Jersey-Numbered Parallel Sets

smapdi · Jan 4, 2019

There has been a handful of parallel sets or inserts that feature a different number of copies for each card, corresponding to the player's jersey number. As an aficionado of low-print-run parallels, this was always one of my favorite kinds of sets. Very challenging to complete because there's always an Ozzie Smith or Billy Martin or Brian Roberts with just a single copy, plus the Jeters, Bregmans, and Bogaerts with #2, Ruth and A-Rod at #3, and so on, with huge collector profiles who scoop them up and disappear them basically forever. But I'd like to create a list of such sets here. Please add in ones I'm missing, I'm pretty sure there were a couple more.

2003 UD SPx Spectrum Gold (veterans #/jersey, plus a subset for prospects #/125)
2005 UD Ultimate Signature Numbers (all autographed)
2007 UD Spectrum Blue Die-Cuts

caster513 · Jan 4, 2019

Some of my favorite cards. Yea they can really be tough with both player and set collectors going after them. I was happy to add these Lofton's recently.

2000 SP Authentic Chirography Gold

2001 Donruss Elite Status

*edit also add: 2001 Leaf Certified Materials Fabric of the Game Platinum Jersey Number

Brewer Andy · Jan 4, 2019

2002 Fleer Focus Jersey Edition has Jersey # parallels

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corockies · Jan 4, 2019

Every year of Donruss Elite the parallel Status is to a players jersey #.

The parallel Aspirations / Inspirations is (100 - the jersey #) to make 100 copies total of both.

* Except 2002 Donruss Elite. They reversed the order that year - the Aspirations were to the jersey #, the status was the other 100.

mrmopar · Jan 5, 2019

Don't know if it applied to all players, but the 99 UD Inkredible Level 2 gold signature of Garvey was /6.

heavy_hitter · Jan 5, 2019

2003 Playoff Prestige Inside the Numbers Die Cuts

Pinbreaker · Jan 5, 2019

UD 500 HR Club Game Used Bat Autographs..

Initially some of them were numbered to their jersey number. But for some reason, they decided to make Griffey's numbered to /25 instead of /24..
(not mine, but I wish)

mrmopar · Jan 5, 2019

Per cardpedia, it seems all cards were numbered to jersey #'s in level 2.

"Each INKredible autograph is also available in a Level 2 parallel, which is serial-numbered to the player's respective uniform jersey number."

mrmopar said:
Don't know if it applied to all players, but the 99 UD Inkredible Level 2 gold signature of Garvey was /6.

gracecollector · Jan 6, 2019

2001 Fleer EX Behind the Numbers Autographs were a fantastic player jersey-numbered parallel set! (Grace's are mine, Ripken is not)

banjar · Jan 6, 2019

2002 Leaf Certified Materials Fabric of the Game Jersey Numbers

2002 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia Absolutely Ink Numbers

2002 UD SP Authentic Game Jersey Gold

2003 Fleer E-X Behind the Numbers "Numbers"

2003 Leaf Certified Materials Fabric of the Game Jersey Numbers

2003 Leaf Limited Threads Jersey Numbers

Also it seems some of the myriad 2005 Absolute Tools of the Trade set were limited to the jersey number, but I can't be bothered to look it up to confirm. I hate that set.

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