These are a couple of better images of some of the Vince Lombardi personally worn jacket relics that you’ll find inside 2012 Leaf Lombardi Legacy that should be released next month. Remember, you get one of these Lombardi relics per box, plus four base cards and two inscription autographs. These are the same two pictures you’ll find on the sales sheet, but much better quality.
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Leaf just released the sales sheet for 2012 Lombardi Legacy and all I can say is WOW!!! Every box will come with (4) base cards, (2) inscription autographs, and (1) Vince Lombardi worn jacket relic card. Up until now, Lombardi hasn’t had any relic cards. Leaf will also be randomly inserting redemption cards that can be redeemed for a Vince Lombardi signed check.
Let’s recap:
This product looks absolutely amazing, and it doesn’t even have an NFL license. This is exactly how a non-licensed product should be done. To have a successful non-licensed product the manufacturer must approach the product with an open mind and a unique perspective. No cookie cutter products from Leaf.
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Merry Christmas!!! I got a couple boxes of my favorite product this year, 2011 Leaf Pete Rose Legacy, for Christmas. I absolutely love this product, and there really isn’t a bad box. Each one is fun to open. I’m really looking forward to some of Leaf’s 2012 products such as Golf Metal and Lombardi Legacy. Next, I would like to see Leaf dedicate an entire product to the Phillies. They could pull it off even without a MLB license.
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Yesterday I reported that Leaf is planning to release a Green Bay Packers related product entitled Vince Lombardi Collection in early 2012. It looks as if the real name is Vince Lombardi Legacy. Today, Leaf gave us a sneak peak of what some of those cards will look like. Looks like these guys had a few things to say. Great inscriptions from past Packers and their opponents in every pack. I can’t wait to see more!!!
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Design: 
Leaf made use of some great photographs where airbrushing didn’t have to be done in order to avoid seeing the team name and/or logo. Sure, there are some airbrushed photographs in the set, but its not that big of a deal.
On the reverse side of the base cards, Leaf made sure to put a nice description of the photograph that is on the front. I think that’s extremely educational on their part and its not something every manufacturer would do. Leaf took their time.
Leaf allowed Rose to use various ink colors while signing all these cards. They look fantastic considering the area of the cards Rose signed are all white. The white background makes all those signatures and inscriptions standout. The autographs are all on-card too.
Price:
I picked-up my two boxes for $85.00 each, but I’m fairly confident you can find them for cheaper.
“Hit” Quality:
Each box contains an autograph of Pete Rose. At the very least your “hit” will have an autograph without an inscription serial numbered to 30. That’s not bad. Collectors can look for low numbered autographs with rare inscriptions. Be sure to check the base cards too. You may have a reverse negative. My two boxes contained the following:
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Overall:
Overall, I give 2011 Leaf Pete Rose Legacy 4.5 baseballs out of 5 (1=poor and 5=perfect). Leaf did an excellent job with this product. If I had it my way, I’d make this product of the year. There are so many products out there based on the Yankees, Red Sox, and Cowboys. Its nice to see a product based on something a little different. Pete Rose is one of the most important baseball players in history. He rightfully deserves his own product, and you can’t beat an autograph inside each box. I could open boxes of this stuff all day.
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For those collectors opening boxes of 2011 Leaf Pete Rose Legacy, you better take a close look at your base cards. Leaf announced today that there are several reverse negative short print variations. This applies to the following base cards: #2,6,16,20,23,27,30,32,34,37,38,43,47,51,52,54,60. Leaf has stated that these reverse negatives come 1-2 per case.
The cards in top loaders are examples of reverse negatives.
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Brian Gray has been working on more trading card goodness over there at Leaf. In November Leaf plans to release an entire product based on Pete Rose, ironically called Pete Rose Legacy. There will be patches, bats, and autographs that include a ton of inscriptions. As a Phillies fan I am super excited about a product like this. I’m guessing this product will be designed something like their popular Muhammad Ali brands.
Having such a white background on these cards really helps the relics and autographs stands out. I think Leaf is going to have a lot of success with this one.
I was lucky enough to meet Pete Rose during the December, 2009 Philly Show in Valley Forge, PA.
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I think its safe to say that if your not a Red Sox fan, you won’t like this product. Each box contains one jersey or autographed card, and collectors can also find an autographed baseball cap. You can also find a collectible toy tractor trailer which in my opinion doesn’t really make sense to have. This product covers the complete history of the Red Sox.
I’d really like to see a product like this be made for the Phillies. That is one product that I would buy. Philadelphia has one of the oldest teams in baseball, and they have a ton of history. There are too many products dedicated to the Yankees and Red Sox.
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