Buzz Break: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Proofs

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The pack: 2025 Leaf Metal Pop Century 1/1 Pre-Production Proofs 
Where to buy: Click here (these are box-toppers in Pop Century boxes)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery for what was in this one.

Cards per box: 2 (yes, it's two ... there's a typo on the pack that they didn't fix that since these are box-toppers)
Base set completion: 
N/A
Duplicates: 0

Inserts/short-prints: 2 (all in gallery below)
Leaf Metal Pop Century Autographs Purple Crystal Pre-production Proof (1) – Thomas Ian Nicholas (1/1)
Leaf Metal Pop Century Autographs Silver Prismatic Pre-production Proof (1) – Pete Best (1/1)

What’s Buzz-worthy: The Fifth Beatle and The Rookie Of The Year ... how's that for a spread of variety? That's what you can find here -- and you can find names who don't have a lot of cardboard. Both have stuff elsewhere but neither is an annual cardboard regular -- and that can help interest here ... or at least focus bidders since there are fewer options. Unique works for me and I like the surprises here. ... What are these? As noted before, this year's Pop Century proof packs have a different twist to them as they arrive with top-loaded cards -- and sometimes can have printing plates -- and they're only found inside the actual boxes of Pop Century as box-toppers along with the hits in those far-pricier boxes. My cost on a pack? About $10 -- and for a pair of 1/1s every time I'll still do that. In past years, these were issued as bonuses with box buys and that meant they could be/would be stockpiled and sold on their own in lots. ... The checklist is pretty strong but also pretty deep, so there will be hits and there will be misses but at least with two per pack it might be (in theory) a little harder to have a whiff pack vs. a decent one. I'm fine with these at this price with everything a 1/1 for its particular color or texture. I only have one pack left for this one and I suspect I'll drop it here in the coming weeks.

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Product Grade: A+ (plates improve this one, though being box-toppers makes them harder to find in lots)
Lot Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B

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