2023 Bowman Sapphire Chrome
Description
2023 Bowman Sapphire Chrome was released exclusively to topps.com with the "Bowman Series" in May and the "Chrome Series" in November. Each eight-pack Bowman Series box will contain one Refractor serial-numbered to 60 copies or fewer and one Autograph, while Chrome Series boxes will yield two parallels serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
Distribution
Bowman Series: Eight packs per box, four cards per pack. Exclusive to topps.com
Chrome Series: Eight packs per box (MSRP: $199.99), four cards per pack. Exclusive to topps.com
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Bowman Series
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 150 | - | ? |
| Green Sapphire Refractor | 150 | 60 | 1:9 |
| Aqua Sapphire Refractor | 150 | 55 | 1:10 |
| Orange Sapphire Refractor | 150 | 50 | 1:11 |
| Purple Sapphire Refractor | 150 | 25 | 1:22 |
| Red Sapphire Refractor | 150 | 10 | 1:54 |
| Padparadscha Refractor | 150 | one-of-one | 1:526 |
| Autographs | 29 | - | 1:14 |
| Autographs Aqua Sapphire Refractor | 29 | 99 | 1:53 |
| Autographs Green Sapphire Refractor | 29 | 50 | 1:57 |
| Autographs Orange Sapphire Refractor | 29 | 25 | 1:112 |
| Autographs Purple Sapphire Refractor | 29 | 10 | 1:279 |
| Autographs Red Sapphire Refractor | 29 | 5 | 1:562 |
| Autographs Padparadscha Refractor | 29 | one-of-one | 1:2830 |
Chrome Series
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| Aqua | 200 | 99 | 1:9 |
| Orange | 200 | 75 | 1:12 |
| Yellow | 200 | 50 | 1:17 |
| Purple | 200 | 25 | 1:34 |
| Red | 200 | 5 | 1:168 |
| Padparadscha | 200 | one-of-one | 1:830 |
| Gimmicks | 20 | - | 1:43 |
| Gimmicks Aqua | 15 | 99 | 1:85 |
| Gimmicks Orange | 15 | 75 | 1:113 |
| Gimmicks Yellow | 15 | 50 | 1:169 |
| Gimmicks Purple | 15 | 25 | 1:313 |
| Gimmicks Red | 15 | 5 | 1:1659 |
| Gimmicks Padparadscha | 15 | one-of-one | 1:8044 |
| Selections | 20 | - | 1:80 |
| Selections Purple | 20 | 25 | 1:336 |
| Selections Red | 20 | 5 | 1:1659 |
| Selections Padparadscha | 20 | one-of-one | 1:80 |
| Selections Autographs | 14 | 25 | 1:470 |
| Selections Autographs Purple | 14 | 10 | 1:1175 |
| Selections Autographs Red | 14 | 5 | 1:2332 |
| Selections Padparadscha | 14 | one-of-one | 1:11,491 |
Checklist
Base Set
Bowman Series
The base set is rehash of the 150-card 2023 Bowman Chrome Prospects insert set.
We estimate that only 1900 copies of each base card were produced, a cut in production by more than half from the previous year's product.
Chrome Series
The base set is rehash of the 100-card 2023 Bowman Chrome base set and the 100-card Bowman Chrome Prospects insert set.
We estimate 3125 copies of each Chrome series base card were produced.
Gimmicks
Gimmicks are exclusive to Chrome Series packs.
We estimate 200 copies of each Gimmick were produced.
- 10 Gunnar Henderson
- 11 Anthony Volpe
- 17 Adley Rutschman
- 18 Jordan Walker
- 29 Riley Greene
- 31 Michael Harris II
- 32 Triston Casas
- 35 Francisco Alvarez
- 5 Corbin Carroll
- 75 Masataka Yoshida
- BCP-156 Felnin Celesten
- BCP-171 Ethan Salas
- BCP-172 Josue De Paula
- BCP-178 Spencer Jones
- BCP-224 James Wood
- BCP-225 Jasson Domínguez
- BCP-227 Jackson Holliday
- BCP-239 Cam Collier
- BCP-246 Jackson Chourio
- BCP-249 Druw Jones
Parallels
All 150 cards from the Bowman Series are available in the following parallels.
