{"product_id":"2x-bgs-9-1984-topps-roger-craig-rcs-1-1-magenta-and-1-1-cyan-topps-vault-proofs","title":"2x BGS 9 1984 Topps Roger Craig RC's 1\/1 Magenta and 1\/1 Cyan Topps Vault Proofs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🔥 UNREPEATABLE PAIR — 2× TRUE 1\/1 TOPPS VAULT PROOFS — BGS 9 🔥\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1984 Topps Roger Craig Rookie Cards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1\/1 Magenta Proof \u0026amp; 1\/1 Cyan Proof\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eThe finest Roger Craig cards ever created\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis offering features an \u003cstrong\u003eextraordinary matched pair of original Topps Vault color test proofs\u003c\/strong\u003e — a \u003cstrong\u003etrue 1\/1 Magenta Proof and a true 1\/1 Cyan Proof\u003c\/strong\u003e — created \u003cstrong\u003eprior to the full-color 1984 Topps production run\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1984, \u003cstrong\u003eTopps did not produce serial-numbered parallels\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eno one outside of Topps even knew these 1\/1 test proofs existed\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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