There's Gold in Them Thar Cards! Seriously. More News on 2010-11 Panini Gold Standard

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There’s an unmistakable aurulent aura –*a*gilded glimmer if you will*–*surrounding the impending arrival of 2010-11 Panini Gold Standard Basketball, the super-premium product with*the precious-metal motif that promises a truly unique collecting experience.

So regardless of when you think the golden age of basketball was, the golden age of basketball cards — quite literally –*begins*in June.



That’s when Gold Standard*strikes its first impression on the*marketplace,*packing among its many fortunes the 15-card Gold Bars*insert that includes cards*embedded with*pieces of real*14-karat*gold. The base Gold Bars insert,*displayed in its entirety*below, is numbered to 299 and printed on a stunning holographic filmboard that’s accented with gold foil.

Gold Bars is then*paralleled by*Memorabilia (numbered to 299 or less),*Prime Memorabilia (numbered to 25 or less), Signatures (numbered to 99 or less), Material Signatures (numbered to 99 or less) and*Prime Material Signatures (numbered to 25 or less) versions.

It’s the last parallel, Gold Bars Gold Rush, that takes on a most literal brilliance by*replacing game-worn memorabilia with*a piece of authentic 14-karat*gold. Each*Gold Rush card is numbered to just 10, and they’re*easily among the*most unique*inclusions in a product full of them.

But don’t just take our word for it. Check out the gallery below and imagine, if you can, the golden possibilities. Oh, and for more*information on 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball, click here, here, here and here.




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