SCF Official Review: 2011 Panini Gold Standard

[Enigma]

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini for providing us with this box.



1 packs per box
12 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $199.99-$219.99

Product Description

BOX BREAK
- 3 Autographs (#'d to 499 or less)
- 2 Memorabilia Cards (#'d 299 or less)
- 3 Commons/Legends/Rookies (#'d to 299)
- 2 Inserts/Parallels (#'d to 299 or less)
- 2 Others (Common, Parallel, Rookie and/or Insert)


CASE HIGHLIGHTS
Look for five or more of the following;
Gold Pieces featuring NFL Team Logo, Shield or HOF, Double Standard Dual Signature, Bullion Brand Logo Signature, NFL Shield Signature or autographs of Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Drew Brews, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Tony Romo, Emmitt Smith, Tom Brady, Bart Starr, Michael Vick, Philip Rivers, Dan Marino, Charles Woodson, Troy Polamalu, Cam Newton, Jerry Rice, A.J. Green, Joe Namath, Julio Jones, Barry Sanders, Jake Locker, Brett Favre, Blaine Gabbert, Gale Sayers, Christian Ponder, Jonathan Baldwin, Jim Brown, Mark Ingram, Joe Montana, Andy Dalton, Deion Sanders, Colin Kaepernick, Marshall Faulk, Ryan Williams, Mikel LeShoure or On-Card Signature


PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

- Each case contains one Gold Piece featuring NFL Team Logo, NFL Shield or Hall of Fame, featuring a piece of real 14 Karat Gold and seq. #ed to 10 or less.

- On-Card Autographed Rookie Cards featuring Cam Newton, A.J. Green, Julio Jones, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder, Jonathan Baldwin, Mark Ingram, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Williams and Mikel LeShoure seq. #ed to 499 or less

- Bullion Brand Logo Signatures featuring Charles Woodson, Troy Polamalu, Tom Brady, Adrian Peterson, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Michael Vick, Philip Rivers

- Double Standard Signatures featuring
Aaron Rodgers/Charles Woodson
Cam Newton/Mark Ingram
Ben Roethlisberger/Troy Polamalu
Bo Jackson/Cam Newton
Drew Brees/Mark Ingram

- Legends featuring Jerry Rice, Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, John Elway, Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk, Deion Sanders, Joe Namath, Sid Luckman, Sammy Baugh, Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and Earl "Dutch" Clark



WHAT WE PULLED



Base /299 (5) - Tony Gonzalez, Ahmad Bradshaw, Jim Brown, Lee Smith, Marvin Austin



Gold Leaf Rookies /299 (1) - Ryan Williams
Golden Anniversary /299 (1) - Braylon Edwards



Gold Leaf Rookies Jordan Todman Jersey /299



Gridiron Gold Jason Witten Jersey /299



Leonard Hankerson 3-color Patch/Autograph /525



Daquan Bowers Autograph /499



Tyrod Taylor Autograph /499



FINAL RATINGS

Base - 3.5/5
Design - 3.5/5
Fun - 5/5
Value - 3/5
Rebuy - 2/5

Total - 17/25 (68%)

Pros:
Excitable to open one pack and yield five "hits"
All cards are serial numbered

Cons:
Fails miserably to be the "gold standard" of cards
Not worth the money
Sticker Autos
Patch/Autos numbered to 525? Way to kill the value!
Design is way too busy

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, visit them today at www.paniniamerica.net.

[TurdFerguson]

Wow, another Hankerson autograph from a box break....wait who ?