Description

2003 Ultimate Collection is a 180-card set released by Upper Deck in January, 2004. For the first time in the three-year history of this brand, every single card is serial-numbered.

Each four-pack Hobby box will yield one autograph and three game-used memorabilia cards.

Distribution

Four packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $100). Hobby only. Four boxes per case.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	180	-	?
short set	84	850	two-per-pack
Ultimate Rookies Tier 1	33	625	*
Ultimate Rookies Tier 2	23	399	*
Ultimate Rookies Tier 3	17	250	*
Ultimate Rookies Tier 4	10	100	*
Autographed Ultimate Rookies	6	250	***
Autographed Young Stars	6	250	***
Gold short set	84	50	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 1	33	50	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 2	23	35	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 3	17	25	?
Gold Ultimate Rookies Tier 4	10	10	?
Gold Autographed Ultimate Rookies	6	25	***
Gold Autographed Young Stars	6	25	***
Game Jersey Tier 1	42	99	**
Game Jersey Tier 1 Gold	42	varies	**
Game Jersey Tier 1 Copper	42	10	**
Game Jersey Tier 2	42	75	**
Game Jersey Tier 2 Gold	42	varies	**
Game Jersey Tier 2 Copper	42	10	**
Game Patch	42	99	**
Game Patch Copper	42	35	**
Game Patch Gold	42	25	**
Dual Jersey	41	50	**
Dual Jersey Gold	41	25	**
Dual Patch	35	99	**
Dual Patch Gold	39	35	**
Double Barrel	34	varies	**
Signatures	45	varies	***
Signatures Gold	25	25	***
Ultimate Signatures Koufax	1	75	***
Ultimate Signatures Koufax Platinum	1	25	***
Ultimate Signatures Koufax Gold	1	5	***
Buybacks	231	varies	***

Checklist

Base Set

Each base card is serial-numbered to 850 copies.

1 Ichiro
2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
3 Sammy Sosa
4 Jason Giambi
5 Mike Piazza
6 Derek Jeter
7 Randy Johnson
8 Barry Bonds
9 Carlos Delgado
10 Mark Prior
11 Vladimir Guerrero
12 Alfonso Soriano
13 Jim Thome
14 Pedro Martinez
15 Nomar Garciaparra
16 Chipper Jones
17 Rocco Baldelli
18 Dontrelle Willis
19 Garret Anderson
20 Jeff Bagwell
21 Jim Edmonds
22 Rickey Henderson
23 Torii Hunter
24 Tom Glavine
25 Hideo Nomo
26 Luis Gonzalez
27 Alex Rodriguez
28 Albert Pujols
29 Manny Ramirez
30 Rafael Palmeiro
31 Bernie Williams
32 Curt Schilling
33 Roger Clemens
34 Andruw Jones
35 J.D. Drew
36 Kerry Wood
37 Scott Rolen
38 Darin Erstad
39 Joe DiMaggio
40 Magglio Ordonez
41 Todd Helton
42 Barry Zito
43 Mickey Mantle
44 Miguel Tejada
45 Troy Glaus
46 Kazuhisa Ishii
47 Adam Dunn
48 Ted Williams
49 Mike Mussina
50 Ivan Rodriguez
51 Jacque Jones
52 Stan Musial
53 Mariano Rivera
54 Larry Walker
55 Aaron Boone
56 Hank Blalock
57 Rich Harden
58 Lance Berkman
59 Eric Chavez
60 Carlos Beltran
61 Roy Oswalt
62 Moises Alou
63 Nolan Ryan
64 Jeff Kent
65 Roberto Alomar
66 Runelvys Hernandez
67 Roy Halladay
68 Tim Hudson
69 Tom Seaver
70 Edgardo Alfonzo
71 Andy Pettitte
72 Preston Wilson
73 Frank Thomas
74 Jerome Williams
75 Shawn Green
76 David Wells
77 John Smoltz
78 Jorge Posada
79 Marlon Byrd
80 Austin Kearns
81 Bret Boone
82 Rafael Furcal
83 Jay Gibbons
84 Shane Reynolds

Ultimate Rookies

Tier 1

Each Tier 1 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 625 copies.

85 Nate Bland RC
86 Willie Eyre RC
87 Jeremy Guthrie
88 Jeremy Wedel RC*
89 Jhonny Peralta
90 Luis Ayala RC
91 Michael Hessman RC
92 Micheal Nakamura RC
93 Nook Logan RC
94 Rett Johnson RC*
95 Josh Hall RC
96 Julio Manon RC
97 Heath Bell RC
98 Ian Ferguson RC*
99 Jason Gilfillan RC
100 Jason Roach RC
101 Jason Shiell RC
102 Terrmel Sledge RC
103 Phil Seibel RC
104 Jeff Duncan RC
105 Mike Neu RC
106 Colin Porter RC
107 David Matranga RC
108 Aaron Looper RC
109 Jeremy Bonderman RC
110 Miguel Ojeda RC
111 Chad Cordero RC
112 Shane Bazzell RC*
113 Tim Olson RC
114 Michel Hernandez RC
115 Chien-Ming Wang RC
116 Josh Stewart RC
117 Clint Barmes RC

Tier 2

Each Tier 3 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 399 copies.

118 Craig Brazell RC
119 Josh Willingham RC
120 Brent Hoard RC*
121 Francisco Rosario RC
122 Rick Roberts RC*
123 Geoff Geary RC
124 Edgar Gonzalez RC
125 Kevin Correia RC
126 Ryan Cameron RC*
127 Beau Kemp RC*
128 Tommy Phelps
129 Mark Malaska RC
130 Kevin Ohme RC
131 Humberto Quintero RC
132 Aquilino Lopez RC
133 Andrew Brown RC
134 Wilfredo Ledezma RC
135 Luis de los Santos RC
136 Garrett Atkins RC
137 Fernando Cabrera RC
138 D.J. Carrasco RC
139 Alfredo Gonzalez RC*
140 Alex Prieto RC

Tier 3

Each Tier 3 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

141 Matt Kata RC
142 Chris Capuano RC
143 Bobby Madritsch RC
144 Greg Jones RC
145 Pete Zoccolillo RC
146 Chad Gaudin RC
147 Rosman Garcia RC
148 Gerald Laird RC
149 Danny Garcia RC
150 Stephen Randolph RC
151 Pete LaForest RC
152 Brian Sweeney RC
153 Aaron Miles RC
154 Jorge DePaula RC UER
155 Graham Koonce RC
156 Tom Gregorio RC
157 Javier A. Lopez RC
158 Oscar Villarreal RC

Tier 4

Each Tier 4 Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

159 Prentice Redman RC
160 Francisco Cruceta RC
161 Guillermo Quiroz RC
162 Jeremy Griffiths RC
163 Lew Ford RC
164 Robby Hammock RC
165 Todd Wellemeyer RC
166 Ryan Wagner RC
167 Edwin Jackson RC
168 Dan Haren RC

Autographed

Each Autographed Ultimate Rookie is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

NOTE: Some, but not all, of Hideki Matsui's autographs pack out as redemptions, which expired December 17, 2006.

169 Hideki Matsui AU RC
170 Jose Contreras AU RC
171 Delmon Young AU RC
172 Rickie Weeks AU RC
173 Brandon Webb AU RC
174 Bo Hart AU RC

Autographed Young Stars

Each Autographed Young Star is serial-numbered to 250 copies

175 Rocco Baldelli YS AU
176 Jose Reyes YS AU
177 Dontrelle Willis YS AU
178 Bobby Hill YS AU
179 Jae Weong Seo YS AU
180 Jesse Foppert YS AU

Parallels

Gold

All 180 base cards are available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to the following.

