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Rookie Cards in this set include Bobby Higginson and Hideo Nomo. Card number 18 was never printed; Cal Ripken is featured on a special card numbered 2131, which is included in the complete set of 135. | Rookie Cards in this set include Bobby Higginson and Hideo Nomo. Card number 18 was never printed; Cal Ripken is featured on a special card numbered 2131, which is included in the complete set of 135. | ||
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Revision as of 21:23, 3 March 2011
Description
1995 Select Certified is a 135-card, "super-premium" set, and was released exclusively to Hobby outlets only in November 1995. Designed to compete with Topps' Finest brand, the cards are made with 24-point metallic stock and are double laminated.
Rookie Cards in this set include Bobby Higginson and Hideo Nomo. Card number 18 was never printed; Cal Ripken is featured on a special card numbered 2131, which is included in the complete set of 135.
Based on announced production figures, 63,210 20-pack waxboxes were produced.
Distribution
20 packs per box, six cards per pack (MSRP: $3.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
---|---|---|---|
Base | 135 | - | ? |
Checklists | 7 | - | 1:1 |
Mirror Gold | 135 | - | 1:5 |
Certified Future | 10 | - | 1:19 |
Potential Unlimited | 20 | 1975 | 1:41 |
Gold Team | 10 | - | 1:71 |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Barry Bonds
2 Reggie Sanders
3 Terry Steinbach
4 Eduardo Perez
5 Frank Thomas
6 Wil Cordero
7 John Olerud
8 Deion Sanders
9 Mike Mussina
10 Mo Vaughn
11 Will Clark
12 Chili Davis
13 Jimmy Key
14 Eddie Murray
15 Bernard Gilkey
16 David Cone
17 Tim Salmon
19 Steve Ontiveros
20 Andres Galarraga
21 Don Mattingly
22 Kevin Appier
23 Paul Molitor
24 Edgar Martinez
25 Andy Benes
26 Rafael Palmeiro
27 Barry Larkin
28 Gary Sheffield
29 Wally Joyner
30 Wade Boggs
31 Rico Brogna
32 Eddie Murray 3000th Hit
33 Kirby Puckett
34 Bobby Bonilla
35 Hal Morris
36 Moises Alou
37 Javier Lopez
38 Chuck Knoblauch
39 Mike Piazza
40 Travis Fryman
41 Rickey Henderson
42 Jim Thome
43 Carlos Baerga
44 Dean Palmer
45 Kirk Gibson
46 Bret Saberhagen
47 Cecil Fielder
48 Manny Ramirez
49 Derek Bell
50 Mark McGwire
51 Jim Edmonds
52 Robin Ventura
53 Ryan Klesko
54 Jeff Bagwell
55 Ozzie Smith
56 Albert Belle
57 Darren Daulton
58 Jeff Conine
59 Greg Maddux
60 Lenny Dykstra
61 Randy Johnson
62 Fred McGriff
63 Ray Lankford
64 David Justice
65 Paul O'Neill
66 Tony Gwynn
67 Matt Williams
68 Dante Bichette
69 Craig Biggio
70 Ken Griffey Jr.
71 J.T. Snow
72 Cal Ripken
73 Jay Bell
74 Joe Carter
75 Roberto Alomar
76 Benji Gil
77 Ivan Rodriguez
78 Raul Mondesi
79 Cliff Floyd
80 Eric Karros/Mike Piazza/Raul Mondesi ROY
81 Royce Clayton
82 Billy Ashley
83 Joey Hamilton
84 Sammy Sosa
85 Jason Bere
86 Dennis Martinez
87 Greg Vaughn
88 Roger Clemens
89 Larry Walker
90 Mark Grace
91 Kenny Lofton
92 Carlos Perez RC
93 Roger Cedeno
94 Scott Ruffcorn
95 Jim Pittsley
96 Andy Pettitte
97 James Baldwin
98 Hideo Nomo RC
99 Ismael Valdes
100 Armando Benitez
101 Jose Malave
102 Bob Higginson RC
103 LaTroy Hawkins
104 Russ Davis
105 Shawn Green
106 Joe Vitiello
107 Chipper Jones
108 Shane Andrews
109 Jose Oliva
110 Ray Durham
111 Jon Nunnally
112 Alex Gonzalez
113 Vaughn Eshelman
114 Marty Cordova
115 Mark Grudzielanek RC
116 Brian L. Hunter
117 Charles Johnson
118 Alex Rodriguez
119 David Bell
120 Todd Hollandsworth
121 Joe Randa
122 Derek Jeter
123 Frank Rodriguez
124 Curtis Goodwin
125 Bill Pulsipher
126 John Mabry
127 Julian Tavarez
128 Edgardo Alfonzo
129 Orlando Miller
130 Juan Acevedo RC
131 Jeff Cirillo
132 Roberto Petagine
133 Antonio Osuna
134 Michael Tucker
135 Garret Anderson
2131 Cal Ripken TRIB
Parallels
Each card is available in a Mirror Gold parallel. Each card has a gold-colored holographic foil layer which, combined with the metallic cardstock of the fronts, gives it the appearance of a Finest Refractor.
Inserts
Checklists
Each pack contained one of seven checklists. The checklists are printed on a noticably thinner cardstock.
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Cal Ripken
4 Jeff Bagwell
5 Mike Piazza
6 Barry Bonds
7 M. Ramirez/R. Mondesi
Certified Future
Ten of the leading 1995 rookie players are included in this set.
1 Chipper Jones
2 Curtis Goodwin
3 Hideo Nomo
4 Shawn Green
5 Ray Durham
6 Todd Hollandsworth
7 Brian L. Hunter
8 Carlos Delgado
9 Michael Tucker UER
10 Alex Rodriguez
Potential Unlimited
This 20-card, all-Dufex, set was randomly inserted into packs and limited (but not serial-numbered) to 1975 copies. Each card has the statement "1 of 1,975" on the back.
A special parallel version was also produced as box toppers. The box toppers have a different Dufex pattern, and were seeded at the rate of 1:3.5/boxes. Each box topper card is limited (but not serial-numbered) to 903 copies.
1 Cliff Floyd
2 Manny Ramirez
3 Raul Mondesi
4 Scott Ruffcorn
5 Billy Ashley
6 Alex Gonzalez
7 Midre Cummings
8 Charles Johnson
9 Garret Anderson
10 Hideo Nomo
11 Chipper Jones
12 Curtis Goodwin
13 Frank Rodriguez
14 Shawn Green
15 Ray Durham
16 Todd Hollandsworth
17 Brian L. Hunter
18 Carlos Delgado
19 Michael Tucker
20 Alex Rodriguez
Gold Team
This 12-card set features some of the leading players in baseball on gaudy, double-sided, all-gold-foil, Dufex cards.
1 Ken Griffey Jr.
2 Frank Thomas
3 Cal Ripken
4 Jeff Bagwell
5 Mike Piazza
6 Barry Bonds
7 Matt Williams
8 Don Mattingly
9 Will Clark
10 Tony Gwynn
11 Kirby Puckett
12 Jose Canseco