Revision as of 01:22, 5 October 2012

Description

Vanguard is a 100-card set released by Pacific Trading Cards in May, 2000. This would be the only Vanguard set produced as Pacific would surrender their licenses at the end of the year.

Distribution

24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $3.99).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	100	-	4:1	?
Premiere Date	100	135	1:25	N/A
Holographic Purple	100	10	?	?
Green AL	50	99	?	N/A
Green NL	50	199	?	N/A
Holographic Gold AL	50	199	N/A	?
Holographic Gold NL	50	99	N/A	?
Proofs	100	one-of-one	?	?
High Voltage	36	-	one-per-pack	one-per-pack
High Voltage Red	36	299	?	?
High Voltage Gold	36	199	?	?
High Voltage Green	36	99	?	?
High Voltage Holographic Silver	36	10	?	?
Vanguard Press	20	?	2:25	2:25
Diamond Architects	20	-	1:25	1:25
Cosmic Force	10	-	1:73	1:73
Authentic Game Worn Jersey Relics	5	?	1:120	1:120

Checklist

Base Set

1 Troy Glaus
2 Tim Salmon
3 Mo Vaughn
4 Albert Belle
5 Mike Mussina
6 Cal Ripken, Jr.
7 Nomar Garciaparra
8 Pedro Martinez
9 Troy O'Leary
10 Wilton Veras
11 Magglio Ordonez
12 Chris Singleton
13 Frank Thomas
14 Roberto Alomar
15 Russell Branyan
16 Manny Ramirez
17 Jim Thome
18 Omar Vizquel
19 Tony Clark
20 Juan Gonzalez
21 Dean Palmer
22 Carlos Beltran
23 Johnny Damon
24 Jermaine Dye
25 Mark Quinn
26 Jacque Jones
27 Corey Koskie
28 Brad Radke
29 Roger Clemens
30 Derek Jeter
31 Alfonso Soriano
32 Bernie Williams
33 Eric Chavez
34 Jason Giambi
35 Ben Grieve
36 Tim Hudson
37 Mike Cameron
38 Freddy Garcia
39 Edgar Martinez
40 Alex Rodriguez
41 Jose Canseco
42 Vinny Castilla
43 Fred McGriff
44 Rusty Greer
45 Ruben Mateo
46 Rafael Palmeiro
47 Ivan Rodriguez
48 Carlos Delgado
49 Shannon Stewart
50 Vernon Wells
51 Erubiel Durazo
52 Randy Johnson
53 Matt Williams
54 Andruw Jones
55 Chipper Jones
56 Greg Maddux
57 Mark Grace
58 Sammy Sosa
59 Kerry Wood
60 Sean Casey
61 Ken Griffey, Jr.
62 Barry Larkin
63 Todd Helton
64 Ben Petrick
65 Larry Walker
66 Luis Castillo
67 Alex Gonzalez
68 Preston Wilson
69 Jeff Bagwell
70 Craig Biggio
71 Billy Wagner
72 Kevin Brown
73 Shawn Green
74 Gary Sheffield
75 Kevin Barker
76 Ron Belliard
77 Jeromy Burnitz
78 Michael Barrett
79 Peter Bergeron
80 Vladimir Guerrero
81 Edgardo Alfonzo
82 Rey Ordonez
83 Mike Piazza
84 Robin Ventura
85 Bob Abreu
86 Mike Lieberthal
87 Scott Rolen
88 Brian Giles
89 Chad Hermansen
90 Jason Kendall
91 Rick Ankiel
92 J.D. Drew
93 Mark McGwire
94 Fernando Tatis
95 Ben Davis
96 Tony Gwynn
97 Trevor Hoffman
98 Barry Bonds
99 Ellis Burks
100 Jeff Kent

Parallels

All 100 cards are available in the following parallels.

