95 Select had a four tier chase insert program. With the Artist Proofs being the most sought after.
I'm really liking the mid nineties premium cards. I remember when these came out but I didn't buy much being a poor college student but looking at these cards now I'm really impressed. They still hold up and look great.
Big Hurt Checklist card. got a few new Frank Thomas cards for the Player collection. Didn't score a Big Stick insert of Frank, but what can you do.
Here's what the rookie cards look like.
You might recognize this guy, although he hasn't worn that uniform in a long time.
There is also a really cool sub set in the main set called Show Time.
These probably could have been their own insert. Very shiny and lots of foil, but nothing like the other inserts.First we have the artist proofs. The wrappers have odds listed and AP's are about one in 24 packs so about 1 per box. According to the Standard Catalog the estimated print run is about 425 per card so these are pretty limited.
Don't remember Jeff Frye, but
I remember this guy. Strange to see him in a San Fran uni though.
I only found two of these so I need to go back through my cards to see if I missed one.
Edit: I started collating and found my other AP, Roger Clemens! Sweet.
The next most common insert was the Can't Miss, also seated about 1:24 packs I did get three of these.
You might even recognize a few of these names.
The scans really don't do these inserts justice. They're pretty impressive and really shiny.
Next we have the rarest of the inserts Sure Shots Seated 1:90 so about 1 in 4 boxes or so and I bucked the trend pulling 2.
While these may have been the rarest of the inserts, they are not the most valuable. Mainly because few of the players feature made much of themselves.
No the big draw of Select was the big sticks inserts. This set contains greats like Cal Ripken, Frank Thomas, Ken Griffey Jr. and....
Matt Williams?
Oh well at least I got one. The Cal Ripken is the most valuable at around 10 bucks.
I'm happy I pulled so many inserts. The base set looks great and the inserts are pretty awesome as well. I wish I had pulled a Thomas Big Sticks, but what can you do.
cb out.
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