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National Treasures football card featuring Detroit Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown carrying the ball, with a blue autograph and white, blue and gold border.

Oct 7, 20263 min read

2024 Panini National Treasures NFL Football: Box Contents and Featured Cards

A collector's guide to 2024 Panini National Treasures NFL Football, including hobby-box contents, rookie booklets, featured autographs and NFL International Patches.

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Caitlin Clark Downtown insert card with Indianapolis skyline, river and torch artwork, from 2025 Panini Donruss WNBA basketball.

Oct 7, 20264 min read

2025 Panini Donruss WNBA Basketball: Downtown Debuts

A collector’s guide to 2025 Panini Donruss WNBA, featuring Downtown’s debut, Rated Rookies, and Next Day and Private Signings on-card autographs.

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Justin Herbert Masterstrokes autograph card showing the Los Angeles Chargers quarterback holding a football, with a blue signature above him.

Oct 7, 20264 min read

2025 Panini Impeccable NFL Football: Hobby Box and Autograph Guide

Explore 2025 Panini Impeccable NFL Football's eight-card hobby box, rookie patch autographs, on-card autograph collections and silver and gold bar inserts.

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Matthew Golden Green Bay Packers rookie autograph card from 2025 Panini Mosaic NFL, featuring an In Focus design, purple and green Mosaic pattern, and blue signature.

Oct 7, 20264 min read

2025 Panini Mosaic NFL Football: Hobby Breakdown and Autograph Targets

2025 Panini Mosaic NFL hobby boxes average two autographs, five Silver Prizms and 15 Mosaic Prizms, with rookie, college and legend autograph targets.

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Vintage-style illustration of a russet-and-cream rooster wearing an off-white hard hat, safety glasses, navy coveralls and brown work boots at a wooden collector’s workbench. He sorts clear card sleeves beside an open blank notebook, with a football nearby and a pipe wrench on a lower shelf.

Oct 7, 20262 min read

2024 Panini National Treasures Collegiate Football: Players and Signature Sets

A collector guide to 2024 Panini National Treasures Collegiate Football, including Quinn Ewers, the announced player mix and two signature sets.

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Aaron Rodgers in a white New York Jets number 8 uniform holding a football, pictured on a PhotoGenic card with his name and Jets identification.

Oct 7, 20263 min read

2024 Panini PhotoGenic NFL Football: Inserts and Autograph Guide

Explore 2024 Panini PhotoGenic NFL Football's photography, hobby-box inserts, ultra-rare chase sets and rookie, veteran and legend autographs.

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2025-26 Panini Contenders EuroLeague Mike James Championship Ticket basketball card featuring him in an AS Monaco uniform holding a basketball.

Oct 7, 20264 min read

2025-26 Panini Contenders EuroLeague Basketball: Hobby Box and Autograph Guide

Panini brings Contenders to EuroLeague with two autographs per hobby box on average, ticket-themed autograph sets and Kaboom! SSP chases.

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Wandy Asigen 1st Bowman Chrome prospect card with the blue Sapphire finish, official 2026 release preview.

Oct 7, 20264 min read

2026 Bowman Chrome Sapphire: $599.99 Launch, Checklist and Chases

2026 Bowman Chrome Sapphire launched October 7 at $599.99. Explore Wandy Asigen, Luis Hernandez autos, rookie variations, Hidden Gems and Sapphire odds.

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Lionel Messi Infinite Sapphire card in his pink Inter Miami kit, with a flowing silver infinity design on blue.

Oct 7, 20263 min read

2026 Topps Chrome MLS Sapphire: October 8 EQL Drop and Infinite Chases

Topps Chrome MLS Sapphire opens October 8 at 11 a.m. ET on EQL. Explore Messi, Son, Infinite Sapphire, the autograph checklist and official pack odds.

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