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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

2020 Topps - Turkey Red Chrome

Year: 2020
Manufacturer: Topps
Set: Flagship (Series 2)
Card Number: TRC-51
Card Type: Insert Parallel
Insert Set: Turkey Red
Parallel: Chrome


Continuing my posts from my most recent COMC delivery...

Next up we have this beautiful 2020 Topps Turkey Red Chrome card from Series 2.  The Turkey Red inserts were retail exclusives and I can't remember if the chrome versions were specific to the blasters, hanger boxes or fat packs.  I was very pleased to see Robin included in the Series 2 checklist.

A brief history of the Turkey Red brand.  Originally a tobacco premium cabinet cards available from the American Tobacco Company and are given the designation T3 in the American Standard Catalog.  Topps released it's first Turkey Red homage set in 2005, basically as a follow up to it's T205 and T206 homage releases and just before the inaugural Allen and Ginter Set in 2006.  Topps would release 3 Turkey Red sets in 2005, 2006 and 2007.  Topps then released two Turkey Red inserts sets in 2009 and 2010 flagship and then  followed that up with an online exclusive sets in 2013 and 2014, till we get to 2020 where once again Topps brings back the Turkey Red brand as an insert, whew.  

I have to say I'm pretty smitten with this card.  The base card is ok, but the chrome treatment really makes this card pop.  The halo around the player makes stand out and of course the card is very shiny!
There are 3 very limited parallels for this card, Blue (#/50), Green (#/10) and a 1 of 1 Superfractor.  





 

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