搶先看:Panini NFL 2014 National Treasures Football

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While hundreds of millions of people around the world are preparing to watch must-see TV of the highest order later today when the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks battle it out in Super Bowl XLIX, the waiting until kickoff can often prove to be the hardest part. With overcoming the next four hours until game time our main priority at this point, we think we have just the thing to get you through.

In the gallery that follows, we’re bringing you the world-premiere first look at finished cards from Panini America’s upcoming 2014 National Treasures Football. The cards featured in the gallery below were delivered hot off the presses to Panini America HQ early last week and almost immediately began being prepared for expedited shipment to the players on the cards to receive on-card autographs. But before they were unpacked, counted, cataloged, QC’d and repacked, we took as many pre-ink pics as we could.


Bolstered by one of the most spectacular rookie classes in recent memory, 2014 National Treasures Football looks to be even more of a juggernaut than usual — and that’s why we encourage you to spend some quality time between now and kickoff of Super Bowl XLIX to survey the goods for yourself. Enjoy this fascinating first look and be sure to check out the Panini America Twitter handle today to participate in a special Super Bowl edition of #PaniniWildCard.

Now, to the eye candy . . .

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Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014 National Treasures Football (Gallery)



A national collecting holiday is coming. A new installment of the iconic National Treasures Football brand is one the way. And when Panini America’s 2014 National Treasures Football arrives in early April, it will pay tribute to the stellar 2014 NFL rookie class, the game’s biggest current superstars and the NFL’s all-time legends like only one of the industry’s most prestigious products can.

We gave you a preliminary glimpse at the impending juggernaut  on Super Bowl Sunday by showcasing some of the early Rookie Cards in their unsigned state. Today, we’re going to delve a little deeper into what collectors can expect. Each eight-card box of 2014 National Treasures Football will deliver two Base, Rookie or Legend cards numbered to 99 or less, three autographs and three memorabilia cards.

As with any National Treasures Football release, one of the main drivers of the 2014 edition will be the powerful array of hard-signed, jumbo-swatch Rookie Cards. For 2014, Panini America is creating a loaded arsenal of Rookie Century Materials Signatures featuring the top rookies of the season on cards numbered to 99 or less. Those base versions will be paralleled by Silver (numbered to 25 or less), Gold (numbered to 10 or less), Black (numbered to five or less) and Blue (numbered to five or less) chases, as well as Laundry Tag, Brand Logo, NFL Shield and Printing Plate 1/1s.

Other highlights of 2014 National Treasures Football are considerable and include . . .

• On-card current-star signatures in Notable Nicknames, Colossal Jersey Number Patches, Brand Logos and NFL Shields.
• Patch cards featured in the product include captain’s patches, Pro Bowl logos, Brand logos, Laundry Tags, nameplates, NFL Shields and Lamar Hunt patches.
• Treasured Cuts includes 75 different cut autographs from the NFL’s most legendary names.
• Lambeau Legends and Monsters of the Midway memorabilia autograph and memorabilia sets feature greats from the all-time rosters of the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
• Colossal Pro Bowl Materials featuring oversized pieces of Pro Bowl jerseys with Prime variations numbered to 50 or less. Also find unique Conference Logo Patches, Team Logo Patches and Pro Bowl Trophy Patches all numbered to 12 or less.
• Look for the hard-signed Rookie Jumbo Signatures Booklets featuring Jumbo Prime and NFL Shield versions and more prime memorabilia in the Hats Off, NFL Gear and Colossal Jerseys and Patches.
• Find single and dual Brand Logo cards numbered to two or less; also find single and dual NFL Shield cards numbered to only one.

We’ll have plenty more on 2014 National Treasures Football right here on The Knight’s Lance in the coming weeks. But until then, enjoy this first extended sneak peek:

All information is accurate at the time of posting – content is subject to change. Card images are solely for the purpose of design display. Actual images used on cards to be determined.

             

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Panini America Cracks the Book on Peeking 2014 National Treasures Football (Gallery)



The home stretch is upon us. Panini America’s riveting 2014 NFL trading card season will reach its dramatic conclusion with the highly anticipated 2014 National Treasures Football, shipping later this month. The football card market has received a considerable boost over the last two months, bolstered significantly by the releases of 2014 Contenders Football, 2014 Immaculate Football and 2014 Black Gold Football.

2014 National Treasures Football promises to end the stretch on a high, hot note. In the coming days, we’ll show you several of the reasons why with a series of preview galleries showcasing just some of the gems that are being readied for insertion into the product when packout begins early next week.


In the gallery that follows, we offer your first look at some of the NT nastiness that awaits, including Jumbo Rookie Booklets, the Hats Off and Colossal inserts and the rich Notable Nicknames chase. Enjoy this revealing sneak peek and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for continued coverage.

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Panini America Delivers Sunday Sneak Peek Inside 2014 National Treasures Football



As you read this, Panini America’s grand finale to the 2014 NFL trading card season — the juggernaut that is 2014 National Treasures Football — is making its way to hobby shop shelves across North America. This year’s installment of National Treasures — like all of those that have come before — is rich with collection-making cornerstones and rife with the rich autograph and memorabilia content collectors have come to demand from the brand.

We began showcasing much of this year’s lineup earlier this week. Today, we’re going to keep the must-see images coming with another drool-worth look at the product’s stunning selections from the Colossal, Notable Nicknames, Jumbo Rookie Booklets, Hats Off and Century Signatures RPA inserts.


We’ll have plenty more National Treasures to preview in the coming right here on The Knight’s Lance. Until then, though, make sure to spend at least some of your Sunday enjoying these beauties . . .

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Panini America Offers a Redemption Update on 2014 National Treasures Football



The release tomorrow of Panini America’s 2014 National Treasures Football promises to be nothing short of a national collecting holiday. As it is every year, National Treasures Release Day will be marked by virtually nonstop pomp, circumstance and huge pulls — and it will be captured live throughout the social media universe.

We’ve spent the better part of the last few weeks here on The Knight’s Lance previewing seemingly every last aspect of the grand finale to Panini America’s 2014 NFL collecting season. One thing we haven’t touched on yet? The limited number of redemption cards that are in the product.


Despite every possible best effort to make 2014 National Treasures Football completely free of redemption cards, the truth is that there are are some in the product. But as we sit here literally on the eve of release, we can report that many of those redemption cards that will start surfacing tomorrow are for cards that are in house now and ready to be fulfilled immediately.

Included on the list are recent arrivals from coveted 2014 rookies such as Teddy Bridgewater, Derek Carr, Eric Ebron and Marqise Lee, and huge superstars such as Deion Sanders, Brett Favre, J.J. Watt, Russell Wilson and Victor Cruz. In the gallery that follows, we bring you visual proof of many of these cards. They’ll be making their way to collectors as soon as the first redemption cards are returned to Panini America HQ.

Enjoy the gallery and stick around afterward for the complete product checklist.