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Sometimes you can look at a product and immediately identify it with some high form of quality. 2003 Timeless Treasures baseball cards fall into this category. When I got back into the hobby, I had a lot of learning to do to get caught up. This set came out right around the same time I jumped back into the market as a buyer. It wouldn’t be until late 2011 that I’d be able to pull this 4-card run together. Granted, given the amount of information I had to learn leading up to 2011, there was plenty to keep me busy.
I love the design shown here. The artistic rippled background with the lines on either side drawn along the y-axis and the foil or holofoil areas really make these cards come to life. The Timeless Treasures name was, at the time, owned by Donruss. Being a long time advocate of the brand, I immediately appreciated 2003 Timeless Treasures. The set features former and then current players alike. The 100-card set is loaded with megastars almost exclusively.
2003 Timeless Treasures was released in July of 2003. The SRP at the time was $100 per tin. This price point hasn’t changed to any significant degree with the many Timeless Treasures releases under the Panini umbrella. This was, and still is, a high-end product. With just four cards per tin, you’re looking at $25 per card. That’s a lot! But again, much like the price point, the quality of these cards is also high.
Let’s go through it here. The base card is found with three additional parallels for a total of 4 unique versions of any single card in the 100-card set of 2003 Timeless Treasures baseball cards. If you player collect any one guy in the set or just wanna put together a full run of a player depicted on your favorite team, here’s what to expect:
- Base: These cards feature flat gold foil on the card fronts, a gray color theme, and hold a stated print run of 900 copies.
- Silver: These cards feature silver holofoil on the card fronts, a silver color theme, and hold a stated print run of 50 copies.
- Gold: These cards feature gold holofoil on the card fronts, a gold color theme, and hold a stated print run of 10 copies.
- Platinum: These cards feature blue holofoil on the card fronts, a blue color theme, and hold a stated print run of just 1 copy.
This isn’t an easy run to pull together. The parallels have very small print runs making them rare to mythic rare. I love the set, however, and believe that any version of these cards would make an excellent addition to any collection. This set also features a variety of inserts featuring autographs and memorabilia. If you’re looking to mix it up with something simple, yet high quality, grab some 2003 Timeless Treasures.
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Set Information:
| Important Date(s) | |
|---|---|
| July 2003 | Release Date |
2003 Timeless Treasures is a 100-card set issued in 4-card tins with an SRP of $100.00. There are 15 tins per case. The checklist was made alphabetically by the player’s first name.
| Set | Total Cards | Print Run(s) | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 100 | 900 | 4:1 |
| Silver | 100 | 50 | – |
| Gold | 100 | 10 | – |
| Platinum | 100 | 1 | – |
| Award | 11 | 50-100 | – |
| Award Autographs | 8 | 5-15 | – |
| Award Prime | 6 | 15-50 | – |
| Award Prime Autographs | 6 | 1 | – |
| Award MLB Logos | 2 | 1 | – |
| Classic Combos | 35 | 100 | – |
| Classic Combos Autographs | 26 | 5-50 | – |
| Classic Prime Combos | 35 | 25 | – |
| Classic Prime Combos Autographs | 26 | 1 | – |
| Game Day | 11 | 20-100 | – |
| Game Day Autographs | 11 | 1-25 | – |
| Game Day Prime | 4 | 5-75 | – |
| Game Day Prime Autographs | 4 | 1 | – |
| HOF Cuts | 4 | 1 | – |
| HOF Combos | 15 | 25-100 | – |
| HOF Combos Autographs | 10 | 1-25 | – |
| HOF Prime Combos | 11 | 5-25 | – |
| HOF Prime Combos Autographs | 9 | 1 | – |
| HOF Induction Year Combos | 10 | 25 | – |
| HOF Induction Year Combos Autographs | 4 | 5 | – |
| HOF Letters | 11 | 5-25 | – |
| HOF Letters Autographs | 11 | 1 | – |
| HOF Logos | 18 | 1-35 | – |
| HOF Logos Autographs | 15 | 1 | – |
| HOF Materials | 50 | 25-100 | – |
| HOF Materials Autographs | 36 | 5-50 | – |
| HOF Numbers | 20 | 5-50 | – |
| HOF Numbers Autographs | 16 | 1 | – |
| Home Run | 12 | 20-100 | – |
| Home Run Autographs | 12 | 1-25 | – |
| Home Run MLB Logos | 2 | 1 | – |
| Material Ink | 58 | 25-100 | – |
| Milestone | 5 | 24-100 | – |
| Milestone Autographs | 4 | 1 | – |
| MLB Logo Ink | 22 | 1 | – |
| Past and Present | 11 | 100 | – |
| Past and Present Autographs | 6 | 5-25 | – |
| Past and Present Letters | 6 | 25-75 | – |
| Past and Present Letters Autographs | 3 | 1 | – |
| Past and Present Logos | 9 | 5-75 | – |
| Past and Present Logos Autographs | 4 | 1 | – |
| Past and Present Numbers | 9 | 5-75 | – |
| Past and Present Numbers Autographs | 4 | 1 | – |
| Past and Present Patches | 5 | 5-20 | – |
| Past and Present Patches Autographs | 4 | 1 | – |
| Post Season | 12 | 25-100 | – |
| Post Season Autographs | 6 | 5-15 | – |
| Post Season Prime | 9 | 5-75 | – |
| Post Season Prime Autographs | 6 | 1 | – |
| Prime Ink | 51 | 5-50 | – |
| Rookie Year | 31 | 50-100 | – |
| Rookie Year Combos | 7 | 25-50 | – |
| Rookie Year Combos Autographs | 5 | 1 | – |
| Rookie Year Autographs | 19 | 10-25 | – |
| Rookie Year Letters | 11 | 15-35 | – |
| Rookie Year Letters Autographs | 6 | 1 | – |
| Rookie Year Logos | 18 | 10-50 | – |
| Rookie Year Logos Autographs | 10 | 1 | – |
| Rookie Year Numbers | 17 | 15-50 | – |
| Rookie Year Numbers Autographs | 9 | 1 | – |
| Rookie Year Parallel | 24 | 42-99 | – |
| Rookie Year Patches | 5 | 10-15 | – |
| Rookie Year Patches Autographs | 4 | 1 | – |
