Revision as of 20:32, 14 January 2012

Description

1996 Select Certified is a 144-card, hobby only, set released by Pinnacle Brands in the summer of 1996.

'96 Select Certified contained a staggering (for the time) six levels of parallels, and was one of the first sets that allowed individual player collectors to "chase the rainbow."

Distribution

20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	144	-	?
Certified Red	144	-	1:5
Certified Blue	144	-	1:50
Artist's Proof	144	500	1:18
Mirror Red	144	90	1:100
Mirror Blue	144	45	1:200
Mirror Gold	144	30	1:300
Select Few	18	-	1:60
Inter-League Preview	25	-	1:42

Checklist

Base Set

1 Frank Thomas
2 Tino Martinez
3 Gary Sheffield
4 Kenny Lofton
5 Joe Carter
6 Alex Rodriguez
7 Chipper Jones
8 Roger Clemens
9 Jay Bell
10 Eddie Murray
11 Will Clark
12 Mike Mussina
13 Hideo Nomo
14 Andres Galarraga
15 Marc Newfield
16 Jason Isringhausen
17 Randy Johnson
18 Chuck Knoblauch
19 J.T. Snow
20 Mark McGwire
21 Tony Gwynn
22 Albert Belle
23 Gregg Jefferies
24 Reggie Sanders
25 Bernie Williams
26 Ray Lankford
27 Johnny Damon
28 Ryne Sandberg
29 Rondell White
30 Mike Piazza
31 Barry Bonds
32 Greg Maddux
33 Craig Biggio
34 John Valentin
35 Ivan Rodriguez
36 Rico Brogna
37 Tim Salmon
38 Sterling Hitchcock
39 Charles Johnson
40 Travis Fryman
41 Barry Larkin
42 Tom Glavine
43 Marty Cordova
44 Shawn Green
45 Ben McDonald
46 Robin Ventura
47 Ken Griffey, Jr.
48 Orlando Merced
49 Paul O'Neill
50 Ozzie Smith
51 Manny Ramirez
52 Ismael Valdes
53 Cal Ripken, Jr.
54 Jeff Bagwell
55 Greg Vaughn
56 Juan Gonzalez
57 Raul Mondesi
58 Carlos Baerga
59 Sammy Sosa
60 Mike Kelly
61 Edgar Martinez
62 Kirby Puckett
63 Cecil Fielder
64 David Cone
65 Moises Alou
66 Fred McGriff
67 Mo Vaughn
68 Edgardo Alfonzo
69 Jim Thome
70 Rickey Henderson
71 Dante Bichette
72 Lenny Dykstra
73 Benji Gil
74 Wade Boggs
75 Jim Edmonds
76 Michael Tucker
77 Carlos Delgado
78 Butch Huskey
79 Billy Ashley
80 Dean Palmer
81 Paul Molitor
82 Ryan Klesko
83 Brian L. Hunter
84 Jay Buhner
85 Larry Walker
86 Mike Bordick
87 Matt Williams
88 Jack McDowell
89 Hal Morris
90 Brian Jordan
91 Andy Pettitte
92 Melvin Nieves
93 Pedro Martinez
94 Mark Grace
95 Garret Anderson
96 Andre Dawson
97 Ray Durham
98 Jose Canseco
99 Roberto Alomar
100 Derek Jeter
101 Alan Benes
102 Karim Garcia
103 Robin Jennings
104 Bob Abreu
105 Sal Fasano ERR (Livan Hernandez' Name on Front)
105 Sal Fasano COR
106 Steve Gibralter
107 Jermaine Dye
108 Jason Kendall
109 Mike Grace RC
110 Jason Schmidt
111 Paul Wilson
112 Rey Ordonez
113 Wilton Guerrero RC
114 Brooks Kieschnick
115 George Arias
116 Osvaldo Fernandez RC
117 Todd Hollandsworth
118 John Wasdin
119 Eric Owens
120 Chan Ho Park
121 Mark Loretta
122 Richard Hidalgo
123 Jeff Suppan
124 Jim Pittsley
125 LaTroy Hawkins
126 Chris Snopek
127 Justin Thompson
128 Jay Powell
129 Alex Ochoa
130 Felipe Crespo
131 Matt Lawton RC
132 Jimmy Haynes
133 Terrell Wade
134 Ruben Rivera
135 Frank Thomas PP
136 Ken Griffey, Jr. PP
137 Greg Maddux PP
138 Mike Piazza PP
139 Cal Ripken, Jr. PP
140 Albert Belle PP
141 Mo Vaughn PP
142 Chipper Jones PP
143 Hideo Nomo PP
144 Ryan Klesko PP

Parallels

All 144 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Certified Red

Certified Blue

Artist's Proof (limited to 500 copies)

Mirror Red (limited to 90 copies)

Mirror Blue (limited to 45 copies)

Mirror Gold (limited to 30 copies)

Although the cards are not serial-numbered, many collector's believe that the announced production figures are accurate.

Inserts

Select Few

This 18-card set honors superstar athletes with unmatched playing field talents. Utilizing Dot Matrix hologram technology, the fronts feature color action player cutouts. Several of the cards were erroneously printed without player's name on the front.

1 Sammy Sosa
2 Derek Jeter
3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
4 Albert Belle
5 Cal Ripken, Jr.
6 Greg Maddux
7 Frank Thomas
8 Mo Vaughn
9 Chipper Jones
10 Mike Piazza
11 Ryan Klesko
12 Hideo Nomo
13 Alan Benes
14 Manny Ramirez
15 Gary Sheffield
16 Barry Bonds
17 Matt Williams
18 Johnny Damon

Inter-League Preview

This 25-card set featured hypothetical match-ups fans could look forward to when Inter-League Play begins in 1997. Additional copies of cards #7 and #8 were distributed as promos with the word "SAMPLE" printed on them.

25 Brian Anderson / Marquis Grissom
16 Gary Sheffield / Mike Mussina
22 Ismael Valdes / Edgar Martinez
21 Preston Wilson / Paul O'Neill
20 Kenny Lofton / Brian Hunter
18 Rondell White / Carlos Delgado
14 Cal Ripken, Jr. / Tom Glavine
13 Tony Gwynn / Randy Johnson
10 Jason Isringhausen / Wade Boggs
9 Barry Bonds / Jay Buhner
8 Manny Ramirez / Reggie Sanders
5 Roger Clemens / Ryan Klesko
1 Ken Griffey, Jr. / Hideo Nomo
2 Greg Maddux / Mo Vaughn
3 Sammy Sosa / Frank Thomas
4 Mike Piazza / Jim Edmonds
6 Derek Jeter / Rey Ordonez
7 Johnny Damon / Ray Lankford
12 Jeff Bagwell / Will Clark
17 Raul Mondesi / Tim Salmon
19 Ryne Sandberg / Cecil Fielder
24 Albert Belle / Barry Larkin
15 Kirby Puckett / Andy Benes
11 Chipper Jones / David Cone
23 Mark McGwire / Matt Williams