Coffee Break:2021 Topps Series 1 Hobby Box

*sitting in the kitchen next to the heater thinking about warm thoughts while it currently sits at -15*

I can feel, smell it and even taste it. Yes it has a taste. Baseball is on it's way and nothing kicks off the baseball season like Topps Series 1. Once that product has released, you know we are heading in the right direction.

For me it's not just about baseball starting, some warm weather would be nice as well.

*takes a sip, begins to rip*

Every hobby box of 2021 Topps Series 1 comes with 24 packs of 14 cards. I like this format more than the 36 packs. Each box comes with either an autograph, relic card or an autograph relic. Most likely, at least in my past breaks, you will find a relic. Boxes go anywhere between $125-$150 per.

Also inside of each hobby box are the Hobby Exclusive silver parallels,

Each of the silver parallel cards use the 1986 Topps design and comes with 4 cards

*takes another sip to do another rip*

There are 100 cards overall to collect and you can also find the following parallels (along with autographs as well)

The parallels are,
Blue /150, Green /99, Purple /75, Gold /50, Orange /25, Red /5, SuperFractor 1/1.

BASE:

The base set consists of 330 cards.

The front of those cards have a Topps 70th silver logo instead of the typical Topps logo. The design is bordered this year and brings a new design to the table. I think more Bowman than Topps with it.

I was a little disappointed with this years lack of action photography compared to the past few years.

Card back.

The base set consists of veterans, rookies and the subsets as Rookie Cup, Future Stars, League Leaders, and World Series Highlights.

Rookie Cup

  

League Leaders

Future Stars

World Series Highlights

Team cards

Rookies

There was even some "mask" cards involved as part of the Covid-19 Pandemic. I think it's an important part of MLB history to include cards with pictures like these.

The images say it all.

PARALLELS

There are many parallels to chase in Series 1 including, Royal Blue, Rainbow Foil, Gold Foil, Gold /2021, Green /499, Advanced Stat /300, Orange /299, Red /199, Vintage Stock /99, Independence Day /76, Black /70, Platinum Anniversary /70, Mother’s Day /50, Father’s Day /50, Memorial Day /25, 70th Anniversary 1/1, and Printing Plates 1/1.

I pulled 3 rainbow foils in my break. These fall 1:10 packs. I always liked this parallel.

Gold /2021. These are pretty much impossible to find compared to past years. Only one in my box and the odds of finding them now are 1:27 packs. Good luck in any rainbow chases this year.

INSERTS:

There are 100 cards to seek out in the 1986 Topps 35th anniversary set. These seem to be one of the easier inserts to find falling at 1:4 packs.

They also have the following parallels, Blue, Black /299 (1:589 odds in Bregman), Platinum Anniversary /70, Red /10, and Gold 1/1.

70 years of Topps has well....70 cards in it to chase. These fall 1:11 packs.

 

Stars In Service falls 1:30 packs. There are 25 cards to collect in these as well.

Platinum Players falls 1:30 packs. There are 25 players to collect in this die cut set. I hope they bring this insert to chrome, bet it looks amazing.

Topps Through The Years insert 1:25. Many are complaining about this insert because many are posting and claiming these as autographs. I do get this kind of insert as they were celebrating the many cards in their 70 years but I understand the frustration.

There are 30 in this set to collect.

Home Run Challenge falls 1:24 packs

HITS:

For the first time in...well...ever...I didn't pull a relic card

Major League Material relic auto /50 of Josh Bell

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

I enjoyed breaking this while sipping on my cup of coffee. Prices are a little steep right now for a hobby box so honestly I would stick to retail and hope for the best from that. What I always look for in Series 1 is the newest rookies and pc players for my collection so I can easily acquire those in retail as long as you are able to find some.

I do like the overall look and the theme for this years product though.

*takes a final sip, definitely making another to keep myself warm. Time to think warm thoughts and baseball.....and more 2021 baseball card releases*

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Coffee Break:2020 Legacy Football

*going to be brutally hot today, but still goes to coffee maker, grabs a cup of hot coffee and sits down. It's time for Cards Over Coffee folks*

Last year, the greatest thing to ever happen to sport cards occurred in Legacy football with their inclusion of my Super PC Rodney Hampton. I was hoping that this years edition would do the same.

