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2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 BJ Penn — back
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 BJ Penn — front
Catalogue No. 091 · Card record

BJ Penn

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 · card #47

Rookie cardKey card
  • FighterBJ Penn
  • Year2009
  • ManufacturerTopps
  • Set2009 Topps UFC Round 2
  • Card number#47
  • TypeBase card
  • AutographNo
  • Serial numberedNo
  • Rookie statusTCDB flags it RC too, but it came out seven months after Round 1 #10.
  • Print runUnknown — not estimated
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Why this card matters

Penn's first solo UFC base card. He was lightweight champion when Round 2 came out on 30 September 2009. Sellers call it a rookie, and TCDB puts an RC flag on it as well as on Round 1 #10.

02

Identification

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 BJ Penn — front
Front
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 BJ Penn — back
Back
  • Card #47 of 150 (TCDB)
  • Vertical card; 'LIGHTWEIGHT BJ PENN' in a vertical splash on the right
  • Parallels: Gold (unnumbered), Bronze /88, Silver /188, Ruby /8, Diamond 1/1 (TCDB)
Often confused with
Round 2 #47 is Penn's rookie card.It is RC-flagged, but Round 1 #10 came out first (23 February vs 30 September 2009).
The /188 parallel is called 'Silver'.TCDB calls the /188 parallel Silver; Cardboard Connection's review calls it Onyx. It's the same parallel under two names.
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Parallels

Base
—
This card
Gold
—
Probable
Onyx
/188
Probable
Ruby
/8
Probable
Diamond
1/1
Probable
2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 — BJ Penn — Gold parallel, front
Gold parallel — pictured as the parallel, not the base card

Parallel identification guide

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Population & market

Population. Population figures will be taken directly from the grading companies and dated when they are. None are shown yet.

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05

Available copies

None in the vault right now.

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06

Further reading

Sets

Why 2009 Topps UFC Matters

Two products, released seven months apart, that hold the first UFC-licensed cards of almost every name from the sport's first era.

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Why 2009 Topps UFC Matters
Rookie cards

BJ Penn rookie card guide

The long version, with every card people confuse it with.
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More BJ Penn

2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #10 BJ Penn / Joey Gilbert — front
2009Topps UFC Round 1 #10Rookie
2009 Topps UFC Round 1 #A-BJP BJ Penn — front
2009Topps UFC Round 1 #A-BJPAuto
2009Topps UFC Round 1 #AUG-BJPAutoRelic/25
2009 eTopps (MMA) #5 BJ Penn — front
2009eTopps (MMA) #5/999
2010 Topps UFC (Series 4) #20a BJ Penn — front
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #20a
2010Topps UFC (Series 4) #20b
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High confidence

2009 Topps UFC Round 2 #47 — BJ Penn.