Buzz Break: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number (monster box)

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The box: 2019 Topps Heritage High Number baseball cards (monster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com
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Keep reading for a breakdown of what was in this one ...

Packs per box: 16 (15 standard, one four-card Chrome bonus pack)
Cards per pack: 9
Cards in this box: 138
Base set completion: 
120 of 200 (60 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Tyler Glasnow ... this one's all about Rookie Cards.

Rookie Cards (25) – Fernando Tatis Jr., Pete Alonso, Keston Hiura, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Nick Senzel, Drew Jackson, Jason Martin, Jake Bauers, Eric Stamets, Griffin Canning, Nate Lowe, Cal Quantrill, Cole Tucker, Elvis Luciano, Joe Harvey, Braden Bishop, Taylor Clarke, Nicky Lopez, Kyle Zimmer, Brandon Brennan, Jon Duplantier, Michael Chavis, Corbin Martin, Josh Sborz, Thomas Pannone (SP)

Insert/short-print cards: 17 (all in gallery below with some base)
Short-prints (Nos. 701-725) (5) – Ichiro Suzuki, Cameron Maybin, Alen Hanson, Adam Jones, Thomas Pannone (RC)
Now & Then (2) – Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Jacob deGrom
Award Winners (2) – Ronald Acuña Jr., Mookie Betts
Rookie Performers (2) – Brendan Rodgers, Carter Kieboom
Combo Cards (1) – Ichiro Suzuki & Yusei Kikuchi
The Hammer's Greatest Hits (1) – Hank Aaron
Chrome Refractors (3) – Johnny Cueto, Hector Neris, Caleb Smith (/570)
Black Chrome Refractors (1) – Dominic Smith (/70)

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Clubhouse Collection Relics (1) – Trea Turner

What's Buzz-worthy: The run of top rookies and a Relic gets this one the top grade in my book but the bonus pack didn't seem like the norm, either. (I punted my wrappers so I don't remember if there were odds on the topper pack.) The SPs snd inserts here included a solid mix of notables and newcomers, too, while the main base set was more than half-built here, though it's not really the flashiest crop beyond RCs as you can see above. I picked this one up in the Cyber Monday sale at a solid price and it's somewhat safe without a big discount since this was a Topps site-only release so those Chromes might be more in-denamd than one might think here and there. Nearly all types of rarer inclusions in Heritage hobby packs are also found here (odds not easy in either format ) and that includes ink and even Superfractors. The safety here is in the pack volume, which gives you a more realistic shot at pulling the key rookies and more shots at rarer stuff.

Product Grade: A+
Box Grade: A+ (top RCs and a hit with parallels in bonus pack)
Fun Grade: B

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