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: Hollorman's no-hitter was his fifth appearance.
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.

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

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

Dual Patch

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

Gold

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

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

Double Barrel

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

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.

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

Gold

Each Signatures Gold is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

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