Short Set: serial-numbered to 50 copies
Ultimate Rookies Tier 1: serial-numbered to 50 copies
Ultimate Rookies Tier 2: serial-numbered to 35 copies
Ultimate Rookies Tier 3: serial-numbered to 25 copies
Ultimate Rookies Tier 4: serial-numbered to ten
Autographed Ultimate Rookies: serial-numbered to 25 copies
Autographed Young Stars: serial-numbered to 25 copies

Autographs & Game-Used

Game Jersey

Each Game Jersey is available in the following.

Tier 1 (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Tier 1 Gold (varies, see below)
Tier 1 Copper (serial-numbered to ten)
Tier 2 (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
Tier 2 Gold (varies, see below)
Tier 2 Copper (serial-numbered to ten)
Game Patch (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Game Patch Copper (serial-numbered to 35 copies)
Game Patch Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Listed below are the production figures for the Tier 1 Gold and Tier 2 Golds.

AD Adam Dunn 44
AJ Andruw Jones 25
AP Albert Pujols 5
AR Alex Rodriguez 3
AS Alfonso Soriano 12
BW Bernie Williams 51
BZ Barry Zito 75
CD Carlos Delgado 25
CJ Chipper Jones 10
CS Curt Schilling 32
DW Dontrelle Willis 35
DY Delmon Young 5
FT Frank Thomas 35
GM Greg Maddux 22
GS Gary Sheffield 11
HM Hideki Matsui 55
HN Hideo Nomo 25
IS Ichiro 47
JE Jim Edmonds 15
JG Jason Giambi 25
JR Jose Reyes 7
JT Jim Thome 25
KG Ken Griffey, Jr. 30
KI Kazuhisa Ishii 17
KW Kerry Wood 34
MI Mike Piazza 31
MM Mike Mussina 35
MP Mark Prior 22
MR Manny Ramirez 24
MT Miguel Tejada 4
PB Pat Burrell 5
RB Rocco Baldelli 5
RC Roger Clemens 44
RF Rafael Furcal 1
RJ Randy Johnson 51
RW Rickie Weeks 1
SG Shawn Green 15
SS Sammy Sosa 22
TG Tom Glavine 47
TH Torii Hunter 48
TR Troy Glaus 25
VG Vladimir Guerrero 27

Dual Jersey

Each Dual Jersey is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in a Gold parallel, which is numbered to 25.

AH Alfonso Soriano / Hideki Matsui
AI Albert Pujols / Ichiro
BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent
CA Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
CJ Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi
DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds
DG Carlos Delgado / Vladimir Guerrero
DM Joe DiMaggio / Mickey Mantle PANTS / PANTS
DP Carlos Delgado / Rafael Palmeiro
DW Joe DiMaggio / Ted Williams PANTS / JSY
GB Shawn Green / Kevin Brown
GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn
GE Troy Glaus / Darin Erstad
GP Ken Griffey, Jr. / Rafael Palmeiro
GR Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez
GS Vladimir Guerrero / Sammy Sosa
HJ Torii Hunter / Jacque Jones
HZ Roy Halladay / Barry Zito
IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr.
IN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
IS Ichiro / Sammy Sosa
JF Andruw Jones / Rafael Furcal
JM Jorge Posada / Mike Piazza
MC Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens
MW Mickey Mantle / Ted Williams
NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii
NM Hideo Nomo / Hideki Matsui
PC Pedro Martinez / Roger Clemens
PM Andy Pettitte / Mike Mussina
PS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa
RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez
RP Alex Rodriguez / Rafael Palmeiro
SA Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols
SB Alfonso Soriano / Bernie Williams
SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson
SM John Smoltz / Greg Maddux
TB Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock
TH Jim Thome / Todd Helton
TR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez
WL Dontrelle Willis / Mike Lowell
YW Dmitri Young / Rickie Weeks PANTS / JSY

