搶先看:2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football

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2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football has more happening than just what’s in its name. Despite having just five cards in a box, there’s a fair bit of variety in each. As has been the case in recent years, it leans to the high end with an autograph, memorabilia card and printing plate in each box.

2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football Base Set Basics


Putting together the 200-card 2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football base set is a challenge. For starters, cards come numbered to 99. And with just one base card per box, that’s a lot of ripping. The checklist is a mix of veterans and Rookie Cards.






Action photography remains one of the focal points of Plates & Patches.


Boxes also come with one parallel that has no more than 50 copies. These breakdown to Blue (/50), Purple (/30), Green (/20), Red (/10) and Gold (1/1).

Autographs, Memorabilia Cards and Printing Plates


Among the premium inserts in 2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football are Rookie Patch Autographs. Base versions max out at 99 copies while parallels come in Blue (/50 or less), Green (/20 or less) and Gold (1/1).





While these aren’t on-card signatures, the product does have several other inserts that are hard-signed. Leaps and Bounds (/99 or less) is one of them. Like the base set, these use action images. However, the focus is even more refined with players shown leaping and diving.







Signal Callers (/99 or less) has an all-quarterbacks checklist while All Hall (/99 or less) is dedicated to Canton inductees.





Other autograph themes include Playmakers (/99 or less) and Upper Echelon (/99 or less).







These signature sets all have similar parallel structures that include Blue (/50 or less), Purple (/30 or less), Green (/20 or less), Red (/10 or less) and Gold (1/1).







With ‘Patches’ right there in the set name, it should come as a surprise that premium swatches are among the set’s memorabilia offerings. Full Coverage (/99 or less) has a checklist of 30 players with relics that take up almost the entire front of the card.








Double Coverage (/99 or less) have patches from a pair of teammates.






The one-per-box Printing Plates are all one-of-ones. A small number of these have autographs. In the past, plates have come from a number of Panini football products, not just this one.

2018 Panini Plates & Patches Football at a glance:


Cards per pack: 5
Packs per box: 1
Boxes per case: 12
Set size: TBA
Release date: February 6, 2018

What to expect in a hobby box:


• Autographs – 1
• Memorabilia Cards – 1
• Printing Plates – 1
• Parallels (/50 or less) – 1
• Base Cards – 1



Double Coverage (/99 or less) have patches from a pair of teammates.

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Full disclosure: We’re behind here at The Knight’s Lance in previewing the newest products that have been solicited by the Panini America sales team in the last week or so. But we’ve got a plan to catch up in short order. By our count, we’ve yet to post preliminary product information on the last eight product solicitations that have gone out. So in order to rectify the situation, we’re going to streamline things here today by highlighting key product information and including the PIS document for each of the products, one post at a time.


So buckle your seatbelt and get ready as we spend the next few hours (or days) here on The Knight’s Lance previewing 2018 Limited Football, 2018-19 Crown Royale Basketball, 2018 One Football, 2018-19 Donruss Optic Basketball, 2019 Donruss NASCAR Racing, 2018 Plates & Patches Football, 2018-19 Impeccable Basketball and 2018 Encased Football. We’ve made our way through the first five already. Now, it’s time to showcase 2018 Plates & Patches Football.

  
Release Date: February 6, 2019

Product Configuration: Five cards per box, 12 boxes per case.

BREAK: One autograph, one memorabilia card, one Printing Plate, one parallel numbered to 50 or less and one base card per hobby box, on average.

• Plates & Patches returns for the 2018 NFL season with a one-pack box that delivers captivating photography and premium autograph and memorabilia content.

• Plates & Patches features six unique on-card autograph inserts; look for the debut of the photo-driven Leaps and Bounds that features players diving all over the field.

• Discover Rookie Patch Autographs of some of the top newcomers from the 2018 NFL season.

• Find super-sized patch content throughout Plates & Patches, including the stunning Full Coverage insert.

• Be on the hunt for ultra-rare autographed Printing Plates.

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Panini America’s appropriately named 2018 Plates & Patches Football arrives in hobby shops across North America on Wednesday packed with powerful portions of Plates (one Printing Plate 1/1 per box), Patches (one memorabilia card per box), penmanship (one autograph per box) and parallels (one numbered to 50 or less per box) in each five-card hobby box. The product boasts bold colors and a comprehensive autograph checklist featuring the 2018 season’s hottest rookies as well as the game’s biggest superstars and greatest legends.


In the Quality Control Gallery below, we offer a revealing exploration of 2018 Plates & Patches Football by showcasing just some of the goods that surfaced during the recent packout process. Enjoy the sneak peek and stay tuned to The Knight’s Lance for additional coverage.