1993 Upper Deck

Description

1993 Upper Deck is an 840-card set released in two series of 420 cards. Considered by many to be Upper Deck's best designed set ever, it was also the largest UD set to date -- a title it would hold until 2006.

Special subsets featured include Star Rookies (1-29), Community Heroes (30-40), and American League Teammates (41-55), Top Prospects (421-449), Inside the Numbers (450-470), National League Team Stars (471-485), Award Winners (486-499), and Diamond Debuts (500-510).

Derek Jeter is the only notable Rookie Card in this set.

Distribution

Hobby/Retail Wax: 36 packs per box, 15 cards per pack.

Hobby/Retail Jumbo: 20 packs per box, 27 cards per pack.

Factory Sets

Reviews

Then & Now Insert Set Review: http://sanjosefuji.blogspot.com/2015/03/holy-hologram-hump-day.html

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Wax Odds	Retail Wax Odds	Hobby Jumbo Odds	Retail Jumbo Odds
Base	420	-	?	?	?	?
SP5	1	-	1:72	1:72	?	?
Willie Mays Baseball Heroes	10	-	1:6	1:6	?	?
Triple Crown Contenders	10	-	1:15	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Walter Iooss Collection	27	-	N/A	1:9	1:5	N/A
Home Run Heroes	28	-	N/A	N/A	one-per-pack	one-per-pack
Then & Now	9	-	1:27	1:27	?	?

Series Two

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Wax Odds	Retail Wax Odds	Hobby Jumbo Odds	Retail Jumbo Odds
Base	420	-	?	?	?	?
SP6	1	-	1:72	1:72	?	?
Future Heroes	10	-	1:9	1:9	?	?
Fifth Anniversary	15	-	1:9	N/A	N/A	N/A
Reggie Jackson's Clutch Performers	20	-	N/A	1:9	one-per-pack	N/A
On Deck	25	-	N/A	N/A	one-per-pack	one-per-pack
Then & Now	9	-	1:27	1:27	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

Star Rookies

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Community Heroes

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American League Teammates

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Series Two

Top Prospects

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Inside the Numbers

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National League Team Stars

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1992 Award Winners

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Diamond Debuts

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Team Checklists

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Parallels

Gold Hologram

Randomly inserted into each 15-set case of 1993 Upper Deck factory sets, is one set where all 840 base cards have been struck with a gold hologram on the back. There is no way of identifying which sets have the gold holograms without opening the seal on the set.

Marlins/Rockies Team Sets

Upper Deck produced 27-card team sets for the two 1993 expansion clubs: the Florida Marlins and Colorado Rockies. These sets were sold primarily as mass-market retail outlets in The greater Miami and Denver areas, respectively. The cards parallel the base cards, but have a special Marlins/Rockies foil stamp on the front.

Inserts

SP

These two cards were randomly inserted into packs of Series One (SP5) and Series Two (SP6). This would be the final year for the SP card concept.

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Then & Now

This 18-card hologram set highlights veteran stars in their rookie year and today, reflecting on how they and the game have changed. Cards 1-9 were randomly inserted in all Series One packs; cards 10-18 were randomly inserted in all Series Two packs.

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Willie Mays Baseball Heroes

This ten-card set was randomly inserted in all Series One packs and is numbered as a continuation of the Baseball Heroes anthology series. Unlike previous Baseball Heroes sets, the un-numbered header card is not short-printed. Also, Willie Mays did not autograph any cards.

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Triple Crown Contenders

This ten-card set, exclusive to Series One Hobby packs, highlights players who were selected by Upper Deck as having the best shot at winning Major League Baseball's Triple Crown. (None actually did)

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Walter Iooss Collection

This 27-card set spotlights the work of famous sports photographer Walter Iooss, Jr. by presenting 26 players (one-per-team) in a candid photo set. The 27th card is an unnumbered "header" explaining the set. Cards were inserted in Series One retail foil and Hobby jumbo packs.

A 3 1/2" X 5" jumbo version was also produced, exclusively to retail re-packs, which contained one pack of each 1993 Upper Deck series. The jumbos are each serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

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Home Run Heroes

Each Series One Jumbo pack (both Hobby and Retail) contained one of these cards contained a Home Run Hero. The first ten cards are the top ten home run hitters of the 1992 season. Cards #HR11-#HR28 are each of the remaining teams home run leader.

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Future Heroes

This ten-card set continues the Baseball Heroes anthology insert set begun in the 1990 Upper Deck high-number set. Rather than pay tribute to one retired legend, Upper Deck went in another direction with eight current players.

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Fifth Anniversary

This 15-card set celebrates Upper Deck's five years in the baseball card business by reprinting some of Upper Deck's most popular cards. This set was exclusive to Series Two Hobby packs. To differentiate from the originals, the fronts of each Fifth Anniversary card have black borders, are gold foil stamped, and have a "Fifth Anniversary" logo on the front. The reverse side has a short write-up on the significance of the card.

A 3 1/2" X 5" jumbo version was also produced, exclusively to retail re-packs, which contained one pack of each 1993 Upper Deck series. The jumbos are each serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

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Reggie Jackson's Clutch Performers

These 20 cards represent Reggie Jackson's selection of players who have come through under pressure and are exclusive to Series Two retail wax and Hobby jumbo packs.

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On Deck

Inserted one per Series Two jumbo packs, these 25 standard-size cards profile baseball's top players.

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Season Highlights

This 20-card insert set captures great moments of the 1992 Major League Baseball season. The cards were exclusively distributed in specially marked Series Two packs that were available only to dealers who set up at Upper Deck Heroes of Baseball Card Shows. Each dealer was entitled to purchased a maximum of two, 20-box cases. The odds of finding a Season Highlight card is 1:9 packs.

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Reggie Jackson Baseball Heroes Jumbos

This nine-card jumbo set (3 1/2" by 5") parallels the 1990 Upper Deck insert set of the same name. The jumbos were issued in 1993 as a retail blister pack insert in a pack which included one pack of each 1993 Upper Deck series. These cards also include a 5th Anniversary Upper Deck logo and the words "1993 Hall of Fame inductee" on the front. The un-numbered "Header" card was not produced for this set.

Each card is serial-numbered to 10,000 copies.

Richard McWilliam "Field of Dreams"

A card of Upper Deck CEO Richard McWilliam was produced sometime in late 1992/early 1993. The card, done in the style of the 1993 Upper Deck Baseball base set depicts McWilliam playing in a charity baseball game at the famous "Field of Dreams" movie site in Iowa.

FD1 Richard McWilliam

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