Sunday, April 29, 2018

2018 Panini Contenders Collegiate Draft Picks Cracked Ice #50

   



I'll be featuring some cards from the 2018 Panini Contenders Collegiate Draft Picks set in the next few posts.  Above is Herschel's "Cracked Ice" version of the set.

This card is serial numbered to 23, with this example being #14.

Thursday, April 26, 2018

2018 Panini Contenders Collegiate Draft Picks #50

   


The last few posts have been about the new Panini Elite Draft Picks set; but there is another new set from Panini which also includes cards featuring Herschel.

Above is his base card from the Contenders Collegiate Draft Picks set. The set features current college stars, about to be selected in the draft, as well as former college legends.

If you count printing plate versions,  this set has 15 more potential Walker cards that could someday make their way into the Hoard.

Sunday, April 22, 2018

2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Aspirations Emerald #50



     I snagged another of the low serial numbered cards from the 2018 Panini Draft Picks set.  This is an Aspirations Emerald card of Herschel, serial number 5 of 5.

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Aspirations Orange and Purple

      As I continue to feature the latest Herschel Walker cards from Panini, here are two more variations I just received:

      First is the 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Aspirations #50 in orange:

   


This is a non serial numbered card.  Next I have a 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks Aspirations #50 in purple.



The purple variation is serial numbered to 99, with this example being number 82.  And there are still more variations on the way!   Stay tuned.

Sunday, April 15, 2018

2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks continued

     Here are a couple more cards I picked up from the 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks set.

  Below is a Status Die Cut Blue of Herschel.

   


This card is serial numbered to 25, with this example being #5.

I also got a Status Die Cut Red, shown here:



The reds are serial numbered to 49, and this is number 28 of that series.  More to follow.

Friday, April 13, 2018

2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks #50 (And a Bunch of Parallels)

   


Some brand new Herschel cards came out this year under the Panini label.  To the excitement of some, and the chagrin of others, Panini now has the NFL license for trading cards.

Panini is known for featuring several parallels and inserts.   The 2018 Panini Elite Draft Picks set is made up of both current collegiate stars, and college heroes of the past, shown in their school colors.

Herschel makes the cut in card #50 of the set.  There are a total of 14 parallel cards of Walker to chase in this set. Basically, they're divided into two categories:  Aspirations and  Status Die Cut.

In each category, there are seven different color variations.  Orange, Purple, Red, Blue , Gold , Emerald and Teal.  The serial numbered cards are Purple-99; Red-49; Blue-25; Gold-10; Emerald-5 and Teal-1, making of course, the Teal, the toughest to find.

Here is an example of the Emerald Status Die Cut card, which I just received:


This card has the side die cuts(orange paper is background construction paper when I scanned it); and the serial number is printed over Walker's right foot, just above his name. This card is #1 of 5.

Some more parallels from this set are on their way to the Hoard.

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

2012 SP Authentic Legendary Threads Autographs # LTHW

   



The latest autographed Herschel Walker card to join the Hoard is a 2012 SP Authentic Legendary Threads card.   Herschel has signed his name directly on a swatch of material from a jersey.

This card is serial numbered to 10, with this being #8. The serial number is just above the LE in Legendary on the card front.

There is also a Legendary Threads Patch card in this series, which is serial numbered to just two.