Scheduled to arrive just ahead of Super Bowl 57, 2022 Panini Zenith Football will make its return, offering a few nods to the old Pacific Trading Cards brand.
Each box will contain a single six-card pack. A typical pack will hold one Rookie Patch Autograph, one additional autograph, one base card, one rookie card and two inserts.
The base set is fairly hefty—and at the pack insertion levels, it’ll be tough to put together for the few who might try. The set includes 242 cards, with 100 rookies and 100 veterans plus 42 RPAs that are being included on the base set checklist.
Base card parallels for both veterans and rookies will include:
Base Artist Proof Silver #’d/50
Base Artist Proof Gold #’d/10
Base Artist Proof Emerald #’d/5
Base Artist Proof Platinum One-of-One
Base Autographs Max #’d/50
Base Autographs Artists Proof Silver Max #’d/25
Base Autographs Artists Proof Gold Max #’d/10
Base Autographs Artists Proof Emerald Max #’d/5
Base Autographs Artists Proof Platinum 1/1
Rookie Patch Autograph parallels will include:
Rookie Patch Autographs Max #’d/299
Rookie Patch Autographs Copper Max #’d/50
Rookie Patch Autographs Silver Max #’d/25
Rookie Patch Autographs Gold Max #’d/10
Rookie Patch Autographs Platinum 1/1
Bigger hits will be found in Z-Jersey autographs and High Point Signatures. Z-Jersey autographs will be numbered to 149 or less.
Copper Max #’d/50
Silver Max #’d/25
Gold Max #’d/10
Platinum 1/1
High Point Signatures are numbered to 99, with three lower numbered possibilities including:
Spokes Max #’d/25
Lightning Max #’d/10
Kaboom 1/1
A new SSP insert, Aloha features players who made the Pro Bowl.
Other new inserts coming to 2022 Zenith Football include the new Z-Stars, Class President, Thunder and Lightning, Behind the Numbers and Pacific Revolution.
1992 Pacific inserts aren’t new but they’re a shout out to the old west coast-based card company and will feature a throwback design. Parallels there will include: Silver, Gold (# to 10) and the 1/1 Touchdown.
Pacific Revolution will have these parallels:
Copper #’d/50
Silver #’d/25
Gold #’d/10
Platinum 1/1
Class President parallels include:
Copper #’d/50
Silver #’d/25
Gold #’d/10
Platinum 1/1
Skyscrapers is another insert Sparkle parallels possible.
SSP Contenders Rooke Ticket RPS Blue preview cards will be exclusive to Hobby boxes.
You can find Zenith boxes at $250-$300 on eBay.
