Topps Magic
Football was released today through retail stores (Hobby boxes come out next
week) and some of the cards are beginning to show up on eBay. The most noticeable
postings come from the relic Gridiron Coins and Historical Coins sets, #/10 and
#/25 respectively, they are being posted up for some big bucks though they do
not seem to be getting much attention from the bidders. The Gridiron Coins
contain a quarter from the state quarter set that matches the player’s team
location.
I know they are limited but does a state quarter inserted in to a player's card really demand
$100+? Now if the coin came out of their pocket and signed by the player and then
inserted in to a card I could see some value but a quarter out of a $10 roll in
the Topps headquarters does not warrant this type of price.
The Historical
Coins contain a Buffalo nickel, minted between 1912 and 1938, with the card
depicting a historical event or figure so there is a Babe Ruth card, a card announcing
Life Magazine’s first publication and so on. At least with the Buffalo nickel
the coin has more value than its original minting price, though not by much.
The one
highlight that has shown up has been this guy…
Colin
Kaepernick
His autographs
are running the tables right now, there are currently 9 of his autographs up
for auction and besides a couple that are newly listed the rest are sitting
around $100 and they all have multiple bids. Imagine the asking prices had he led the team back from 22 points down and won the championship.
There are some
cool cards in the set including multiple Luck, RG3 and Wilson cards; Alfred
Morris has an auto in the set, nice looking patches plus a triple-autograph of
the Top 3 2012 NFL Draft Picks (Luck, RG3 and Richardson). I used to be a fan
of Magic but since Topps has went to the fluorescent/day glow colors I have
lost interest.
Here are some of
the highlights that can be pulled from the set.
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