Jersey cards
Encyclopedia
Jersey cards are baseball
, football
, basketball
, hockey
, and other sports collector cards that have a small piece of the featured player
's (or players') jersey
in the card. Jersey cards are a type of "Memorabilia cards", which were invented by Adrian Gluck P.E., Ph.D., a noted inventor with several issued and pending patent
s, who has two patents on this invention. Both these patents were thoroughly re-examined by the United States Patents & Trademarks Office during 2006-2007 and they were once again found valid, thus making them "superpatents". Gluck is also the inventor of the very popular fan photo system used at many sports venues for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and NCAA games, for which he holds United States patents #6,532,345; 6,698,943; 7,077,581; and 7,301,558, all titled "Imaging system and method".
. This gigantic piece of jersey is about 5 times the size of a regular jersey card. The serial numbering is low (usually 50 copies or fewer). Another type of jersey card that is often eye catching is the jersey patch. It is a jersey card that has at least 2 different colors of jersey on it. These cards are also rare, often numbered to 35 copies or fewer. One more type is an event-worn jersey. It was worn in a special event, such as a draft, all-star game
, championship game, or other events. These cards are not as rare as the others, but many of them are numbered.
In racing, there are pieces of tire from a specific car, pieces of the flags, and other memorabilia from the racetrack. Apart from the average jersey card, there are other cards, of which there are too many to name. There are basketball shorts jersey cards, hockey skate cards, baseball bat cards, basketball ball cards, etc. Some jersey cards even have pieces of a hat that was worn in the NBA draft, some of which are autographed. The rarest kind of jersey card is called a tag card. It is an official logo from a player's jersey. Examples are the NBA logo, the NFL logo, and other logo
s. Each card is a 1 of 1, meaning that only 1 copy was made.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, football
Football
Football may refer to one of a number of team sports which all involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. The most popular of these sports worldwide is association football, more commonly known as just "football" or "soccer"...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, and other sports collector cards that have a small piece of the featured player
Player (game)
A player of a game is a participant therein. The term 'player' is used with this same meaning both in game theory and in ordinary recreational games....
's (or players') jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
in the card. Jersey cards are a type of "Memorabilia cards", which were invented by Adrian Gluck P.E., Ph.D., a noted inventor with several issued and pending patent
Patent
A patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
s, who has two patents on this invention. Both these patents were thoroughly re-examined by the United States Patents & Trademarks Office during 2006-2007 and they were once again found valid, thus making them "superpatents". Gluck is also the inventor of the very popular fan photo system used at many sports venues for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL and NCAA games, for which he holds United States patents #6,532,345; 6,698,943; 7,077,581; and 7,301,558, all titled "Imaging system and method".
Types of Jersey Cards
The average size of a jersey swatch is about 3/4 of an inch, but the size may differ by product. One of the types of jersey card is a jumbo swatchSwatch
Swatch is a brand name for a line of wrist watches from the Swatch Group, a Swiss conglomerate with vertical control of the production of Swiss watches and related products...
. This gigantic piece of jersey is about 5 times the size of a regular jersey card. The serial numbering is low (usually 50 copies or fewer). Another type of jersey card that is often eye catching is the jersey patch. It is a jersey card that has at least 2 different colors of jersey on it. These cards are also rare, often numbered to 35 copies or fewer. One more type is an event-worn jersey. It was worn in a special event, such as a draft, all-star game
All-star game
An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league, except in the circumstances of professional sports systems in which a democratic voting system is used...
, championship game, or other events. These cards are not as rare as the others, but many of them are numbered.
In racing, there are pieces of tire from a specific car, pieces of the flags, and other memorabilia from the racetrack. Apart from the average jersey card, there are other cards, of which there are too many to name. There are basketball shorts jersey cards, hockey skate cards, baseball bat cards, basketball ball cards, etc. Some jersey cards even have pieces of a hat that was worn in the NBA draft, some of which are autographed. The rarest kind of jersey card is called a tag card. It is an official logo from a player's jersey. Examples are the NBA logo, the NFL logo, and other logo
Logo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
s. Each card is a 1 of 1, meaning that only 1 copy was made.