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[[1999 Skybox Molten Metal]] is a 150-card set released in July 1999. The set is fractured into three subsets: Metal Smiths (cards 1-100) Heavy Metal subset (101-130, one-per-pack), and Supernatural (#131-#150, 1:2/packs). The cards are printed on 24-point foil-board cardstock.
[[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.
 
A special edition of Molten Metal, with an exclusive Atlanta Braves-centric insert, was available to dealers who set up at the 1999 National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlanta.


<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>


[[1994 Stadium Club]] - [[1983 Topps Stickers]] - [[2002 Playoff Piece of the Game]] - [[2012 Topps Update]] - [[2000 Greats of the Game]] - [[1998 Stadium Club]] - [[1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes]] - [[2004 Upper Deck Play Ball]] - [[1998 Stadium Club]] - [[2012 Topps Heritage]] - [[1983 Topps Traded]] - [[1990 K-Mart]] - [[1993 Finest]] - [[1999 SP Signature Edition]] - [[2002 Topps Archives]] - [[1987 Donruss The Rookies]] - [[2002 Topps American Pie]] - [[1994 Flair]] - [[2004 SPx]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]]</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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[[2023 Bowman]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, released April 26th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph and 18 inserts. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and 12 inserts.
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[[2022 Topps Dynasty]] was released April 12th, 2023. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.
[[2024 Panini Prizm]] is a 300-card set released December 13th. Each 12-card Hobby pack will contain an insert and two Prizm parallels.  Every fourth Hobby pack will yield an autograph.
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[[2022 Stadium Club Chrome]] was released April 5th, 2023As with the [[2021 Stadium Club Chrome|previous year's product,]] the first 300 cards are a full parallel of the [[2022 Stadium Club]] base set, with an extra 100 cards tacked-on and exclusive to the Chrome product.
[[2024 Triple Threads]] was released December 19thThis is the return of the Triple Threads brand after a one-year hiatus; however, much of the brand is structured the same.  Each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, one short-printed base card, one parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, one Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and either an autograph or autographed relic serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.


Each fourteen-pack Hobby box will yield ten inserts, four Refractor parallels, and one autograph.
The base set was doubled in size to 200 cards, however all 100 of those additional cards are short-printed with 50 rookies and 50 retired players scattered throughout the set.  Each pack will contain one SP.
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[[2023 Topps Big League]] is a 310-card set released March 31st. This is the return of the Big League brand after a one-year absence, and with it a drastic makeover.  The base set is tiered into five levels, with the scarcest ten-card Legendary tier packed out as case hits.
[[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.
 
As part of Big League's makeover, it is replacing Opening Day as Topps' sub-base brand.
 
Each eight-card pack will yield one tiered base card and an insert.
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[[2022 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card set released in March 15th, 2023 -- five months behind schedule. As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3. Unfortunately, the holo-foil plastic cardstock the brand was known for in the 90s was not used -- regular paper stock was used instead.
[[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.
 
Each box will yield one Framed Autograph.
 
After a seven-year run, this will be the final Gold Label product.
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[[2022 Bowman's Best]] was released March 8th, 2023 and consists of a 70-card base set supplemented by a 30-card Prospects set. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs, six inserts, and an Atomic Refractor.
[[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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[[2022 Bowman Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets March 3rd, 2023th. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
[[2024 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
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[[2022 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome]] is a chromium-stock partial-parallel of the first 300 cards in the 2022 Topps Allen & Ginter set, released March 1st, 2023. Just like the regular A&G product, each pack contains one mini-sized parallel.
[[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.
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[[2022 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released February 22nd, 2023. As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.
[[2024 Topps Update]] is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal.
 
Each base card is serial-numbered to 999 copies. Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards, eight autographs, and five Optic parallels.
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[[2023 Topps]] is a 660-card set released in two equal series of 330 cards. Series One was issued the week of February 15th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic, and a manufactured "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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[[2022 Panini Prizm Draft Picks]] is a 220-card set scheduled for release February 3rd, 2023.
[[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.
 
Each eight card pack will yield one Silver Prizm, one insert, one autograph, and two additional Prizms.
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[[2022 Topps Gilded Collection]] is a 160-card Chrome stock set, released February 1st, 2023. All 160 base cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies.  Each five card box will yield two autographs.
[[2024 Topps Five Star]] was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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[[2022 Finest]] is a 125-card set released by Topps on January 20th, 2023 -- six months later than its usual early Summer release date. Each box will yield two autographs.
[[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.
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For the fifth consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.
[[2022 Panini Flawless]] is an 75-card set released January 18th, 2023.  Each ten-card box will yield one jewel-encrusted base card or parallel serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two game-used cards, and seven autographs.
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[[2022 National Treasures]] was released by Panini January 11th, 2023. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
[[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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[[2022 Bowman Transcendent]] was released December 30th. Only 100 sets were produced.
[[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.
 
Each factory set contains the following:
 
* One 50-card base set or a 50-card base image variation set, serial-numbered to 50 copies.
* 30 Transcendent Autographs.
* One, one-of-one, Icons Deco Gold Autograph.
* One, one-of-one, Bobby Witt, Jr. Through the Years Autograph.
* One, one-of-one, Marcelo Mayer Through the Years Autograph.
* One, one-of-one, 1990 Bowman SuperFractor Autograph.
* One, one-of-one, 1949 Bowman Oversized Cut Signature.
* A VIP Experience Invitation.
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[[2022 Panini Capstone]] is a 200-card set released December 30th. Each eight-card pack will contain one Red parallel, nine other parallels, 12 inserts, two game-used cards, and two autographs.
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[[2022 Topps Five Star]] was released December 23rd. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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<b>May 31</b>
<b>January 2025</b>
* [[2023 Topps Heritage]]
* [[2024 Topps Definitive Collection]]
 
<b>May</b>
* [[2023 Topps Sterling]]
 
<b>June 2</b>
* [[2023 Donruss]]
 
<b>June 7</b>
* [[2023 Topps|2023 Topps Series Two]]
 
<b>June 9</b>
* [[2023 Panini Three & Two]]
 
<b>June 21</b>
* [[2023 Panini Prizm]]
 
<b>June 24</b>
* [[2023 Topps Tribute]]
 
<b>June</b>
* [[2023 Topps Inception]]


<b>July 19</b>
<b>January 3, 2025</b>
* [[2023 Select]]
* [[2024 Topps Luminaries]]


<b>July</b>
<b>January 8, 2025</b>
* [[2022 Topps Chrome Platinum]]
* [[2024 Topps Archives]]


<b>September</b>
<b>January 15, 2025</b>
* [[2023 Topps Tier One]]
* [[2024 Bowman's Best]]


<b>October</b>
<b>January 25, 2025</b>
* [[2023 Topps Definitive Collection]]
* [[2024 Topps Transcendent]]


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* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
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* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]


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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
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2024 Panini Prizm is a 300-card set released December 13th. Each 12-card Hobby pack will contain an insert and two Prizm parallels. Every fourth Hobby pack will yield an autograph.

2024 Triple Threads was released December 19th. This is the return of the Triple Threads brand after a one-year hiatus; however, much of the brand is structured the same. Each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, one short-printed base card, one parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, one Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and either an autograph or autographed relic serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.

The base set was doubled in size to 200 cards, however all 100 of those additional cards are short-printed with 50 rookies and 50 retired players scattered throughout the set. Each pack will contain one SP.

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.

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