2004 Bowman Sterling is a baseball card set produced and distributed by Topps. It was the first release of the Bowman Sterling brand as a high end prospect set.
Distribution[]
The set was distribued in Hobby shops in 5-card packs that came six packs to a box and four boxes per case. The original SRP was $50 per pack and was released in December 2004.
Base Set[]
The 138 card base set is comprised entirely of veteran cards (game used) and rookie cards. Some of the rookie cards were autographed while other were autographed and contain a game used swatch. Every card in a five card pack was a "hit".
Parallel Sets[]
The base set was paralleled by a series of Refractor sets. The regular Refractors are serial numbered to 199 copies and were inserted at better than 1:2 packs. The Black Refractors are serial numbered to 16 copies (Veterans and non-AU rookies) or 25 copies (AU and AU-GU rookies). The Red Refractors are serial numbered 1/1's and were inserted into packs and box loaders.
Original Autographs[]
- Orginal Autographs Checklist and Gallery
Each hobby box contained a box topper that contained one buy card that was autographed. The 46-card set is comprised entirely of Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Barry Bonds, Eric Chavez, and Jose Reyes cards.
Other Information[]
- Example Box Breaks
| 2000's |
| 2004 – 2005 – 2006 – 2007 – 2008 - 2009 |
| 2010's |
| 2010 – 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2018 - 2019 |
| Other Bowman Brands |
| Bowman - Bowman’s Best – Chrome – Draft Picks and Prospects – Heritage – Inception - Platinum |