2012 Golden Moment

Wow has it really been 2 months already since I last posted here. Yikes.  Well it's been slow in the Yount acquisition department and I've been hella busy with work.  But I'm happy to see that Mr. Yount has a base insert in this years update set.  And I'm even happier I pulled one from my hobby box.

He doesn't have any auto or relic variations of this card, which I guess is good I don't have to chase those down.  And even if it is a fairly common insert it's still a great addition to the ever growing, all be it slowly, collection.  I'll have to dig some Younts out of the vault for a few more posts.

Something old and something new.

It's been awhile since I last posted. Been really busy with work and life in general, but not too busy to pick up a few Younts when the opportunity arises.  First I'll start off with an older oddball I picked up for super cheap.

Baseball card games have been around forever, but I had never seen this card or this game before.

And while it doesn't feature a picture of Robin it's still a cool oddball to add to the collection.

Next we have a couple of 2012 issues I finally managed to get my hands on.

It's Robin's 2012 Topps Archive cloth sticker.  Paying homage to the old 1977 issue which Yount was also featured in.

And finally.

I think this is the newest release right now and I'm glad to finally snag it. It's Robin's 2012 Topps Retire Numbers Manupatch card.  These are found as a bonus in retail blaster boxes. And while not a huge fan of the manufactured "relics" I really do like the looks of this card and the set in general.

And there you go. Three more for the super collection.

2012 Topps Archives Reprint cards

Love it or hate it this years Topps Archives rebirth has a little bit of everything.  And the best part is there are 3 Younts!

Robin doesn't have a base card but he's got two reprint cards and a 77 cloth sticker insert as well. 

I was lucky enough to pick these two bad boys up in a lot. I'm not sure what the insertion rate is for the gold foil stamped reprints, probably 4 per box or so.  Now I just have to find a cheap cloth sticker to round out the set.  

I do like that Topps now has a pretty obvious Reprint mark on the back of the cards.

2012 Topps Series 2 Commemorative Team Ring Card

There are a couple really nice cards in Series 2 this year. I was lucky enough to snag this one quick and cheap to add to the super collection.  I'm not a big fan of gimmicky fake relics, but I really like these cards. They're super think and heavy.  Just an all around great looking card.

Now to hunt down a Retire numbers card...

2012 Golden Giveaway Die Cut

This card came out of Topps' lastest online promotion.  I remember seeing people try to sell these before they ever got them in hand and thought it was crazy. Because in order to get the card  you won you had to trade another card in your portfolio. 

Anyways these are now in hand and now I have one in my hand for the super collection.  These cards are absolutely beautiful in person. It came with a protective coating that I removed because it looked terrible. The cards are thick as well. They're about the size of a relic card.

Topps Museum Collection and Gypsy Queen relic

I'm slowly adding a few new Younts to the supercollection.  This year is a little slow as Robin hasn't been featured in any base set, but has had a few inserts and relics.

First up is the Topps Museum Collection Canvas Collection.

A great looking card.

Next up is one of two relics Robin has in this years Topps Gypsy Queen.  He also has a framed mini relic that has eluded me thus far, but I'm ever vigilant and I'm sure one will make it's way in to the collection sometime this year.

The first new Yount of the year!! 2012 Tribute.

I'm happy to see that Robin's got a few new cards coming out.  He's got a relic card in Tribute this year and a card in Topps Museum collection.

All his relic cards are fairly low numbered in Tribute this year and all card come encased.

So far I've only gotten the base relic which is only numbered to 99!

So here's the first 2012 Yount card to finally make it into the collection.

2012 Topps Tribute Retired Remnants Robin Yount Bat Card RR-RY #d 36/99!