What: 2021 Leaf Metal Pop Century trading cards
Arrives: October
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's annual celebrity release is back for another Metal go with notable names from Hollywood and standouts from other areas of pop culture, too, all in one spot -- and there are some Metaled Pro Set SuperStars MusicCards to be found, too.

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The box: 2018 Donruss Optic NFL cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 24
Base set completion: 13 of 100 (13 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards: Deshaun Watson, Sammy Watkins, Michael Thomas, Matt Ryan, Drew Brees, Myles Garrett, Ben Roethlisberger, Robby Anderson, Charles Clay, Blake Bortles, Dion Lewis, Marquise Goodwin, Von Miller

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Want a small collecting challenge that could be part of a much larger long-term project that just might be a lot tougher than you might expect?

Collect the Fans of the Game -- and their autographs.

The arrival of 2018 Donruss football cards from Panini America offers the newest chapter in an ongoing collecting saga that's been around since 2004 with some pretty notable names on its cards (both standard and signed). This year's selection? It's a simple five cards and each has two parallels -- an autographed version and a Holo version limited to just 100 copies.

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What: 2018 Leaf Metal Pop Century trading cards
Arrives: Aug. 1
Box basics: Four autograph or memorabilia cards per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's annual celebrity release returns but with some new touches that help widen its scope of inclusions as well as cut autos and memorabilia cards -- all with a Metal finish.

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What: 2018 Donruss football cards
Arrives: Aug. 1
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 24-pack box (18 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Panini's Donruss NFL brand arrives for a new season the design we've seen for baseball  this year -- one that appears primed for Optichrome treatment -- with a new crop of Rated Rookies and a nod to 1988 Donruss baseball cards.

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Historic Autographs is taking on The Mob with its new trading card set that will first arrive at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

A 60-card 2016 Historic Autographs The Mob set will be available in two ways -- via a premium box and a set box -- with a soft release at the show.

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