Golden Glimpse: Panini America Peeks New Ink in 2012-13 Gold Standard Basketball

When it comes to the heart of the 2012-13 NBA collecting season, well, we're smack dab in the middle of it right now. Past & Present released last week, with both Momentum and Brilliance coming hot on its heels. After that? None other than perennial product-of-the-year front-runner Gold Standard. Over the next several days, we'll share several captivating looks at…

Panini America Offers an Extended Preview of 2012-13 Past & Present Basketball

The premiere edition of Panini America's Past & Present Basketball product last season appealed to many different types of collectors for many different reasons, but the one common thread woven throughout the old-meets-new delight was pure, unadulterated fun. From the tactile nature of 2011-12 Past & Present Basketball's technology-driven inserts (such as Raining 3s and Breakout Stars) . . . to…