Dual Patch

AI Albert Pujols / Ichiro 99
AM Andy Pettitte / Mike Mussina 99
BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent 99
CA Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones 99
CV Carlos Delgado / Vladimir Guerrero 99
DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds 99
DG Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi 99
DP Carlos Delgado / Rafael Palmeiro 14
GB Shawn Green / Kevin Brown 99
GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn 99
GE Troy Glaus / Darin Erstad 99
GP Ken Griffey, Jr. / Rafael Palmeiro 14
GR Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez 99
GS Vladimir Guerrero / Sammy Sosa 99
HJ Torii Hunter / Jacque Jones 83
HZ Roy Halladay / Barry Zito 99
IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr. 99
IN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo 99
IS Ichiro / Sammy Sosa 99
JF Andruw Jones / Rafael Furcal 99
JG John Smoltz / Greg Maddux 99
MC Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens 75
NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii 63
PM Jorge Posada / Mike Piazza 73
PS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa 99
RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez 99
SA Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols 99
SB Alfonso Soriano / Bernie Williams 21
SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson 99
SM Alfonso Soriano / Hideki Matsui 99
TB Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock 99
TH Jim Thome / Todd Helton 99
TR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez 99
WL Dontrelle Willis / Mike Lowell 85
YW Dmitri Young / Rickie Weeks 28

Gold

Each Dual Patch Gold is serial-numbered to 35 copies EXCEPT #DW which is a one-of-one.

AI Albert Pujols / Ichiro
AM Andy Pettitte / Mike Mussina
BK Jeff Bagwell / Jeff Kent
CA Chipper Jones / Andruw Jones
CV Carlos Delgado / Vladimir Guerrero
DE J.D. Drew / Jim Edmonds
DG Carlos Delgado / Jason Giambi
DP Carlos Delgado / Rafael Palmeiro
DW Joe DiMaggio / Ted Williams
GB Shawn Green / Kevin Brown
GD Ken Griffey, Jr. / Adam Dunn
GE Troy Glaus / Darin Erstad
GP Ken Griffey, Jr. / Rafael Palmeiro
GR Nomar Garciaparra / Alex Rodriguez
GS Vladimir Guerrero / Sammy Sosa
HJ Torii Hunter / Jacque Jones
HZ Roy Halladay / Barry Zito
IG Ichiro / Ken Griffey, Jr.
IN Ichiro / Hideo Nomo
IS Ichiro / Sammy Sosa
JF Andruw Jones / Rafael Furcal
JG John Smoltz / Greg Maddux
MC Greg Maddux / Roger Clemens
NI Hideo Nomo / Kazuhisa Ishii
NM Hideo Nomo / Hideki Matsui
PM Jorge Posada / Mike Piazza
PR Pedro Martinez / Roger Clemens
PS Mark Prior / Sammy Sosa
RM Manny Ramirez / Pedro Martinez
RP Alex Rodriguez / Rafael Palmeiro
SA Scott Rolen / Albert Pujols
SB Alfonso Soriano / Bernie Williams
SJ Curt Schilling / Randy Johnson
SM Alfonso Soriano / Hideki Matsui
TB Mark Teixeira / Hank Blalock
TH Jim Thome / Todd Helton
TR Miguel Tejada / Alex Rodriguez
WL Dontrelle Willis / Mike Lowell
YW Dmitri Young / Rickie Weeks

