2020
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2020 Panini Elements Football Hobby Box
Rookies
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What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
- Cases
- The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box |  |
$600 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$7,000, $583 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 3 retailers we follow for 2020 Panini Elements, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
Who's 2020 Panini Elements for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2020 Elements Football different from other Panini releases?
The whole set is built around the periodic table theme. Most cards are printed on metal stock instead of regular cardboard, and the parallel tiers are named after elements with print runs matching their atomic numbers. Palladium (/46), Cobalt (/27), Neon (/10), Lithium (/3), and Hydrogen (1/1) are the main parallels.
Which rookies are the key chase cards?
Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, and Justin Herbert are the marquee 2020 draft class rookies. They appear in the base set and get premium treatment in RPS Rookie Steel Signatures with on-card autographs. Chase Young and Justin Jefferson are also highly sought after.
How many autographs come in a hobby box?
Every hobby box contains 2 autographs. One is guaranteed to be an on-card signature, and the other is an additional autograph card. You also get 1 memorabilia card and 1 metal base or rookie card per box.
What's the difference between the autograph insert sets?
Heavy Metal features elite players on metal with lower print runs (/50 or less). Neon Signs uses a shadow box design with signatures on acetate. Steel Signatures covers veterans and retired stars. RPS Rookie Steel Signatures focuses on top draft picks. Proton Patch Autographs are new for 2020 and include patch material.
Are the base cards really on metal?
Yes. Both veteran and rookie base cards come on metal stock. The base versions are serial numbered /79 (or /91 for some rookies), and parallels include Palladium (/46), