Buzz Break: 2013 Panini Golden Age sports cards (hobby box)

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The box: 2013 Panini Golden Age (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

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

Packs per box: 24 (plus one box-topper pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 148
Base set completion: 105 of 150 (70 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Jackie Earle Haley, Evel Knievel, Curley Neal, Pete Rose, Elizabeth Montgomery, Johnny Carson, Arnold Rothstein, Bo Derek, Knute Rockne, Branch Rickey, Mario Andretti, Stan Lee, Bigfoot, John Belushi, Darrell Waltrip, Jimmy Carter, Bob Denver, George Brett, Dale Murphy, Apollo 11, Penny Marshall, Walter Kronkite, Jim Thorpe and plenty more ...

Inserts: 41 (all in gallery below with some base)
Exhibits (1) – Walter Hagen (box-topper)
Tip Top Bread Labels (1) – Brooks Robinson
Bread for Energy (2) – Buck Leonard, Norm Cash
Headlines (2) – Hindenburg, Earl Campbell
The Three Stooges (1) – Three Dumb Clucks
DeLong (2) – Billy Sunday, Bo Schembechler
Playing Cards (8) – Titanic, Bo Derek, John F. Kennedy, Joe Wood, Harry Truman, Joe Tinker, Seabiscuit, Secretariat
Americans Caramel Mini Red (1) – Jan Stephenson
Carolina Brights Mini Purple (1) – Harry Houdini
Americans Caramel Mini Blue (14) – Tatum O'Neal, Bigfoot, Jim Thorpe, Walter Kronkite. Johnny Carson, Fielding Yost, Eve Plumb, Henry Fonda, Jim Bottomley, Seabiscuit, Keith Hernandez, Lyndon Johnson, Bob Gibson, Steve Cauthen 
Carolina Brights Mini Green (8) – Sugar Ray Leonard, Henry Winkler, Mike Schmidt, Al Lopez, Lou Brock, Thomas Hearns, Abraham Lincoln, War Admiral

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Historic Signatures (1) – Mario Andretti
Museum Age memorabilia (1) – Bill Freehan

What’s Buzz-worthy: My third and final Golden Age break of the week (see 2012 here and see 2014 here) is the best of the releases from the three-year run if you ask me. It's one that -- don't tell the boss -- I probably have busted about 10 times through the four-plus years here on The Buzz. Why? It's pretty cheap and has a good autograph checklist -- the best of the three if you ask me -- and tons of variety and inserts. Poke around for more details on this one here but I'll offer a few quick positives ... The Bad News Bears are here in standard, mini and autograph form  and there are minis and Exhibit box-toppers that couldn’t be more different and then there are nods to food-issue sets, historic moments and pop culture that make it all work. ... Signers here include a number of sports legends and others of note from the past, including Bo Derek, Stan Lee, Jerry Lewis, Henry Winkler, Barry Switzer, Sugar Ray Leonard, Curly Neal, Yogi Berra and Penny Marshall to name a few. Meanwhile, memorabilia cards have a lot of those key names mentioned in this one and plenty of others especially on the entertainment side -- John Belushi, Johnny Carson and Bob Denver (Gilligan!) for starters -- and even pieces of the Hindenburg. It's a cheap box that may not command big money every time, but there is a ton of interesting stuff here and it can sometimes include extra hits.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+ (Andretti is a solid but affordable auto ... I must have like three by now)
Fun Grade: A-

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