On the Radar - 2021 Topps Transcendent Hall of Fame Robin Yount Checklist

 For those of you with much deeper pockets then mine, Topps is once again offering the HOFcentric Transcendent offering. I'll add images as cards start showing up

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Autographs #THOF-RY #/20
2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Autographs Emerald #THOF-RY #/5

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Autographs Platinum #THOF-RY  #/1

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Autographs Red #THOF-RY  #/1

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Image Variation Autograph #THOFV-RY #/20

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Image Variation Autograph Emerald #THOFV-RY #/5

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Image Variation Autograph Platinum #THOFV-RY #/1

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Image Variation Autograph Red #THOFV-RY #/1

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - 1956 SuperFractor Autograph #56HOF-RY #/1

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - 1989 Big Framed Autographs #89HOF-RY #/1

2021 Topps Transcendent HOF - Hall of Fame Icons Autographs #HOFIA-RY #/1

2017 Topps Gallery - Hall of Fame Gallery Blue

Year: 2017

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Gallery

Card Number: HOF-28

Card Type: Insert, Parallel

Insert Set: Hall of Fame Gallery

Parallel Type: Blue

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 74/99

COMC Black Friday Haul #44

I'll admit I'm a bit fan of Topps Gallery from way back in the early days of the brand.  2017 marked the return of the set, which I was excited for, I was not excited that this was a Wal-Mart exclusive as this is a set that also begs to be in hobby shops.  I love that Topps also commissioned artists for the set. It would have been easy for Topps to just run some Getty Images through some Photoshop filters to get a similar result, something I sure they've done, but Dan Bergren does a great job on this Yount piece.  Add the marbly blue border for this parallel and it's a cardboard masterpiece.  As I stated a few posts ago one of the best things about COMC is being able to find cards like this as they pop up for great prices, sometimes it's a waiting game.  But it pays off.

2017 Topps Gallery - Hall of Fame Gallery

Year: 2017

Manufactuer: Topps

Set: Gallery

Card Number: HOF-28

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Hall of Fame Gallery

We're here, we made it.  This is the last card I picked up from my 2018 COMC Black Friday haul.  I know not super exciting.  Featured is Robin's 2017 Gallery HOF insert card.  Illustrated by the talented Dan Bergren, it's a very handsome card.  The card has a multiple parallels of varying rarity, but this is just the plain old base card.  2017 Gallery was a Wal-mart exclusive release and marked the return of the brand after over a decade.  I'm not a big fan of the retail exclusive sets, especially a set like Gallery that would have been a big sell in the hobby market.  There is also sticker auto parallel for this set that Robin is also included in, but I have yet to see an example of the card hit the marketplace.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Crusades Base Blue/Yellow

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert

Insert: Crusade (Base - Blue/Yellow)

It's here we finally made it the end of my COMC Black Friday delivery.  And I've not saved the best for last, but still a great looking card.  Over the last year and during COMC's Black Friday sale I was able to pick up a good amount of the 2014 Panini Hall of Fame cards I didn't have.  Picking up my first Crusade cards and a few of the low numbered base cards.  I've saved Robin's base Crusade card for last mainly because I think it looks the best.  Blue and Yellow (or Gold) are the Brewers colors and they go so well together.   In hand these Crusade cards are very pretty.  But I'm a sucker for chromy gimmicks like this.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Diamond Kings Blue

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: Diamond Kings

Parallel Set: Blue

Card Attribute: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 47/50

We are getting close to the end of my COMC Black Friday deliverys.  Only one more card after this.  

This is my first Diamond King out of the set.  The Blue parallel is right in the middle of rarity with the color parallels and oddly enough I still haven't found a reasonably priced unnumbered base card to add to the collection.  All of the colored parallels look really good.  I really like the looks of the green and gold parallels, but the blue really pops as well.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame Red Shield

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Base Variation

Variation: Red Shield (Frame)

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 29/75

Continuing on from my last post we have another card the 2014 Panini Hall of Fame set.  This card is the base Red Shield variation.  While the cards are all numbered to 83 the front photos are different between all three of the base variations and so are the backs.  Here we get a little older Robin.  Most of Panini's HOF cards have really nice crisp photos, not so much here.  

The write ups on the back are nice and well written, but both this card and the previous one I posted lament on Yount being only 37 when he retired.  Who knows where Robin would have ended up in the record books had he played a few more years?

