2011 TOPPS TOM SEAVER DIAMOND DIE CUT
Topps created these die-cut, refractive, absurdly thick cards as part of its 2011 Diamond Anniversary celebration.
They could be obtained by redeeming code cards found in packs. I was not fortunate enough to unlock this card with any of my codes, but I did amass a large enough collection of well-worn scrubs to pull off a trade for this Tom Seaver.
Ultimately it cost me 32 cards, the nominal highlights of which were a 1961 Jim Baumer, a 1971 White Sox team card, and a 1977 Dave Kingman.
I guess it would be churlish of me to point out that the card design appears to be a direct lift from an obscure mid ’90s football insert (specifically, the Precision Cut set featured in series II of 1995 Classic football).
And I suppose it would be doubly churlish of me to include a scan of a vintage ad from Sports Cards magazine to illustrate that point…
Great Seaver photo! Even if it does look weird on top of this design…
It is a great photo. And I have to say, this card looks nicer in person than it does scanned.
Have to see if I can trade my remaining 1982 John Candelaria and 1988 Steve Sax for another one…