The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball (80 Pics)

Gilded. Gifted. Lustrous. Splendid. Resplendent. Aurulent. Dazzling. Sparkling. Stunning. Go ahead, pick any superlative you can think of to describe the precious-metal mojo that is Panini America's 2011-12 Gold Standard Basketball. They all fit. The fact of the matter, though, is that fancy words alone really can't do justice to the dense, decadent, high-gloss finish at work on most of…