The metal framed cards really do feel like little museum pieces. Love the look of this one - McGwire, despite all the controversies, is still one of my favorite players. Watching him and Sosa dual it out in the summer of ‘98 was special and brought some true excitement back to the game! As a Cardinals fan, it was thrilling. Still need to pick up a bat barrel or logoman of Big Mac. If you have one, hit me up!

[2] 2024 Topps Masyn Winn RCs

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Clearly, this does not come from the super popular run of 97-99 essential credentials. Still, as a great lineage and his numbered to /32 I believe. The red-on-red color match is an added bonus for me. I think it will take quite a while for these to one day catch on, but I bet they will do well over time and can still be had for a fraction of the price of the early credentials acetate parallels. being a Cardinals fan, I wasn’t too concerned about value, but I think I was able to snag this one for under $50.

Going through an old box and found this one which I had apparently decided to put in a top loader…🤷‍♂

Pujols was a rookie in 2001, so he missed the classic 97 through 2000 essential credentials parallels. This was not the most popular or best looking of credentials however it’s still very rare and very limited. As a Cardinals fan, I was able to get this one without breaking the bank.