Double Barrel

AB Roberto Alomar / Craig Biggio 3
BR Pat Burrell / Jimmy Rollins 2
BS Carlos Beltran / Mike Sweeney 2
DR Johnny Damon / Manny Ramirez 1
DT Adam Dunn / Jim Thome 1
GM Ken Griffey, Jr. / Fred McGriff 2
KN Ryan Klesko / Phil Nevin 1
KT Paul Konerko / Frank Thomas 1
LO Carlos Lee / Magglio Ordonez 1
MN Hideki Matsui / Hideo Nomo 1
MO Edgar Martinez / John Olerud 1
TP Todd Helton / Preston Wilson 1
PR Jorge Posada / Mariano Rivera 1
PP Corey Patterson / Jay Payton 3
MR Tino Martinez / Scott Rolen 1
LV Al Leiter / Mo Vaughn 1
LR Luis Gonzalez / Raul Mondesi 1
LP Mike Lieberthal / Mike Piazza 2
JB Jeff Bagwell / Barry Larkin 1
HV Shea Hillenbrand / Jose Vidro 1
HP Rickey Henderson / Juan Pierre 1
HL Mike Hampton / Javy Lopez 1
GS Tom Glavine / Tom Seaver 2
GK Brian Giles / Jason Kendall 2
FS Rafael Furcal / Gary Sheffield 3
EM Jim Edmonds / Stan Musial 2
DP Carlos Delgado / Albert Pujols 1
BL Kevin Brown / Paul Lo Duca 1
BK Sean Burroughs / Mark Kotsay 1
BH Rocco Baldelli / Torii Hunter 1
BC Bret Boone / Mike Cameron 1
AJ Bob Abreu / Chipper Jones 1
AE Garret Anderson / Darin Erstad 3
AC Edgardo Alfonzo / Jose Cruz, Jr. 2

Signatures

NOTE: NOTE: Some, but not all, of Hideki Matsui's and Ken Griffey, Jr.'s autographs packed out as redemptions, which expired December 17, 2006.

AP1 Albert Pujols 40
AP2 Albert Pujols 35
AR1 Alex Rodriguez 75
AR2 Alex Rodriguez 60
BG1 Bob Gibson 299
BG2 Bob Gibson 199
CD1 Carlos Delgado 150
CR1 Cal Ripken, Jr. 85
CR2 Cal Ripken, Jr. 85
CY1 Carl Yastrzemski 199
DY1 Delmon Young 300
DY2 Delmon Young 300
EG1 Eric Gagne 350
GC1 Gary Carter 199
GM1 Greg Maddux 250
GM2 Greg Maddux 140
HM1 Hideki Matsui 250
HM2 Hideki Matsui 240
IS1 Ichiro 199
IS2 Ichiro 99
JG1 Jason Giambi 35
JG2 Jason Giambi 35
KG1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 350
KG2 Ken Griffey, Jr. 350
KW1 Kerry Wood 170
KW2 Kerry Wood 85
MP1 Mark Prior 299
MP2 Mark Prior 225
NG1 Nomar Garciaparra 125
NG2 Nomar Garciaparra 180
NR1 Nolan Ryan 85
NR2 Nolan Ryan 75
OS1 Ozzie Smith 199
RC1 Roger Clemens 70
RC2 Roger Clemens 30
RJ1 Randy Johnson 75
RJ2 Randy Johnson 50
RS1 Ryne Sandberg 240
RS2 Ryne Sandberg 200
RW1 Rickie Weeks 300
RW2 Rickie Weeks 300
TS1 Tom Seaver 75
TS2 Tom Seaver 60
VG1 Vladimir Guerrero 75
VG2 Vladimir Guerrero 50

Gold

Each Signatures Gold is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

AP Albert Pujols
AR Alex Rodriguez
BG Bob Gibson
CD Carlos Delgado
CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
CY Carl Yastrzemski
DY Delmon Young
EG Eric Gagne
GC Gary Carter
GM Greg Maddux
HM Hideki Matsui
IS Ichiro
JG Jason Giambi
KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
KW Kerry Wood
MP Mark Prior
NG Nomar Garciaparra
NR Nolan Ryan
OS Ozzie Smith
RC Roger Clemens
RJ Randy Johnson
RS Ryne Sandberg
RW Rickie Weeks
TS Tom Seaver
VG Vladimir Guerrero

Ultimate Signatures Koufax

The Ultimate Signatures Koufax card is serial-numbered to 75 copies and also available in the following parallels.

Platinum (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Gold (serial-numbered to five)

Buybacks