2005 Ultra

Description

2005 Ultra is a 220-card set, and was released in November, 2004. The first 200 cards of the set featured veterans while cards 201 through 220, which were issued at a stated rate of one in four hobby and one in five retail, feature leading prospects.

The stated odds of finding any game used card were 1:12 Hobby packs, and 1:48 retail. All autographs are Hobby only.

Distribution

Hobby: Eight cards per pack, 24 packs per box (MSRP: $3) Retail: Eight cards per pack, 24 packs per box (MSRP: $3)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	?	?
short set	200	-	?	?
Prospects	20	-	1:4	1:5
Gold Medallion	220	-	one-per-pack	1:3
Platinum Medallion	220	50	?	N/A
Follow the Leader	15	-	1:6	1:8
Kings	45	-	1:12	1:24
Gold Kings	45	50	?	N/A
Season Crowns Copper Autographed	5	varies	*	N/A
Season Crowns Gold Autographed	14	varies	*	N/A
Season Crowns Platinum Autographed	34	varies	*	N/A
Season Crowns Masterpiece Autographed	34	one-of-one	*	N/A
Season Crowns Copper Game Used	50	399	**	N/A
Season Crowns Gold Game Used	50	99	**	N/A
Season Crowns Platinum Game Used	50	25	**	N/A
3 Kings Jersey Triple Swatch	10	33	?	?
Follow the Leader Copper Jersey	14	-	?	N/A
Follow the Leader Red Jersey	14	-	?	1:48
Follow the Leader Gold Jersey	14	250	?	?
Follow the Leader Platinum Jersey	14	99	?	N/A
Follow the Leader UltraSwatch	14	varies	?	?
Kings Gold Jersey	45	150	?	?
Kings Platinum Jersey	45	25	?	N/A
Kings UltraSwatch	45	varies	?	?

• Stated Odds of finding a Season Crowns Autograph (any color): 1:192/packs
  • Stated Odds of finding a Season Crowns Game Used (any color): 1:24/packs

Checklist

Base Set

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All-Rookie

Despite the name, none of the cards in the "All-Rookie" subset are true rookie cards. Each card has a bronze background.

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Parallels

Each of the 220 base cards are available in the following parallels.

• Gold Medallion
• Platinum Medallion (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Inserts

Follow the Leader

A die-cut parallel, exclusive to specially-marked retail packs, is also available.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2005) AND (setname = 'Ultra Follow the Leader'); </sql2wiki>

Kings

The Kings insert is divided into three, 15-card, subsets. It is believed that the "Strikeout Kings" cards are tougher to find than the "Home Run Kings" and "RBI Kings."

Each card is also available as a Hobby-exclusive "Ultra Kings Gold" parallel, serial-numbered to 50 copies.

Home Run Kings

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Strikeout Kings

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RBI Kings

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Autographs & Game-Used

Season Crowns

Season Crowns is a autographed/game used partial-parallel of the base set. All Season Crowns cards are Hobby only.

Game Used

Each Season Crowns Game Used card is available in the following versions.

• Copper (serial-numbered to 399 copies)
• Gold (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

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Autographs

Copper

NOTE: The announced production figure for all five Copper cards was intended to be 199 copies; however, only Jack Wilson signed that many. Announced production figures are listed below.

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Gold

NOTE: The announced production figure for all Gold cards was intended to be 99 copies; however, Announced production figures are listed below.

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Platinum

NOTE: The announced production figure for all Platinum cards was intended to be 50 copies; however, not all players signed that many cards. Announced production figures are listed below. Each card in the Platinum checklist is also available in a one-of-one Masterpiece parallel.

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Follow the Leader Jersey

Each Follow the Leader Jersey card is available in the following versions.

• Copper (Hobby Only)
• Red (Retail Only)
• Gold (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
• Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• UltraSwatch (serial-numbered to the player's uniform number, listed below)

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Kings Jerseys

Each Kings Jersey card is available in the following versions.

• Gold (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Platinum Patch (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold UltraSwatch (serial-numbered to the player's uniform number, listed below)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2005) AND (setname = 'Ultra Kings Jersey Gold UltraSwatch'); </sql2wiki>

3 Kings Triple Jersey Swatch

Each card has three different jersey swatches and serial-numbered to 33 copies.

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