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By Stephen Laroche | Beckett Basketball Editor
With the 2017-18 NBA season on the horizon, 2016-17 Panini Impeccable Basketball marks one of the final releases of the year.
A premium product in the $500-per-box range, 2016-17 Panini Impeccable Basketball has five hard-signed autographs per box on average along with two base cards and a parallel. However, there is one box in each 3-box case that is expected to sub out one of those parallels for a precious metal card which will house a generous piece of gold or silver.
These case hits will contain either half of a Troy oz of gold or a Troy oz of silver. The gold cards will be limited to 10 copies each while the silvers are numbered out of 16.
BASE SET AND PARALLELS
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Additional parallel versions of the base set will also be seeded into two out of every three packs.
AUTOGRAPHS AND AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA CARDS
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The final autograph concept revealed in promotional literature for 2016-17 Panini Impeccable Basketball is called Indelible Ink and it has a sharp design. Other autograph sets could feature interesting elements such as unique print technology and even precious metals.
WHAT TO EXPECT IN A HOBBY BOX:
– Five autographs (some packs may have a Precious Metals card instead of an autograph)
– Two base cards
– One parallel or Precious Metal card
– Two base cards
– One parallel or Precious Metal card