- Green Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 60 copies)
- Aqua Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 55 copies)
- Orange Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Purple Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Padparadscha Refractor (one-of-one)
All 200 base cards from the Bowman Series and all fifteen Gimmicks are available in the following parallels.
- Aqua Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Orange Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Yellow Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Purple Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- Padparadscha Refractor (one-of-one)
Inserts
Selections
Selections is exclusive to Chrome Series packs. Each is also available in the following parallels.
- Purple Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Padparadscha Refractor (one-of-one)
We estimate 110 copies of each Selections were produced.
- BSS-1 Druw Jones
- BSS-2 Jackson Holliday
- BSS-3 Jackson Chourio
- BSS-4 Spencer Jones
- BSS-5 Cam Collier
- BSS-6 Josue De Paula
- BSS-7 Ethan Salas
- BSS-8 Justin Crawford
- BSS-9 Termarr Johnson
- BSS-10 Junior Caminero
- BSS-11 Elijah Green
- BSS-12 Gabriel Gonzalez
- BSS-13 Felnin Celesten
- BSS-14 Brooks Lee
- BSS-15 Lazaro Montes
- BSS-16 Jacob Berry
- BSS-17 Oswald Peraza
- BSS-18 Triston Casas
- BSS-19 Matt McLain
- BSS-20 Eury Pérez
Autographs
Autographs
Each Autograph is exclusive to Bowman Series packs and also available in the following parallels.
- Aqua Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Green Sapphire Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Padparadscha Refractor (one-of-one)
We estimate that each player signed around 200 copies of each base Autograph.
- BSPA-AM Andres Mesa
- BSPA-AT Ambioris Tavarez
- BSPA-BL Brooks Lee
- BSPA-CC Cam Collier
- BSPA-DF Dayan Frías
- BSPA-DJ Druw Jones
- BSPA-DM Daniel Montesino
- BSPA-EG Elijah Green
- BSPA-EJ Edouard Julien
- BSPA-HL Hao Yu Lee
- BSPA-JA Jace Avina
- BSPA-JB Jacob Berry
- BSPA-JBZ Jesus Baez
- BSPA-JC Justin Crawford
- BSPA-JCO Junior Caminero
- BSPA-JH Jackson Holliday
- BSPA-JJ Jace Jung
- BSPA-JR Jorge Ruiz
- BSPA-KR Kumar Rocker
- BSPA-LA Leandro Arias
- BSPA-LR Lizandro Rodriguez
- BSPA-MA Michael Arroyo
- BSPA-MB Manuel Beltre
- BSPA-MBS Moisés Ballesteros
- BSPA-MM Matt Mervis
- BSPA-RP Robert Perez, Jr.
- BSPA-RSN Ronny Simon
- BSPA-TJ Termarr Johnson
- BSPA-ZN Zach Neto
Selections Autographs
Selections Autograph is exclusive to Chrome Series packs with each card serial-numbered to 25 copies. Each is also available in the following parallels.
- Purple Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red Sapphire Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Padparadscha Refractor (one-of-one)
- SSA-BH Brady House
- SSA-BM Brandon Mayea
- SSA-CCR Cam Collier
- SSA-CY Cole Young
- SSA-DJ Druw Jones
- SSA-EG Elijah Green
- SSA-ES Ethan Salas
- SSA-JB Jacob Berry
- SSA-JC Jackson Chourio
- SSA-JD Josue De Paula
- SSA-JH Jackson Holliday
- SSA-KH Kyle Harrison
- SSA-SJ Spencer Jones
- SSA-TC Triston Casas
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