2000 Pacific Gold Crown Die Cut
Ahh. Simplicity at its best. The design of the card clearly
makes the player the key ingredient.
Yeah. Not so much.
What on earth is going on here?
I will start off by giving a little credit. The name of the
insert set is “Gold Crown” and the card has a large “gold crown” on it. So, at
least this monstrosity was created for a reason. The fact that the only reason
to call something “gold crown” is because of the Pacific logo is simply
annoying, though. It’s not enough to put the logo smack on the front of the
card. It actually needs to be carved into the card itself. Self-promote much?
What is with the background design? All the streaks and
splotches? Do they have a purpose? Are they supposed to be something? Other
than distracting, of course.
The picture of Pedro does, actually, do a decent job of
standing out from the mess. (Although, I dare you to read his last name.) I
will forever be a fan of the player’s picture extending beyond the border of
the card. That’s the one thing that this card does well. It at least allows
Pedro’s head to partially obscure the mammoth crown at the top.
But, that’s it. That’s all I can say about this card that’s
any good. Once again I’ll ask, when people complain about the Topps monopoly,
are these the fresh ideas they’re missing?
I can certainly do without it.
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