Congrats to Zachary Lahay on being the lucky winner of the Chris Taylor 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter Relic. Once Zachary Lahay sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP. Thanks!
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This contest is for a Chris Taylor 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter Relic. Good luck!!!
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A Beagle, the Wright Brothers, and Santa’s Sleigh all have what in common? No. This isn’t some type of a joke. Each has a card in 2019 Topps Allen & Ginter.
You can’t compare Allen & Ginter to other card sets. Baseball is the core focus of this brand, but there are lots of interesting and wacky things to watch out for. Some of the cards and the subject matter on them can only work in a product like this. Its been this way since Topps revived the brand in 2006. Even the 19th century set its modeled after contains a lot of non-baseball items. That’s what Allen & Ginter is. Far too many anger addicted people jump on the hate wagon because a card contains a fictional piece of Robin Hood’s bow. Fun and fantasy are part of Allen & Ginter’s charm. It likes to take an authentic approach to fictional people, places, and things. Animals, celebrities, historical events, and various pop-culture items have received the Allen & Ginter treatment.
Upon diving into your hobby box, you’ll notice (24) packs and a box topper. The complete set consists of (350) cards. Cards #1-#300 make up the main set. Short Prints are found on cards #351-#400. There are no cards that go from #301-#350. Parallels include Gold Hot Box, and Glossy #’ed 1/1.
It wouldn’t be Allen & Ginter without a slew of mini cards. You should receive (1) per pack. The card numbering follows the same as the main set. Parallels that you can get are A&G Logo Back (1:5), Black (1:10), No Number (50 copies), Brooklyn Back (#’ed/25), Gold (Retail), Wood #’ed 1/1 (Hobby), Glossy #’ed 1/1, and Framed Printing Plates #’ed 1/1. SP minis have the following odds A&G Logo Back (1:65), Black (1:30), No Number (50 copies), Brooklyn Back (#’ed/25), Gold (Retail), Wood #’ed 1/1 (Hobby), Glossy #’ed 1/1, and Framed Printing Plates #’ed 1/1. Limited to (50) copies its also possible to find A&G Logo Backs without card numbers.
Other mini cards that you can find include Base Mini Exclusives Extended EXT (Rip Card exclusive), Framed Mini Cloth, Mini Metal, and Mini Stained Glass.
Allen & Ginter is one of those products that you can look at the checklist all you want, but is best to browse eBay to see what pops up. Topps regularly includes surprises. I have yet to see a Mini Stained Glass card in person, but I’ve heard a lot of collectors enjoy the look of them. The artwork used on The History of Flight inserts came out well, and is something I’d like to see used on baseball players.
With surprises around every corner, you never know for sure what you’re going to get. I squeezed out an extra hit. You’re only suppose to get (3), but my bonus hit was an autograph. The truth is if you’ve enjoyed Allen & Ginter in previous years the fun should continue with the 2019 set. A hobby box will cost about $99.
Who or what would you like to see have a card in the next Allen & Ginter set? Here’s my list:
Here is what I pulled:
Auto
Relics
Short Prints
Mini Short Prints
Mini Parallels
Inserts
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