Buzz 12 in 12: Busting a 2015 Panini Americana hobby box (Hour 5)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 5.

The box: 2015 Panini Americana (hobby box)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 52
Base set completion: 
25 of 73 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Hart, Coolio, Hulk Hogan, Roger Moore, Jordana Brewster, Aly Raisman, Paula Abdul, Laura Prepon, Ali Larter

Insert/short-print cards: 23 (all inserts and some base in gallery below)
Blue parallel (8) – Laura Prepon, Hulk Hogan, Paula Abdul, Steve Bauer, Vince Neil, Coolio, Jill Wagner, Ali Larter
Screen Legends (2) – Jane Russell, Bela Lugosi
Screen Legends Co-Stars (2) – Robert Mitchum & Jimmy Stewart, Bela Lugosi & Alan Ladd
Screen Legends Co-Stars Platinum (1) – Gene Tierney, Ginger Rogers
On The Tube Modern (2) – Martin Short, Daphne Oz
On The Tube Vintage (1) – Jimmy Stewart
Winner’s Circle Combos (1) – Mike Smith & Todd Fletcher
Winner’s Circle (1) – Jerry Bailey
Certified Silver Albums (2) – Kelly Rowland, Biz Markie
Certified Silver Singles (2) – DJ Kool, Kelly Rowland
Freeze Frame (1) – Mickey Rourke

Autographs/Memorabilia: 4
Americana Autographs (1) – Hulk Hogan
Winner's Circle Autographs (1) – Calvin Borel
Silver Screen Double Materials (1) – Bette Davis (/299)
Triple Materials (1) – Eva Marie (/49)

What's Buzz-worthy: This is a pretty solid box across the board with some A-listers, some memorable pop culture personalities and some surprises. An auto of Hulk Hogan and a jockey auto are not the standard finds here and both of the memorabilia cards are more than the typical single-swatch cards. This box shows you how this brand is one of the best bargains for collectors today (check that price link). ... As said in a previous break here, Panini America’s most-recent edition of Americana is a fun bargain rip these days at a fraction of its original price ($25 for this box vs. $100 or more upon release). ... The checklist of this one has some big ink though the basic set design and its auto parallels aren’t the flashiest look. (The design is modern and clean but a dull gray but stronger than the 2011 release but arguably not as good as earlier ones. The parallels really shine here.) The autograph lineup leans toward today — much more so than previous releases — and the prices on the singles aren’t huge but that makes them all a tad more collectable. If you can find hobby boxes cheap, it’s definitely worth the rip just to add some variety to your autograph collection.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: A

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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