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Green Shield - Red Foil Parallel

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Parallel

Parallel Set: Green Shield (Framed) Red Foil

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 44/50

We are closing in on the last of my Black Friday delivery Younts.  I think there are 3 more after this card.  The 2014 Hall of Fame set is a confusing one.  Back in 2014 I tapped the Library of Congress and the NORAD super computers to figure it out.  You can see Robin's full checklist here.  

There are three base card variations.  I'm not sure which one would be considered the base card as all three base variations are numbered to 75.  They all have different photos on them and framed by either a red, blue, or green shield.  To make it even more confusing there are color variants of those each of those cards.  There there are the Crusade and Diamond King inserts (or are they parallels?) to chase.  And almost all the cards are very low numbered.  

Here we have the Green Shield base card Red Foil parallel.  The red foils are the next rarest after the base cards.  Numbered to just 50 copies.  I was able to pick this card up for a very good price and that may have been helped by just how convoluted the checklist is for the set. 

The last 3 cards to feature from my COMC Black Friday deliver or BFD, are also from this set.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Crusades Red

Year:2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary.

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert parallel

Insert Set: Crusade

Parallel: Red

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 49/75

Still working through all my Black Friday COMC Yount acquisitions.  I ended up snagging 4 Crusade cards from the 2014 Hall of Fame set.  Next up is the Red Parallel.  I really like how these pop with the chromium and the bright colors and the black and white photo really works for me with those bright colors.  Plus it's got lions! 

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Crusades Orange Die-Cut

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: Crusade

Parallel: Orange Die-Cut

Card Number: 83

Card Attributes: Die-Cut, Serial Numered

Serial Number: 10/25

I was able to pick up 4 of the Crusade inserts from the 2014 Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary Set.  The rarest of the four was this Orange Die-cut parallel card numbered to just 25.   While there are only 25 of these, this parallel is the most common of the die-cuts.  If you read any of my blogs you know I'm a sucker for gimmicks.  So give me a die-cut chromed out card with pretty colors and I'm all over it.  Give me a great price on it and it's coming home with me.

2005 Upper Deck Hall of Fame Plaques

Year: 2005

Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Set: Hall of Fame

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Plaques

Card Number: SP-25

Ah 2005.  Robin had over 1000 cards issued in 2005.  So it's no surprise when I find a card I need from that year.  Even a lowly base insert like his Hall of Fame Plaques card.  What's most surprising about this card and this insert in particular is that it has no parallels or variations.  This is it.  Every other insert set in Hall of Fame has multiple levels of parallels and relic and autograph variations.  But not this set.  Which makes me like it even more.  Add the full career stats on the back and you have a great, simple, dare I say majestic, tribute card.  This was another find for my Black Friday COMC haul.  And while I loaded up on shiny serial numbered cards this is probably one of my favorite pick ups.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Crusades Purple

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary 

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert: Crusade

Parallel: Purple

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 12/50

I just got my COMC delivery earlier this week.  In the package was about 20 new Younts for my collection.  Not all of those cards were actually bought on Black Friday, but I did manage to find a few good deals.  I went on a small Yount Crusade if you will.  I ended up picking up a nice stack of 2014 Panini Hall of Fame cards including 4 Crusades.  The whole set is a complete mess with incredibly confusing parallels and variations.  I put together a checklist back when the set came out just to try and keep it straight, but it's still fairly confusing.  But the Crusade cards are pretty straight forward as far as parallels go.  There are seven Crusade cards to chase with all six color parallels being very low numbered.  I think the unnumbered base card, which will be featured in the future, is my favorite with the blue and yellow color scheme.  All the Crusade cards are of this chromey-prizmy type and really pop in hand.  They also all feature a yellow right side, so the color variation is on the left. The parallels are all serial numbered on the back and this purple variation is numbered to just 50.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary Blue Shield Red Parallel

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Base Variation Parallel

Variation Type: Blue Shield

Parallel: Red Foil

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 21/50

In the past Topps has put out some pretty interesting set configurations.  So I'll assume this is Panini's attempt not to be outdone.  I'll do my best to break down the set for you before we get to Robin's card.  The base set consisted of 100 players, each of those players had 3 base card variations all numbered to just 75.  So right there the base cards are super rare.  On top of that each of those 3 base cards had 5 color parallels (red, blue, green, gold, and black) all very low numbered.  Robin had a bunch of other insert cards in the set also very low numbered.  I have a complete checklist and some images here.

