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2023 Bowman Chrome Platinum Anniversary Baseball Preview

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The 2023 Bowman Chrome Platinum Anniversary Baseball collection continues to celebrate decades of baseball with a modern touch, delivering a series of 96 cards per box, including one autograph. This extensive 500-card base set features a mixture of retired players, current stars, and rookies, all branded for 2023, despite the temptation to look ahead to 2024. Collectors can expect to find 24 packs in each box, with each pack containing four cards. A case includes 12 boxes.

In addition to the autographed card, each box contains six Refractors, some of which are numbered to 499, and one X-Fractor. The series boasts a variety of parallel cards, offering collectors many refractor versions such as Blue Mini-Diamond, Speckle, and multiple shades and combinations of the Platinum Toile among others. The parallels include cards numbered from as low as 1/1 SuperFractors to 199. Some of these cards, especially those with lower numbers, are reserved as case hits, enhancing their rarity and appeal. Various parallels extend to the autograph cards as well, maintaining the allure of finding something unique and highly valued.

Refractor parallel packs are also a rare find, appearing in every ten cases, and even image variations of the base cards are possible, adding layers of rarity and collectibility. This edition is set to hit the market on May 22, promising a rich and engaging collecting experience rooted in baseball history but designed for the present collector.