Upcoming Topps Magic set focuses on college football
Topps recently announced that it will release another retro-themed football set in June — this time focusing on its first nationally released product, the 1951 Topps Magic set.
That release featured college football stars as will this one, 2009 Topps Magic, when it arrives in mid-June. Many current players and former legends will appear in the set in their college threads.
The set will include 250 different autograph signers, which the company claims is the most ever, with signed cards found three per hobby box. The packs will carry a $4 suggested retail price.
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The basic set consists of 200 cards with 50 additional short-prints. There are mini parallels (one per pack) and mini black parallels as well. Also included are buyback cards and several insert sets.
But the real magic here is what the set will offer to college football collectors Here’s a sampling from the preliminary checklist…
48 Magic Autographs
48MA-TB Terry Bradshaw Louisiana Tech
48MA-JB Jim Brown Syracuse
48MA-JE John Elway Stanford
48MA-EC Earl Campbell Texas
48MA-ED Eric Dickerson SMU
48MA-BJ Bo Jackson Auburn
48MA-DM Dan Marino Pittsburgh
48MA-TD Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh
48MA-AP Adrian Peterson Oklahoma
48MA-MC Michael Crabtree Texas Tech
Alumni Dual Autographs (Two signatures per card.)
ADA Reggie Wayne Miami
WW Kellen Winslow Jr. Miami
ADA Earl Campbell Texas
CY Vince Young Texas
ADA Michael Crabtree Texas Tech
CH Graham Harrell Texas Tech
ADA Steve Slaton West Virgina
SW Pat White West Virgina
ADA Derrick Brooks Florida State
BS Ernie Sims Florida State
ADA DeSean Jackson California
JL Marshawn Lynch California
ADA Matthew Stafford Georgia
SM Knowshon Moreno Georgia
ADA Frank Gore Miami
GM Willis McGahee Miami
ADA Chad Pennington Marshall
PM Randy Moss Marshall
ADA Joseph Addai LSU
AB Dewayne Bowe LSU
ADA Stephen Jackson Oregon State
JJ Chad Johnson Oregon State
ADA Tom Brady Michigan
BE Braylon Edwards Michigan
ADA Jeremy Maclin Missouri
MC Chase Coffman Missouri
ADA Dan Marino Pittsbugh
MD Tony Dorsett Pittsbugh
ADA Percy Harvin Florida
HM Louis Murphy Florida
Alumni Triple Autographs (Three signatures per card.)
ATA Knowshon Moreno Georgia
MSM Matthew Stafford Georgia
Mohamed Massaquoi Georgia
ATA Tony Dorsett Pittsburgh
DMM Dan Marino Pittsburgh
LeSean McCoy Pittsburgh
ATA Reggie Wayne Miami
LWW Ray Lewis Miami
Kellen Winslow Jr. Miami
ATA Chase Coffman Missouri
CDM Chase Daniel Missouri
Jeremy Maclin Missouri
ATA Ted Ginn Jr. Ohio State
GSG Troy Smith Ohio State
Anthony Gonzalez Ohio State
ATA Reggie Bush USC
BSW Mark Sanchez USC
Lendale White USC
ATA Michael Bush Louisville
BBO Brian Brohm Louisville
Amobi Okoye Louisville
ATA Darren McFadden Arkansas
MJJ Tarvaris Jackson Arkansas
Felix Jones Arkansas
ATA Ty Law Michigan
LBE Tom Brady Michigan
Braylon Edwards Michigan
ATA Deuce McAllister Mississippi
MMW Eli Manning Mississippi
Patrick Willis Mississippi
Magic Thrills Insert
MT1 2007 Fiesta Bowl
MT2 2006 Rose Bowl
MT3 2003 Fiesta Bowl
MT4 2005 Rose Bowl
MT5 2006 Sugar Bowl
MT6 2000 Orange Bowl
MT7 2006 Orange Bowl
MT8 2004 Sugar Bowl
MT9 2005 Sugar Bowl
MT10 1980 Holiday Bowl
MT11 2008 Meineke Bowl
MT12 2009 Rose Bowl
MT13 2008 Alamo Bowl
MT14 2007 Hawaii Bowl
MT15 2006 Insight Bowl
MT16 2009 National Championship Game
MT17 2008 Orange Bowl
MT18 2008 Papajohn.com Bowl
MT19 2008 Capital One Bowl
MT20 2009 Fiesta Bowl
How did the set get its name? Each card had a trivia question on the back that could only be revealed when a section of the back of the card was rubbed with a coin.
Chris Olds has collected sports cards and memorabilia since 1987. Before coming to Beckett Media, he wrote about the hobby for the Orlando Sentinel on his blog, SportsStuff, and for the San Antonio Express-News and The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News. Do you have a comment, question or idea? Send e-mail to him at colds@beckett.com.