This is my first card of Robin's from the set I've been able to acquire.  This is another deal I found on COMC.   This might be the priciest of the cards I had in my last shipment, but it was still under $5.

What I have here is Robin's Blue Shield variation Red foil parallel.  The other two variations are a green shield and a red shield and they use different photos for all three cards.

Not a bad first card to add to the collection.  Overall it is what it is.  The backs look very similar to Panini's other Cooperstown offerings.  Back in October of last year I had stated that I'd like to at least get a set of the base cards.  That's proving to be a little harder than I thought.  Both from the price point and just the general availability, but that's all part of the fun of the chase.

2009 Upper Deck 20th Anniversary Retrospective #1296

Card Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Year: 2009

Card Set: Upper Deck 20th Anniversary Retrospective

Card Number: 1296

Card Type: Base Insert

At the end of Upper Deck's multisport licenses they were putting out huge sets.  I mean their 2009 baseball set was over 1000 cards.  They also put out a Yankee Stadium Legacy insert set that was 5000 cards, so this set falls right in the middle with 2500.

These 20th Anniversary cards were seeded though out all of Upper Deck's products in 2009.

The good news, Robin has 5 cards in the set, 1296-1300.  The bad news, all the card use that same photo and look exactly the same.  Sure each card focuses on a different aspect of Robin's career, but if you were to lay them out side by side there's almost no difference.  I guess that's how you can make a 2500 card set fast.  

We do get a nice crotch shot of Robin in a classic Brewers blue uniform and pinstripe pants.  The back is pretty simple with just about as much information on the front.

2004 Donruss Leather and Lumber Hall of Fame insert

Card Manufacturer: Donruss

Card Set: Leather and Lumber

Year: 2004

Card Number: HF-8

Card Type: Insert

Insert Set: Hall of Fame

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 1211/1999

Like most inserts from Donurss in the mid-2000's the base card was designed with the relic and auto versions in mind.  The Hall of Fame insert has just 9 cards in the set and does has a silver parallel and a relic parallel, no auto version though.

Not an unappealing design, but pretty basic with a small player image and a small write up on the back.  The card is also numbered to Robin's induction year.

The silver parallel I believe is numbered only to 100 and the relic parallel has 250 copies.

1999 Perez-Steele Hall of Fame Postcard

Card Manufacturer: Perez-Steele Galleries

Card Set: Hall of Fame

Year: 1999

Card Number: 244

Card Type: Base 

Card Attributes: Serial numbered

Serial Number: 69/10000

One of my favorite "postcard" cards of Robin.  The Perez-Steele Hall of Fame series started back in 1980 and continued up until 2001 with Dave Winfield being the last HOFer to be immortalized by Perez in the set.  In all there are 253 cards in the set plus a few extra.

2014 Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary Younts Checklist and Gallery

Robin has quite a few cards available in this new issue from Panini.  I've added all the cards to the 2014 checklist page as well.

I'm sure I'll be adding at least a few of these to the collection over time, but I'll use this page to post all the images I can find for all his cards too.

Here is the Checklist. Each base card has 3 versions, hence the a, b, c, notation and there are lots of parallels to chase.


Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83a #/75 (Blue Shield)
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83b #/75 (Green Shield)
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83c #/75 (Red Shield)
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83a Red #/50
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83b Red #/50
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83c Red #/50
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83a Blue #/25
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83b Blue #/25
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83c Blue #/25
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83a Green #/10
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83b Green #/10
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83c Green #/10
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83a Gold #/5
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83b Gold #/5
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83c Gold #/5
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83a Black 1/1
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83b Black 1/1
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary #83c Black 1/1
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Class Dual Signatures #9  with Orlando Cepeda
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83 Red #/75
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83 Purple #/50
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83 Orange Die-Cut #/25
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83 Gold Die-Cut #/10
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83 Green Die-Cut #/5
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Crusaders #83 Black Die-Cut 1/1
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Diamond Kings #83
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Diamond Kings #83 Red #/75
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Diamond Kings #83 Blue #/50
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Diamond Kings #83 Gold #/10
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Diamond Kings #83 Green #/5
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Diamond Kings #83 Black 1/1
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Signatures #55 Blue #/25
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Signatures #55 Green #/5
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary HOF Signatures #55 Gold  #/3
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary 2012 Cooperstown Buyback Autos #34 #/2
Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary 2013 Cooperstown Buyback Autos #30 #/7

Gallery

Base Gold

Crusade Base

Crusade Purple

Crusade Orange Die-Cut

Base Diamond King