1998 Aurora
Description
1998 Aurora (by Pacific Trading Cards) is a 200-card set released in the Spring of 1998. Along with 1998 Paramount, Aurora was one of Pacific's first English-only baseball card products, and therefore was not licensed by MLB Properties. (Pacific did have an MLBP license, but only to produce cards in Spanish.) Despite the lack of a license, Pacific did not bother to airbrush any MLB logos or trademarks.
Distribution
24 packs, plus one "Cel-Cube" per box; six cards per pack. (MSRP: $2.99)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | 5:1 | 5:1 |
| Cubes | 20 | - | one-per-box | N/A |
| Pennant Fever | 50 | - | one-per-pack | one-per-pack |
| Pennant Fever Red | 50 | - | N/A | 1:4 |
| Pennant Fever Silver | 50 | 250 | N/A | ? |
| Pennant Fever Platinum Blue | 50 | 100 | ? | ? |
| Pennant Fever Copper | 50 | 20 | ? | ? |
| On Deck Laser Cuts | 20 | - | 4:37 | 4:37 |
| Hardball Cel-Fusions | 20 | - | 1:73 | 1:73 |
| Kings of the Major Leagues | 10 | - | 1:361 | 1:361 |
| Tony Gywnn Autographed Pennant Fever | 3 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
Checklist
Promos
This card of Tony Gwynn was distributed to dealers and hobby media to preview the Aurora product. It's identical in design to Aurora's base card except for the word "SAMPLE" printed on the card back in the area typically designated for a card number.
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Base Set
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Inserts
Pennant Fever
This 50-card set was inserted at the rate of one-per-pack. In addition, each card is also available in the following inserts:
- Red (retail only)
- Silver (serial-numbered to 250 copies, retail only)
- Platinum Blue (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
- Copper (serial-numbered to 20 copies)
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Cubes
Randomly inserted into each sealed Hobby box is one of 20 three-dimensional "Cubes" inserts. Each Cubes measures 1 1/4" X 1 1/4" X 1 3/4".
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On-Deck Laser Cuts
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Hardball Cel-Fusions
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Kings of the Major Leagues
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Autographs
Tony Gwynn Autographed Pennant Fever
Tony Gwynn autographed one, and only one, copy of his Pennant Fever Copper, Platinum Blue, and Silver cards for random insertion into packs. It is unknown if any of these three cards have ever surfaced on the secondary market.
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