First things first! When can you get your hands on these absolutely beautiful cards? The official release date for this product is November 3rd, 2023. The breakdown this year will be 6 cards per pack, 5 packs per box, and 12 boxes per case. Price on this product, due to the high quality names and one autograph per pack (50 Prospect and 50 Rookies), will be high per box/case, at least $300 per Hobby box, if not closer to $500.
A little note that I touched on earlier is the product’s “50 Prospects and 50 Rookies” tag line for the main set. There is the new “Sterling Silver Refractor” numbered to 100, for all 100 cards in the set. Along with the main set returns the “Sterling Tek” insert set, both with various parallels. The main set has parallels numbered all the way to 199 or 1/1, and the Trek inserts have a base limit of 99 copies made per card, and with parallels ranging from numbered to 50 down to 1/1’s.
Unfortunately, the main set checklist is not released just yet, but there are photographs of star rookies, prospects, and veterans that will be included in this product. The “Prospect & Rookie autographs” line consists of base autographs and 11 parallels which includes the new “Sterling Silver Refractor” which is numbered to 100. Along the autograph line, we have the new “Sterling Opulence Autographs” which are all numbered, not including 5 different parallels. These new Opulence autographs bring back names and signatures from some of the most sought after Bowman Sterling players. Collectors can also find Sterling Tek autos of certain players on the insert list; Base autos are #’d, and there are also 5 other parallels to follow.
To wrap things up, we have the Dual Refractor autos AND Triple Refractor autos, both of which are numbered to at least 25, and have 5 parallels which include 1/1 Superfractors. This product is indeed for the high end collector, especially if you are out buying boxes (or even cases) of these for yourself. Good luck hunting!
