2011 Topps Finest M L B
2 mini boxes - 6 packs - 5 cards per pack
'An on card rookie auto or a dual relic auto'd rookie card in each mini box'
I received the following:
50 unique base cards - no duplicates...
Finest is again a premium issue with a mirror finish and an HD photo on the front. The front has a little different design from the previous years. The player's name is easily read as well as the team name. The reverse is a simple design with personal stats and one line of pro/minor league stats and a Finest Moment of their playing career.
Inserts
Refractors
Halladay
Lee
Greinke
all #ed to 549
Green Refractors
Ramirez
Arencibia
#ed to 199
X-fractor #ed to 249
Teheran
Finest Moment
Finest Foundation
Finest Moment - Wright
Finest Foundation - Halladay
Auto / Auto'd Dual Relic
Randall Delgado #ed to 25
Hector Noesi #ed to 499
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Topps Finest MLB is a good issue for the set builder - the base set is only 100 cards and one receives about 50 base cards in the 2 mini boxes. Theoretically, if one received the 'right' mini boxes, one could have a base set or near base set with only 2 master boxes. For the master set builder, most of the subsets should be within reach - maybe not the red - #ed to just 25, but the green subset should be doable.
The player collector should also be happy with the issue - regular, refractor, x-fractors, green, red, and 1/1 parallels are available.
The autos are a combination of sticker and on card autos.
I usually get on Topps case for numbering the cards on the front - these are numbered on the reverse -- THANK YOU!!!
Overall grade A good looking issue.
Go buy several mini boxes and send the Rays to me!!
Duane
