Quality Controlling 2010 National Treasures Football (with Massive Gallery & Video)

The anticipation is palpable. 2010 National Treasures Football is coming — and as you can plainly see by the mouth-agape gallery below, it’s equipped with some of the most breathtaking big-ticket memorabilia cards in NFL history.

Not to worry, it’s packing only the biggest autograph guns too, many of which are showcased in the exclusive video that follows the gallery chronicling the National Treasures quality control process. In this case, that included Panini America Director of Product Development Ben Ecklar, Creative Director Brandon Lesley and NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez opening the first four-box case of the product.

What did the exhausted Panini America football team uncover? And why are the guys so exhausted? Well, you’ll have to watch and find out. But first, be sure to take your sweet time perusing the eye candy to discover just some of the unimaginable memorabilia gems possible in National Treasures’ $400 boxes, each of which delivers at least three autographed cards and eight total autograph or memorabilia hits among its 12 cards. Three boxes in every case will yield four autographs.

We think you’ll find out exactly why the landmark 6-year-old set has become the most anticipated high-end football product on the market. True to its name, National Treasures isn’t so much a trading card set as it is a bona fide national collecting treasure.

And now . . . drum roll, please . . . opening the first case of 2010 National Treasures Football:

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