2003 Ultra
Description
2003 Ultra consists of 265 cards released in two series. The first 250 cards were issued as part of the 2003 Ultra product in November, 2002. Cards numbered 1-200 feature veterans, 201-220 feature All-Stars, 221-240 feature rookies from 2002 in the the design of 2002 Ultra and 241-250 feature rookie prospects of 2003.
The final fifteen cards can only be found in packs of 2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats, which was released in December 2003. These 15 additional cards feature a top prospect and are serial-numbered to 1500.
Distribution
Hobby/Retail: 24 packs per box, ten cards per pack (MSRP: $2.99).
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Set | 265 | - | ? | ? |
| Short Set | 200 | - | ? | ? |
| All-Stars | 20 | - | 1:4 | 1:4 |
| 2002 Rookie Update | 20 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
| Prospects | 10 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
| Gold Medallion Base | 200 | - | 1:1 | N/A |
| Gold Medallion All-Star | 20 | - | 1:24 | N/A |
| Gold Medallion Rookie | 30 | - | 1:24 | N/A |
| Double Up | 16 | - | 1:8 | 1:8 |
| Moonshots | 20 | - | 1:12 | 1:12 |
| Photo Effex | 20 | - | 1:12 | 1:12 |
| Photo Effex Gold | 20 | 25 | ? | ? |
| When It Was A Game | 40 | - | 1:20 | 1:12 |
| Back 2 Back | 17 | 1000 | ? | ? |
| Moonshots Memorabilia | 20 | - | * | ? |
| Back 2 Back Memorabilia | 17 | 500 | * | ? |
| Back 2 Back Memorabilia Gold | 17 | 50 | * | ? |
| Double Up Memorabilia | 16 | 100 | * | ? |
| When It Was A Game Used | 12 | varies | * | ? |
- Each 24-pack Hobby box yields two game-used cards
Checklist
Base Set
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All-Stars
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2002 Ultra Rookies
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Prospects
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Rookies & Greats Prospects
Each card is serial-numbered to 1500 copies and randomly seeded in packs of 2003 Fleer Rookies & Greats.
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Parallels
Gold Medallion
Each of the 250 Ultra Series base cards are available in a Hobby-exclusive, die-cut Gold Medallion parallel. Each Hobby pack contains one Gold Medallion card with cards from the All-Stars, 2002 Rookie Update and Prospect subsets short-printed.
Inserts
Back 2 Back
Each Back 2 Back insert is serial-numbered to 1000 copies.
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Double Up
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Moonshots
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Photo Effex
Each card is also available in a Photo Effex Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
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When it was a Game
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Autographs & Game-Used
Moonshots Memorabilia
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Back 2 Back Memorabilia
Each Back 2 Back Memorabilia card is serial-numbered to 500 copies with a Gold parallel, serial-numbered to 50 copies, also available.
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Double Up Memorabilia
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When It Was A Game Used
Each When it was a Game Used card is serial-numbered to the production figures listed below.
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