Gold

Where it was sold

Hobby

How we know: taken from a release note.

Applies to

the Rookies set

Notes

tcdb lists this tier as its own set under the parent product inventory (https://www.tcdb.com/Inserts.cfm/sid/338927/2021-22-Panini-Contenders-Optic), sid 343315 (https://www.tcdb.com/Checklist.cfm/sid/343315/2021-22-Panini-Contenders-Optic---Rookies-Gold). This tier was NOT fetched directly; its print run rests on the checklistcenter ladder below plus the existence of its own tcdb sid. See gap G-016. checklistcenter Rookies Set ladder: "Parallels: Red; Silver; Black Pandora SSP; Blue #/99; Orange #/49; Green Pulsar #/25; Gold #/10; Gold Vinyl 1/1; Printing Plates 1/1" and, under a SEPARATE heading, "Asia Parallels: Base; Red Wave; Blue Wave #/45; Gold Wave #/10" (https://www.checklistcenter.com/2021-22-panini-contenders-optic-basketball-card-checklist/). tcdb lists seventeen "Rookies ..." sids for this set (https://www.tcdb.com/Inserts.cfm/sid/338927/2021-22-Panini-Contenders-Optic) - the checklistcenter ladder plus a "Rookies 75th Anniversary" that checklistcenter instead files as a set of its own; see gap G-013. [SUPERSEDED 2026-08-19: channel resolved to 'hobby' with cited evidence; note above predates the channel pass]