Rodney's Cardboard:1997 New Pinnacle Black Printing Plate

Today's card is my favorite Printing Plate in my Rodney Hampton collection.

Not because of the front,

 

But, because of the back. It is signed by Jerry Meyer Chairman of Pinnacle. This is the only time that I know of that printing plate was actually fully guaranteed like this. These are also very scarce to hunt down and Rodney makes only the second one in my collection. The other one is a card back of Yatil Green.

I can't imagine how many of these things that Meyer had to sign.

Thanks again to Wes for grabbing this one for me as well.

Comments on whether you own any of these plates welcomed in comments.

Museum Collection

The mid to late 90's will always be my favorite time in the hobby. It wasn't about hitting that RPA or landing that hot prospect, it was simply about collecting. And collecting some great looking cards.

There were a ton of parallels that any collector could fall in love within that era. Most of them don't fall one-per-pack like a lot of products from today, there were odds on these and not all were easy. Just look at Topps Chrome, it had one refractor parallel, and that refractor fell 1:12 packs or two per box. Can you imagine that today? Collectors would go nuts.

One of my favorite parallels from the 90's, I know I say that a lot, is the 1997 New Pinnacle Museum Collection. 

This parallel fell 1:9 packs and has a golden dufex touch. There was no better looking dufex parallel in the Pinnacle line than this one.

I recently picked up a group of them from Burbank Sportcards Beckett Marketplace for my 90's collection.

(East Meets West looks great)

(but not as stunning as Aura looks)

I will continue to seek these out and add what I can from any of the sports of them.

Thoughts on these are welcomed in comments.

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Project Pedro Trade Recap Part 27:1997 New Pinnacle Hobby Box Break Part 2: THE BIG PULL

Today marks the end of Cards I Got From Project Pedro month as my blog will move now with it's regularly scheduled program.

So I broke down the base cards a bit in 1997 New Pinnacle football in part one, now time for the hits!

In every box of 1997 New Pinnacle Football, you will find yourself with 18 packs. This box particularly was only $15 and the last one on the shelf. I have seen others go for much more but I will say this is probably the best $15 spent in the 90's or recently.

The base cards that aren't the fun pictures, show action shots and rookies are pictured at the premier. There is also an Instincts subset with QB's. I like how the names are presented on the regular base cards with them being shiny and elegant. The base are also thicker and feel high end with all of the gloss and appeal.

Here is a Wheatley base card for my Giants PC. Just so impressive.

Now time for those inserts.

Up first, 1:9 pulls of Museum Collection a Pinnacle standby since the earlier 90's.

Got a rockin' Kerry!

Up next, Epix which simply look Epic(x). Great design and many levels to collect. I was shocked to even find one since they fall 1:21 packs, so finding three, I was amazed. More impressive are the good players I hit as well.

And my final pull that literally fell into my hands from the pack, it was in a penny sleeve. A 1:2250 pull, the toughest to pull from the product and a 1/1, an authentic Press Plate.

 

The problem is, the player I pulled in Yatil Green. But hey, it's a great pull and one I will forever hold onto.

So $15 and some great pulls including a 1/1. I was left wanting more and more but not sure if I will find it. Great value.

A big, huge thanks goes out to Project Pedro Blog for this whopper of a trade and for all of the great cards. I look forward to our next trade.

Thoughts on my huge trade mail day month and of course thoughts on this product are welcomed below.

Project Pedro Trade Recap Part 26:1997 New Pinnacle Hobby Box Break Part 1

October has officially been named, Cards I Got From Project Pedro Blog Month.

The final box break of my trade was a doozy. Sadly it was also the cheapest of the group and provided the best. I knew all about New Pinnacle as I opened a ton of it in baseball and football form in 1997. So there wasn't going to be a lot of surprises, except one that was found in this box.....POSTING TOMORROW.

While we wait another day for the hits, I wanted to talk about the fun base cards. The design is very sharp and provides crystal clear photography, however, there are some fun base cards to view of QB's. Since Pinnacle was all about the QB's.

Up first, it's Super MVP man Brett Favre!

 

Boomer Esiason is here to teach you how not to be a QB. Sorry Boomer...

Slash Stewart here to CUT through your defense.

Elway ready to rocket to a Super Bowl win!

And nobody rocks harder than Kerry. The King Of Panthers football in the 90s!

 

I don't think we will ever see base cards done like this again so it's fun to see them when you find em. The 90's provided a lot of fun with base especially with Pinnacle and Upper Deck products. Something we don't find so much today.

I will be posting the rest of the break tomorrow including the hits and major hit I found in the box.

Leave your thoughts on your favorite card of the group below and let me know if you like base cards being "fun" every so often.

That 90's Card: 1997 New Pinnacle Matt Williams

Bold photographs, nice card stock, no border and some color with a touch of rainbow foil and you have this collector drawn in. It's products like this one that I wished Panini could bring back.