Who Are the Best 2015-16 Carry Over Rookies to Collect Today?
Every season Upper Deck works with the NHLPA to determine a cutoff date for the creation of new rookie cards for players called up late in the season. The main reason for the cutoff date is that so many products would have released, to allow a player to only appear in a finite amount of [...]Which 2014-15 NHL® Rookies have the Best Long-Term Hobby Investment Potential?
Most collectors wish they had a crystal ball just to help them determine which players they should invest in today that will have the most impact in the hobby years down the line. Some of today’s rookies may one day end up as Hall-of-Fame players. While we do not have a crystal ball, we do [...]Rising Rookies: Topps’ First 2011 NFL RCs to Land in May
By Andrew Tolentino | Assistant Editor
Topps revealed this morning that its first 2011 NFL Rookie Cards will be released in May with the Rising Rookies set.
Featuring the to-be-determined top 2011 NFL Draft picks, Rising Rookies comes 10 cards per pack in every 24-pack hobby box. Each box yields 21 inserts and four hits (including two-per-box autographs) which could fall in the following forms:
- On-card Rookie Autograph NFL Draft Logo Patch cards
- On-card Rookie Autograph NFL Shield Logo Patch cards
- Autographed jumbo Relic cards
- Autographed jumbo patch cards
- Rookie 1/1 parallels
- 1/1 Rookie and Base Card printing plates
Each pack should shake out four rookie cards and one rookie parallel. With 100 players appearing on their first Topps Rookie Cards and a base set filled with proven players, this line is designed to satisfy prospecting and veteran collectors alike.
As we continue to fend off Old Man Winter, Topps will continue to prune and grow Rising Rookies for its May, 2011 release. Stay tuned here and on Beckett.com for more blooming details.
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