1997 Collector's Choice

Description

1997 Collector's Choice is a 506-card set released in two series of 246 and 260 cards, respectively.

Distribution

Series One: 36 packs per box, 12 cards per pack (MSRP: $0.99).

Series Two: 36 packs per box, 14 cards per pack (MSRP: $1.29).

Factory Sets

Retail bags contained 20 2-card packs.

Retail blasters: 12 9-card packs per box.

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	246	-	?
The Big Show	45	-	one-per-pack
The Big Show World Headquarters Edition	45	-	1:35
Stick 'Ums	30	-	1:3
Premiere Power	20	-	1:15
Premiere Power Gold	20	-	1:69
Clearly Dominant	5	-	1:144

Series Two

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	260	-	?
All-Star Connection	45	-	one-per-pack
You Crash the Game	90	-	1:5
You Crash the Game Instant Winner	30	-	1:721
Big Shots	19	-	1:12
Big Shots Gold	19	-	1:144
Toast of the Town	30	-	1:35
New Frontier	40	-	1:69

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

Rookie Class

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League Leaders

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Post-Season Celebration

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Checklists

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Series Two

Checklists

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Griffey's Hot List

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Rookie Class

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Update

A 30-card Update set was made available to collectors who mailed in 10 series two wrappers (plus a check or money order for $3 to cover postage and handling) prior to the December 1st, 1997 deadline.

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Inserts

The Big Show

Randomly inserted into each Series One pack, this 45-card set features commentary by ESPN SportsCenter television sportscasters, Keith Olbermann and Dan Patrick. Also available in a "World Headquarters Edition" parallel.

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Stick'Ums

These 30 stickers were randomly inserted into Series One packs.

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Stick'Ums Retail

This 28-sticker set was distributed in specially marked packs. Each pack contained 15 stickers and three Collector's Choice base cards. While the design and photos used are the same as the Stick 'Ums inserted into Collector's Choice packs, the only difference is the size of the set, and the fact that these Stick'Ums are NOT sequentially-numbered.

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Premier Power

Randomly inserted in Series One packs, this 20-card set features borderless color action player photos and information about the 20 top Major League Home Run hitters. A Gold parallel was also available in Series One packs, and ten 5" X 7" Jumbo Premier Power cards were inserted into each factory set.

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Clearly Dominant

This five-card set was randomly inserted into Series One packs.

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All-Star Connection

Inserted into every Series Two pack, this 45-card set celebrates the unique history of Baseball's All Star Game and highlights the League's top All-Star caliber players.

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Crash the Game

Inserted in Series Two packs, cards from this interactive game set features three separate cards each of 30 top home run hitters. If the featured player hit a home run during the series specified on the card, the card could than have been redeemed for a special card of the same player.

Instant Win parallel cards, which were good for the entire 30-card redemption set were also inserted into Series Two packs as "case hits."

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Crash the Game Exchange

This 30-card set was redeemable two ways through the Crash the Game contest. Each player hitting a home run during the dates specified on the game cards (see above) was exchangeable for an upgraded version of that same player. However, only 22 of the 30 players were winners. The remaining eight short-printed cards were only available with a Crash the Game Instant Win card (inserted one per 721 packs), which was redeemable for a complete 30-card upgraded set.

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Big Shots

This 19-card, Series Two, set features unique and exciting photos depicting some of the game's most recognized players. Also available in a Gold Signature Parallel.

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Toast of the Town

Inserted into Series Two packs, this 30-card set features color photos of some of the best Major League players.

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New Frontier

Randomly inserted into Series Two packs, this 40-card set showcases the most anticipated InterLeague match-ups. Each card features a color player cut-out of a great player from either the American or National League on half of a baseball diamond background and is designed to fit with another card displaying a great player match-up from the opposite league to complete the diamond.

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Memorable Moments

This 20-card set was inserted into specially-marked six-card retail packs. The "A" series cards, which are gold foil stamped, were in Series One, while the "B" cards, which have bronze foil, were in Series Two.

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Collector's Choice
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