Exclusive First Look: 2009 Exquisite Collection Football

Go ahead you high-end pack gamblers and golden-ticket treasure seekers . . . rejoice. It’s time. Upper Deck on Thursday evening finally has released product information and drool-inducing images of 2009 Exquisite Collection Football, the forthcoming new installment of the  most expensive product in football card history.

While Upper Deck officials have yet to reveal many of the hand-collated product’s specifics, they have confirmed that the 2009 edition, set to release Feb. 23, will include a bonus pack in every box guaranteed to deliver an additional autographed memorabilia card. In addition, all rookie autographs will be numbered to 225 or less and every autograph in the product will be signed on-card.

See more of 2009 Exquisite Collection’s nuts and bolts after this rather, um, stimulating gallery full of collection-making gems, including a handful of the product’s innovative hinged book cards:

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:
Regular Cards and Rookies:
o         Regular Cards – # to 80
o         Rookie Signatures – # to 99
o         Rookie Signatures/Patch Cards – # to 225 or less

Autographed and Memorabilia Cards:
o         Exquisite Rookie Signatures Parallel 1 – # up to 30
o         Exquisite Rookie Signatures Parallel 2 – # to 1
o         Exquisite Rookie Signatures/Patch Parallel 1 – # up to 99
o         Exquisite Rookie Signatures/Patch Parallel 2 – # to 1
o         Exquisite Patch – # to 75
o         Exquisite Dual Patch – # to 50
o         Exquisite Triple Patch – # to 25
o         Exquisite Quad Patch – # to 20
o         Exquisite Patch Parallel – # to 40
o         Exquisite Dual Patch Parallel – # to 20
o         Exquisite Triple Patch Parallel – # to 10
o         Exquisite Quad Patch Parallel – # to 5
o         Exquisite Notable Nameplates – # to 15
o         Exquisite Triple Patch – # to 30
o         Exquisite Rare Materials – # to 35
o         Exquisite Rare Materials Parallel – # to 10
o         Exquisite Eight Patch – # to 20
o         Exquisite Rookie Big Patch Match Up – # to 50
o         Exquisite Endorsements – Varied #
o         Exquisite Inscriptions – # up to 15
o         Exquisite Legendary Signatures – # up to 25
o         Exquisite Legendary Combo Signatures – # up to 20
o         Exquisite Legendary Trio Signatures – # up to 15
o         Exquisite Legendary Four Signatures – # up to 10
o         Exquisite Endorsements Parallel– # up to 15
o         Exquisite Inscriptions Parallel – # to 5
o         Exquisite Legendary Signatures Parallel – # up to 10
o         Exquisite Legendary Combo Signatures Parallel – # to 5
o         Exquisite Legendary Trio Signatures Parallel – # to 3
o         Exquisite Legendary Four Signatures Parallel – # to 4
o         Exquisite Ensemble 2 Signatures – # up to 35
o         Exquisite Ensemble 3 Signatures – # up to 20
o         Exquisite Ensemble 4 Signatures – # up to 15
o         Exquisite Bio Script Signatures – # to 5
o         Exquisite ReMARKables Signatures – # to 5
o         Exquisite Signature Jersey – # up to 40
o         Exquisite Signature Jersey Dual – # up to 15
o         Exquisite Signature Nameplates – Varied #
o         Exquisite Signature Swatch Quad Patch – # to 5
o         Exquisite Dual Logo Signatures – # to 1
o         Exquisite Quad Logo Signatures – # to 1
o         Exquisite Auto-Biography Signatures – Varied #
o         Exquisite Auto – Biography Signatures Parallels – Varied #
o         Exquisite Book Marks – Varied #
o         Exquisite Book Marks Parallel – Varied #

— Tracy Hackler