since 1997, Finest will have a tiered base set. The first 100 cards are "Commons". Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack. The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack.
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+[[2024 Topps Gilded Collection]] is a 150-card Chrome stock set, released November 22nd. All base cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies Each five card box will yield two autographs.
-A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:
-* Six Uncommon base cards
-* Two Rare base cards
-* Six Refractor parallels.
-* Eight inserts
-* Two Autographs.
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-[[2024 Donruss]] is a 200 card set released August 5th.
+[[2024 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 200-card set released in November 13th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set.
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-[[2024 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set to be released July 31st.  As usual each five-card pack will contain one autograph or game-used Relic.  Each four pack Hobby box will yield the following:
+[[2024 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
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-* Four parallels
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-* One insert
+[[2024 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of October 30th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.
-* Two Relics (one of which is a Quad Relic)
-* One Autograph
-* One Autographed Relic
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-[[2024 Topps Chrome]] was released July 17th. The base set has been expanded to 300 cards. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph eight inserts and 12 Refractors while each Jumbo box will have three autos and twelve Refractors.
+[[2024 Topps Update]] is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal.
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-[[2024 Topps Tier One]] was released July 3rd. As usual, box will contain two autographs and a relic.
+[[2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome]] is a 200-card set released October 11th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain three Refractors and eleven inserts. Every third box will yield an autograph.
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-For the first time since the product's 2011 introduction, there will be a base set. The 100 cards will be fractured into three Tiers. Each box will contain one base card or base parallel.
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+[[2024 Bowman Sterling]] is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released October 9th. As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.
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-[[2023-24 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary]] is a 500-card set, released May 22nd, 2024.  All cards are on chrome stock and are done in the style of the [[1954 Topps]] set.
+[[2024 Topps Five Star]] was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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-Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield six Refractors, an X-Fractor, and an autograph.
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+[[2024 Bowman Chrome]] was released September 11th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
-Although marketed as a "2023" product, for rookie card purposes, BCP considers this to be a 2024 set.
+For the fifth consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.
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-[[2024 Bowman]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, released May 8th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph and 18 inserts. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and 12 inserts.
+[[2024 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released September 6th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs.
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-[[2024 Topps Chrome Black]] is a 100-card set released April 17th. Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.
+[[2024 Panini Boys of Summer]] is a 100-card set released August 28th. Each eight-card box will yield one game-used card and three autographs.
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-[[2024 Topps Heritage]] is a 500 card set.  In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the [[1975 Topps]] set.
+[[2024 Topps Pristine]] is a 300-card set to be released August 23th.  Each ten-card pack has three mini packs.  One mini pack will contain seven base cards/Refractors, the second will have either two inserts or an Autographed Relic, while the third will yield an encased card.
-The first 500 cards were issued as part of the Heritage Series and was released April 10th.  Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.
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-[[2024 Topps Sterling]] was released April 3rd. Each two-card box contains two autographed game-used cards serial-numbered to 25 copies or less with every fourth box yielding a one-of-one.
+[[2024 Finest]] is a 300-card set released August 7th.
-We estimate that 1000 cases were produced. While this is more than double the previous year's product, the number of boxes in a case was cut in half from eight to four, leading to an overall slight production increase.
+For the first time since 1997, Finest will have a tiered base set. The first 100 cards are "Commons". Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack. The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack.
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+A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:
-[[2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released March 27th, 2024.  As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.
-Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards and eight autographs.
+* Six Uncommon base cards
+* Two Rare base cards
+* Six Refractor parallels.
+* Eight inserts
+* Two Autographs.
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-[[2023-24 Topps Transcendent]] was released March 27th, 2024.  Each box contains ten packs of four cards.  Each box will also contain the following:
-* 20 Gold Framed Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
-* Ten Autographed Patch cards.
-* Ten Rookie Showcase Autographs or Rookie Showcase Autographed Patch cards.
-* One, one-of-one Through the Years Autograph.
-* One, one-of-one 1959 Autographed SuperFractor.
-* One, one-of-one Jumbo Autographed Patch Book card.
-* One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature.
-* One invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet.
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-<b>August 23</b>
+<b>December 11</b>
-* [[2024 Panini Boys of Summer]]
+* [[2024 Topps Definitive Collection]]
-* [[2024 Topps Pristine]]
+<b>December 19</b>
+* [[2024 Triple Threads]]
-<b>September 6</b>
+<b>December 20</b>
-* [[2024 Topps Pro Debut]]
+* [[2024 Panini Prizm]]
-<b>September 11</b>
+<b>December 27</b>
-* [[2024 Bowman Chrome]]
+* [[2024 Bowman's Best]]
-<b>October 2</b>
+<b>January 3, 2025</b>
-* [[2024 Panini Prizm]]
+* [[2024 Topps Luminaries]]
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