Aces In The Cards Vol. 1
As a new feature this season, Not Just Baseball…Aceball will look at the Reno Aces within the baseball card industry. All the oddest, visually striking, and valuable cards for some of your favorite Aces players will be showcased each month. This month we take a look at LHP Tyler Skaggs, RHP Chase Anderson, and RHP Charles Brewer.
Tyler Skaggs
Not only is this card arguably Skaggs’ most valuable card in existence, but it’s also one of his rarest. The sparkle “Canary Diamond Refractor” feature on the card is extremely eye-catching and would definitely be one to showcase to your friends. Stemming from the 2012 Bowman Sterling product, the card also features a “on-card” autograph from Skaggs, which means Skaggs physically held and signed the card. This adds to the mystique and attractiveness to the card, due to the baseball card industry moving to “sticker autographs” as they continue to find ways to improve productivity.
To top it all off, this Bowman Sterling autograph card is serial numbered 1/1 which means it’s the only one in existence in the ENTIRE WORLD!
The second card featured of Skaggs is another eye-popping card as it contains a game-used piece of jersey. This past season, Skaggs competed in the 2012 MLB All-Star Futures Game and each player wore a special jersey to commemorate the event. Originating from the 2012 Bowman Draft product, the card is limited to only 25 copies.
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Chase Anderson
While Chase Anderson currently doesn’t have many baseball cards available, this one definitely serves as his best. Found in 2009 “Donruss Elite Extra Edition,” the card includes many interesting features. The die-cut design of the card is unique and provides a shake up to your prototypical baseball card design. Along with Anderson’s autograph, buyers can possess a card with Anderson in his collegiate uniform, when he competed at Oklahoma University.
Charles Brewer
Also a rare find within the industry, Charles Brewer’s baseball card selection is slim. However, as you can see from the picture above, the attractiveness of his cards is definitely high. A growing trend within the card industry is to feature cards in different colors (refractors) and allow for collectors to chase a wide variety of variants to specific cards. Each color represents a different refractor and are individually numbered. For example, the orange version of the Brewer card above is limited to 25 copies, while the gold version is a little more common with 50 cards produced.