But, nope. No Rodney Hampton this time around. It makes me wonder if Panini will include him in any of this years products. Hopefully if someone finds that info out for me, they will let me know.

Either way, here in my hands right now resides a box of 2020 Legacy football and I am ready to rip it. I will hold off on the breakfast in the meantime, I will just sip away on my coffee until I am done.

*the first few sips, time to rip*

Every hobby box of 2020 Panini Legacy football comes with 16 packs of 8 cards each. Boxes should have two autographs, some parallels and run in price about $135 which is one of the cheaper boxes for football you can find.

This years base set for Legacy hasn't changed up too much staying with a bigger bordered set, single focused on the player with action photography.

Here is the front of a base card.

The back of the base card

The overall base set has 200 cards in it and is broken down to 100 veterans

60 legends (this was where Rodney came in last year but this year is replaced by Tiki Barber and Lawrence Taylor)

and 40 rookies. This is my first Xavier McKinney for my Giants. I think he will have a good career. Overall in this box break though, there wasn't a lot of top talent rookies I landed. McKinney was second best to Herbert.

Just like last years edition, Legacy came loaded with a variety of parallels.

Here is a breakdown of them,
Parallel cards for the base include, Red /299, Orange /199, Yellow /150, Green /100, Blue /50, Indigo /25, Violet /10, and Black 1/1.

Green /100

Yellow /150

 

Red /299

 

Orange /199

The Base Premiums are a parallel set that has it's own set of parallels. This years Premiums are all rookies, so no veteran content in the base premiums.

They have the following parallels,

Silver, Bronze /100, Ruby /75, Sapphire /35, Gold /25, Diamond /10, and Platinum 1/1.

Not bad with a Love. I think this guy is going to be good.

Here is a silver parallel of Jonthan Taylor

New to this years product is Base Premium Edition minis. Yup, those hard to store mini's make their appearance in this years Legacy set.

They include the following parallels,
Emerald found only in Dare to Tear, Bronze /100, Ruby /75, Sapphire /50, Gold /25, Diamond /10, and Platinum 1/1.

SOLID! Bronze /100 of Justin Herbert

 And a Sapphire /50 of Cole Hmet.

*feels a little tired, stands up to stretch, heads back to the coffee maker as he sipped away all of his cup and grabs a fresh cup. Time to sit down and work on the inserts*

Along with the base, Base Premiums and Mini Base Premiums, the inserts have their own set of parallels too. You can find the following, Green /100, Blue /50, Indigo /25, Violet /10, and Black 1/1.

 

For The Ages. Those throwback players who dominated. There are 20 cards in this set to collect

 I even found a green parallel of the great John Riggins

Lasting Legacies has those special players who will forever be known on those teams. 20 of them to collect as well.

Timeless Talents has 20 cards to chase and it's those one of a kind players who are overly talented at what they do on the field.

Record Breaker has 30 cards to collect and specifically focuses on those records that are tough to break

Fan Favorites is only a 10 card set, but is by far my favorite of the group. Great action photography shot of a player celebrating among the fans. The card being put in landscape captures this moment as a TV screen.

Under The Lights has the biggest insert chase of them all with 40 cards to seek out. I pulled MVP Lamar Jackson. It will be interesting to see how he fairs in 2020.

*takes a gulp of coffee, moves onto the hits*

There are two autographs to find in this box and can be anything from rookies to veterans to legends so it always keeps you on your feet.

I pulled a Under The Lights autograph of Cole Hmet, must be a Hmet hot box

And La'Mical Perine autograph Futures Patch card. I liked the look of these last year and even more so this year.

 *final few sips before this review is over*

This was a fun box break overall. I like seeing the base card photography, always enjoy the chrome cards and the hits can be such a variety it will be interesting to see what you find.

The mini's bring a nice touch but what I really wanted to see was the Dare To Tear program. It's just like the Rip Cards for Topps but Dare To Tear was introduced in the late 90's by Pinnacle and hasn't been around in some time. Just like with a rip card, I didn't pull a Dare To Tear card so I have never had to make that tough decision of having to rip a card or not. I still don't think I would.

The price point is solid right now in comparison to other releases out there and with a solid checklist you could find this to be a steal.

*done typing and touching cards, time for breakfast with this second cup*

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