1999 Fleer Brilliants
Description
1999 Fleer Brilliants is a 175-card set issued in June, 1999. The last fifty cards make-up a short-printed "Rookie" subset. Each card is printed on a 24-point styrene plastic stock and coated with "mirroring" mylar foil.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $4.99).
Blue parallels were usually the 3rd/middle card of the pack. In instances where a Gold and Blue parallels were in the same pack, the Blue parallel was the second card in the pack while the Gold parallel was the 2nd card in the pack.
Inserts were usually the 2nd card in the pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Set | 175 | - | 5:1 |
| Veterans | 125 | - | 4:1 |
| Rookies | 50 | - | 1:2 |
| Blue Veteran | 125 | - | 1:3 |
| Blue Rookies | 50 | - | 1:6 |
| Gold | 175 | 99 | ? |
| 24-Karat Gold | 175 | 24 | ? |
| Illuminators | 15 | - | 1:10 |
| Shining Stars | 15 | - | 1:20 |
| Shining Stars Pulsar | 15 | - | 1:400 |
Checklist
Promo
A promo card of J.D. Drew was distributed to dealer accounts and Hobby media a few months prior to Brilliant's national release. This card can be easily identified by the "PROMOTIONAL SAMPLE" text running diagonally across the front and back.
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Base Set
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Rookie Subset
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Parallels
All 175 cards are available in the following parallels.
- Blue
- Gold (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- 24K Gold (serial-numbered to 24 copies)
Inserts
Illuminators
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Shining Stars
Parallels include: Pulsars, which are labeled PULSARS on the back near the card number, are seeded 1 in every 400 packs.
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