PROMOS/SAMPLES/PREVIEWS/PROTOTYPES/PRE-PRODUCTIONS/TESTS

BBCgalaxee · Mar 15, 2013

Heres my oldest from 1957

gracecollector · May 8, 2013

Anyone ever hear about sticker-backed promos for 1995 Topps Finest Bronze and 1996 Topps Finest Bronze medallions? From what I've been told, the medallions are 1/8" inch think metal medallions with a card appliqued to the front, then clearcoated. They were available through Topps Collector Club in full sets. These "promo stickers" I've acquired look to be just the card that were appliqued to the metal, with blank white sticker peel backs. They appear more chromish than the medallions, possibly due to not being clearcoated. The seller I got them from says that they were intended to be or actually were handed out at a mid 90's collector convention. Anyone know about these? I got 1995 Finest Griffey, Gwynn and Thomas and 1996 Finest Landmarks Ripken and Maddux.

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This is what the issued "medallion" versions look like. 2000 sets were made.

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flagshipchromecollector · May 8, 2013

I've seen these for Maddux and assume they are fakes or scraps.

Calripkenjrcollector · May 9, 2013

WOW! Just wow. What are the chances of you getting rid of one of those? Just asking......

tunahead said:
Oh and since others posted theirs, figured I would post mine. 1998 Select 5 Star Bonus:

Calripkenjrcollector · May 9, 2013

gracecollector said:
Anyone ever hear about sticker-backed promos for 1995 Topps Finest Bronze and 1996 Topps Finest Bronze medallions? From what I've been told, the medallions are 1/8" inch think metal medallions with a card appliqued to the front, then clearcoated. They were available through Topps Collector Club in full sets. These "promo stickers" I've acquired look to be just the card that were appliqued to the metal, with blank white sticker peel backs. They appear more chromish than the medallions, possibly due to not being clearcoated. The seller I got them from says that they were intended to be or actually were handed out at a mid 90's collector convention. Anyone know about these? I got 1995 Finest Griffey, Gwynn and Thomas and 1996 Finest Landmarks Ripken and Maddux.

This is what the issued "medallion" versions look like. 2000 sets were made.

That Ripken is not the same as the regular 1996 Finest Landmark?

gracecollector · May 9, 2013

Calripkenjrcollector said:
That Ripken is not the same as the regular 1996 Finest Landmark?

No - it doesn't have the metal ingot, and has a peel and stick back (white blank back you would peel off, like any other sticker). Cards are definitely not a fake and finished like a real card dimension-wise, not printer scrap. I could see these being handed out as a promo.

flagshipchromecollector · May 9, 2013

gracecollector said:
No - it doesn't have the metal ingot, and has a peel and stick back (white blank back you would peel off, like any other sticker). Cards are definitely not a fake and finished like a real card dimension-wise, not printer scrap. I could see these being handed out as a promo.

What kind of stock are they on? Do they have backs?

gracecollector · May 9, 2013

AUTaxMan said:
What kind of stock are they on? Do they have backs?

They are a chromium stock like a finest card, but thin like a sticker, not card stock. The back was described in the post you quoted.

flagshipchromecollector · May 9, 2013

gracecollector said:
They are a chromium stock like a finest card, but thin like a sticker, not card stock. The back was described in the post you quoted.

Extra stickers that never made it onto plates perhaps?

gracecollector · May 9, 2013

AUTaxMan said:
Extra stickers that never made it onto plates perhaps?

Yes, that's certainly what they appear to be - I'm trying to ascertain if anyone has ever heard of them being given out at an industry convention / National / large card show as a promo to 1995 or 1996 Finest Bronze medallions, as the seller believed. It's either that these are true promos, or are leftover production inserts for the medallions that were never affixed and clearcoated to the metal ingot backs.

flagshipchromecollector · May 9, 2013

gracecollector said:
Yes, that's certainly what they appear to be - I'm trying to ascertain if anyone has ever heard of them being given out at an industry convention / National / large card show as a promo to 1995 or 1996 Finest Bronze medallions, as the seller believed. It's either that these are true promos, or are leftover production inserts for the medallions that were never affixed and clearcoated to the metal ingot backs.

For what it's worth, I have never seen any of these before they popped up on ebay a couple of months ago.

KCListingService · May 24, 2013

sportscardtheory · May 24, 2013

Cool sheets. Nice find!

jacksoncoupage · May 24, 2013

KCListingService said:
Here are links to pictures of them:

http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/kcebay/Shiny-Full-Sheet.JPG
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/kcebay/Shiny-Top-Left.JPG
http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/kcebay/Shiny-Top-Right.JPG

Garry

It's strange that Donruss did these tests sheets so late in the print run (maybe after?). The Smoltz MVP is the corrected version, showing Smoltz, not Glavine, and that was one of the last corrections Donruss made in 1990.

Be8el0ve · May 28, 2013

Here is a nice late 90's oddball. To the left is the regular sized card. Anyone else have one of their player?

flagshipchromecollector · May 31, 2013

gracecollector said:
Yes, that's certainly what they appear to be - I'm trying to ascertain if anyone has ever heard of them being given out at an industry convention / National / large card show as a promo to 1995 or 1996 Finest Bronze medallions, as the seller believed. It's either that these are true promos, or are leftover production inserts for the medallions that were never affixed and clearcoated to the metal ingot backs.

fwiw, seller told me he got them from an estate a few years ago. says he has over 200 of each player.

joey12508 · May 31, 2013

these are embossed promo above the knee hard to see

this is a test promo

RStadlerASU22 · May 31, 2013

joey12508 said:
these are embossed promo above the knee hard to seethis is a test promo

Nice Studio pick up, would like to find a Clark

Ryan

magicpapa · May 31, 2013

TBTwinsFan · May 31, 2013

I just got this. No clue what I bought.

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