So yes if you get the chance to pick up a Bargain Blaster of 2011 A&G Bucket List it:
The box went for $11.99 + Tax at a local big box store.
Phillies
#31 Jimmy Rollins
mini #249 Carlos Ruiz
#179 Shane Victorino
3 Phillies cards one of which is a Chooch Mini. The Box is a #Winner right there.
Minis
Ginter Back #113 Miguel Montero
#171 John Lackey
#137 Black Border Carlos Beltran
Pemultimacy #PP7 Antonio Salieri
Uninvited Guests #UG8 Winchester Mystery House
Worlds Most Mysterious Figures #WMF5 DB Cooper
I think 2011 is the last year for 1/pack minis in AnG. Starting last year I think the popular minis dropped to 1:2 packs with several insert sets moving to the conventional card size.
Nice set of non-baseball minis in ths box. I think I was actually at the Winchester Mystery House when I was a younger. It is kind of creepy cool if your a kid. That was during my first visit to California, and is likely the first time I had Tacos. Salieri is the Character played by F Murray Abraham in Amadeus - 2014 will mark the 30th anniversary of the films release. Abraham is still active at age 73.
Box Hit??
This card is listed as #222 for the base version. Not sure if this is a box hit or not. According to Baseball-CardPedia there are No Numbered Minis seeded 1:190 packs, but those are supposed to be serialed to /50. This card of course as no serial so I am confused. Any Help Gintermaniacs?
Non-Baseball Relic
2011 Allen & Ginter #AGR-JNA Jim Nantz Jacket Relic
Special Crack/Code card with funkcy corners that make it look like somebody wrote on them.
I think 2011 might be the first year that AnG had the full size inserts including the Floating Fortress (Le Napoleon) , Minds that Made (Dmitri Mendeleev - Periodic Table), and Ascent of Man.
#Winner
As I noted above 3 Phils including a mini out of a blaster makes the box a W for Team Phungo.
Unlike most other folks, I am not a huge fan of AnG. I find the design theme bland, but do enjoy seeing it each year. That being said, I find 2011 Ginter a bit busy designwise.
Another oddity is I find that Ginter is insert heavy, which I do find fun, but for whatever reason that doesn't seem to annoy collectors as much as it does for other Topps releases.
OtherWords - Other reviews of 2011 Allen & Ginter
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References
Baseball CardPedia - 2011 Topps Allen & Ginter
I still have yet to see my first discounted blaster of Allen & Ginter.
ReplyDeleteIt was the only one at my Target. The other bargain blasters were PressPass NASCAR, HIT Football, and some UD Football stuff I think. I check everytime I am there.
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