2012 Bowman Platinum

This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

Description

2012 Bowman Platinum is a 100-card set tentatively scheduled for release the week of July 25, 2012. The 100-card base set will be supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 20-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two Autographed Prospects, one Autographed Relic, five Prospect and four Top Prospect inserts, a pair of Cutting Edge die-cut inserts, and seven base set parallels.

Distribution

Hobby: 20 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 12 boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	100	-	5:1	?
Gold	100	-	1:5	?
Emerald	100	-	1:10	?
Ruby	100	-	1:20	?
Prospects	100	-	1:4	?
Prospects X-Fractor	100	-	1:20	?
Prospects Green Refractor	100	399	?	?
Prospects Blue Refractor	100	199	?	?
Prospects Gold Refractor	100	50	?	?
Prospects Red Refractor	100	25	?	?
Prospects Atomic Refractor	100	5	?	N/A
Prospects SuperFractor	100	one-of-one	?	N/A
Top Prospects	50	-	1:5	?	?
Top Prospects Die-Cut	50	25	?	?
Cutting Edge	50	-	1:10	?
Cutting Edge Relics	25	50	?	?
Cutting Edge Autographs	25	25	?	?
Jumbo Patches	35	5	?	N/A
Autographed Prospects	35	-	1:10	?
Autographed Prospects Green Refractor	35	399	?	?
Autographed Prospects Blue Refractor	35	199	?	?
Autographed Prospects Gold Refractor	35	50	?	?
Autographed Prospects Red Refractor	35	25	?	?
Autographed Prospects Atomic Refractor	35	5	?	N/A
Autographed Prospects SuperFractor	35	one-of-one	?	N/A
Autographed Prospects Printing Plates	35	four-for-each	?	N/A
Autographed Relics	35	-	1:20	?
Autographed Relics Blue Refractor	35	199	?	?
Autographed Relics Gold Refractor Patch	35	50	?	?
Autographed Relics Red Refractor Patch	35	25	?	?
Autographed Relics Atomic Refractor Patch	35	5	?	N/A
Autographed Relics SuperFractor Patch	35	one-of-one	?	N/A
Autographed Relics Printing Plates Patch	35	four-for-each	?	N/A
Purely Platinum Autographs	35	one-of-one	?	N/A
Dual Autographs	10	50	?	?
Triple Autographs	10	10	?	?
Hexagraphs	3	10	?	N/A
Bowman Black	25	50	?
Bryce Harper Bat Barrel	1	1	?	N/A
Arizona Fall League In-Tact Game-Used Redemptions	53	-	?	?

Checklist

Parallels

All 100 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Gold
• Emerald
• Ruby

Inserts

Prospects

All 100 Prospects are available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Prospects X-Fractor
• Prospects Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
• Prospects Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Prospects Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Prospects Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Prospects Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies, Hobby only)
• Prospects SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Top Prospects

• Top Prospects Die-Cut (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Autographs & Game-Used

Jumbo Patches

Each Jumbo Patch is exclusive to Hobby packs and serial-numbered to five copies.

Autographed Prospects

Each Autographed Prospect is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies, Hobby only)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
• Printing Plates (set of four-for-each, Hobby only)

Autographed Relics

Each Autographed Relic is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Gold Refractor Patch (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Red Refractor Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Atomic Refractor Patch (serial-numbered to five copies, Hobby only)
• SuperFractor Patch (one-of-one, Hobby only)
• Printing Plates Patch (set of four-for-each, Hobby only)

Purely Platinum Autographs

Each Purely Platinum Autograph is a one-of-one and exclusive to Hobby packs.

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

Triple Autographs

Each Triple Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Hexagraphs

Each Hexagraph is serial-numbered to ten copies and exclusive to Hobby packs.

Bowman Black

See 2012 Bowman Black.

Bryce Harper Bat Barrel

This one-of-one card features the nameplate of a bat used by Bryce Harper in a 2011 Arizona Fall League game.

Arizona Fall League In-Tact Game-Used Redemptions

Randomly inserted into packs are 53 redemption cards good for in-tact items used/worn in a 2011 Arizona Fall League game.