1994 Finest

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Description

1994 Finest Baseball is a 440-card set released in two series of 220 cards each. Each series includes 40 special design Finest cards: 20 top 1993 rookies (1-20), 20 top 1994 rookies (421-440) and 40 top veterans (201-240). It's believed that these subset cards are in slightly shorter supply than the basic issue cards, but the manufacturer has never confirmed this. Some Series Two packs contained either one or two Series One cards.

Production of 1994 Finest was greatly increased over the previous year's set. The only notable Rookie Card is Chan Ho Park.

Distribution

24 packs per box, seven cards per pack.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 220 - ?
Refractors 220 - 1:9

Series Two

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 220 - ?
Refractors 220 - 1:9

Checklist

Promos

Finest Pre-Production

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This 40-card standard-size set was randomly inserted Topps Series Two packs and factory sets and was meant to preview the upcoming 1994 Finest set. The card numbers on back correspond to those of the regular issue. The only way to distinguish between the preview and basic cards is "Pre-Production" in small red letters on back.

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Base Set

NOTE: The first 20 and last 20 cards in each series have an "oval" design (usually the rookies and stars), while the remaining cards have a "home plate" design.

Series One

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Series Two

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Parallels

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Each card is available as a Finest Refractor.

Jumbos

Inserted one per Finest box, this 80-card over-sized set (3 1/2" X 5") was issued in two series of 40. The "Finest" subset was designated to showcase top rookies, prospects and veterans. The card numbering is the same as the corresponding basic issue cards. Hence, the first series comprises of cards 1-20 and 201-220. The second series is cards 221-240 and 421-440.

Series One

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Series Two

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Superstar Samplers

See 1994 Topps.