Metal Universe’s Precious Metal Gems are a benchmark in modern card collecting. Combining rarity and infamously stingy pop. reports, any of these prized parallels from the late ‘90s are highly desirable no matter who’s depicted. But when a legend such as Barry Bonds, baseball’s all-time home run king, is covered in that full-foil treatment, such issues carry an extra level of intrigue when they hit the auction block.
After debuting in basketball and football, PMGs soon made the jump to baseball. The etched gold background of the 1999 parallels carry a stunning, luxurious glow. With a print run /50, this particular copy has the added notoriety of being the 50/50 bookend.
One of the most dangerous hitters ever, Bonds’ career came to an end before the proliferation of parallels really took off. Although he has appeared sporadically in sets, Bonds has not been a baseball card regular in recent years. As a result, there are few iconic parallels of the seven-time MVP compared to many of his peers. And this is one of the finest of them.
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