1996 Collector's Choice
Total Cards: 790
Rating: 6.4 (34 votes)
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Notes: Distributed as Series One (#1-365) and Series Two (#396-760). Playoff subset #366-395 was distributed as 11-card packs via three redemption cards. Update set #761-790 was distributed via a Series Two ... more
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1 | Cal Ripken Jr. AS | Baltimore Orioles |
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2 | Edgar Martinez / Tony Gwynn SL | Seattle Mariners / San Diego Padres |
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3 | Albert Belle / Dante Bichette SL | Cleveland Indians / Colorado Rockies |
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4 | Albert Belle / Mo Vaughn / Dante Bichette SL | Cleveland Indians / Boston Red Sox / Colorado Rockies |
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5 | Kenny Lofton / Quilvio Veras SL | Cleveland Indians / Florida Marlins |
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6 | Mike Mussina / Greg Maddux SL | Baltimore Orioles / Atlanta Braves |
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7 | Randy Johnson / Hideo Nomo SL | Seattle Mariners / Los Angeles Dodgers |
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8 | Randy Johnson / Greg Maddux SL | Seattle Mariners / Atlanta Braves |
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9 | Jose Mesa / Randy Myers SL | Cleveland Indians / Chicago Cubs |
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10 | Johnny Damon RCL | Kansas City Royals |
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Trivia |
- Postseason trade cards were inserted one in eleven packs.
Factory sets included one update card. - Silver sig cards were inserted one per pack.
Gold Signature cards were inserted at a rate of 1:35 packs.
Hideo Nomo inserts were found randomly in Series 2 packs.
One Griffey ACA card were found per special retail packs. - ‘Crash the Game’ cards were inserted 1:5 packs.
If a player hit a home run on a specific card’s date, a collector could redeem for a premium card of the same player.
Parallel game cards (inserted 1:50 packs) could be redeemed for a premium wood card.
The expiration date for redeeming was 11/18/96. - ‘You Make the Play’ cards were inserted one per pack. Dealers were offered extra cards depending on the amount of cases ordered. A mail-in offer allowed collectors to acquire 12 cards for $2 and 10 wrappers.
The offer expired 5/15/96.
User Comments |
Trick or Treat!....VTG 1996 Upper Deck Halloween Treats "Ken Griffey, Jr." 20pk Two-Card Packs MLB were released to be given out as an alternative to candy in 1996. Wonder how many packs founds their way into treat bags that year? | ||
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