Premiere Date (serial-numbered to 135 copies; Hobby only)
Holographic Purple (serial-numbered to ten)
Proofs (one-of-one)

Green/Holographic Gold

Green and Holographic Gold are two parallels that are exclusive to retail (Green) and Hobby (Gold) packs. Each card is serial-numbered, but the production figure is dependent on which league he plays in. The 100-card base set is evenly divided between American and National League players.

Green American League (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Green National League (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Holographic Gold American League (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Holographic Gold National League (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Inserts

Cosmic Force

1 Chipper Jones
2 Cal Ripken, Jr.
3 Nomar Garciaparra
4 Sammy Sosa
5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
6 Mike Piazza
7 Derek Jeter
8 Mark McGwire
9 Tony Gwynn
10 Alex Rodriguez

Diamond Architects

1 Chipper Jones
2 Greg Maddux
3 Cal Ripken, Jr.
4 Nomar Garciaparra
5 Sammy Sosa
6 Ken Griffey, Jr.
7 Manny Ramirez
8 Larry Walker
9 Jeff Bagwell
10 Vladimir Guerrero
11 Mike Piazza
12 Roger Clemens
13 Derek Jeter
14 Bernie Williams
15 Scott Rolen
16 Mark McGwire
17 Tony Gwynn
18 Alex Rodriguez
19 Rafael Palmeiro
20 Ivan Rodriguez

High Voltage

Parallels include: Red numbered to 299, Gold numbered to 199 and Green numbered to 99

1 Mo Vaughn
2 Erubiel Durazo
3 Randy Johnson
4 Andruw Jones
5 Chipper Jones
6 Greg Maddux
7 Cal Ripken, Jr.
8 Nomar Garciaparra
9 Pedro Martinez
10 Sammy Sosa
11 Frank Thomas
12 Sean Casey
13 Ken Griffey, Jr.
14 Barry Larkin
15 Manny Ramirez
16 Jim Thome
17 Larry Walker
18 Jeff Bagwell
19 Craig Biggio
20 Carlos Beltran
21 Shawn Green
22 Vladimir Guerrero
23 Edgardo Alfonzo
24 Mike Piazza
25 Roger Clemens
26 Derek Jeter
27 Bernie Williams
28 Scott Rolen
29 Brian Giles
30 Rick Ankiel
31 Mark McGwire
32 Tony Gwynn
33 Barry Bonds
34 Alex Rodriguez
35 Rafael Palmeiro
36 Ivan Rodriguez

Vanguard Press

A1 Cal Ripken, Jr.
A2 Nomar Garciaparra
A3 Pedro Martinez
A4 Manny Ramirez
A5 Carlos Beltran
A6 Roger Clemens
A7 Derek Jeter
A8 Alex Rodriguez
A9 Rafael Palmeiro
A10 Ivan Rodriguez
N1 Chipper Jones
N2 Greg Maddux
N3 Sammy Sosa
N4 Ken Griffey, Jr.
N5 Larry Walker
N6 Jeff Bagwell
N7 Vladimir Guerrero
N8 Mike Piazza
N9 Mark McGwire
N10 Tony Gwynn

Vinyl Proofs

Autographs & Game-Used

Authentic Game Worn Jersey Relics

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 ==Parallels==
-Green NL players - numbered to 199
+All 100 cards are available in the following parallels.
-Green AL players - numbered to 99
+* Premiere Date (serial-numbered to 135 copies; Hobby only)
+* Holographic Purple (serial-numbered to ten)
+* Proofs (one-of-one)
-Holographic Purple - numbered to 10
+===Green/Holographic Gold===
-Holographic Silver - numbered to 10
+Green and Holographic Gold are two parallels that are exclusive to retail (Green) and Hobby (Gold) packs.  Each card is serial-numbered, but the production figure is dependent on which league he plays in.  The 100-card base set is evenly divided between American and National League players.
-Premiere Date 1:25 - numbered to 135
+* Green American League (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
+* Green National League (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
+* Holographic Gold American League (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
+* Holographic Gold National League (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
 ==Inserts==