Making the Cut: Sourcing Ernie Davis Autos for 2010 National Treasures Football
Of the myriad headline-making cards to come from 2010 National Treasures Football, perhaps none is more majestic than the 1/1 Souvenir Cuts Ernie Davis masterpiece that was pulled last week from Triple Crown Trading Company in Naperville, Ill. It's one of just five Davis certified cut autograph trading cards in existence -- but it stands alone as the only one to include Davis' full, hand-scrawled "Ernest"…
A Panini Peek World Premiere: 2010 National Treasures Football
With most Panini Peek segments, I try to deliver some flowery introductory prose to describe the product images you are about to see for the first time. But as we all know, National Treasures Football is a product that needs no introduction. Besides, it's tough to find the right words to describe a product that so often leaves you speechless.…
Panini America Behind the Scenes: A History-Making Ernie Davis Jersey
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYXUb6mUEtY&fs=1&hl=en_US] Today's release of 2010 Certified Football is bolstered by the monumental inclusion of the first Ernie Davis game-worn memorabilia card. The jersey used in making the card was worn by Davis in a college all-star game in the early 1960s. Here's a closer look.
The Drool Gallery: 2010 Certified Football
Just when I feared the work week would end without just one more slobber-knocking ensemble of images, along comes Panini America Production Manager Stephanie Carlson Friday afternoon to the rescue. I intercepted Carlson, who was fresh from the packout vendor across town, as she made her way back to customer service with a jaw-dropping bounty of collection-making gems from 2010 Certified Football.…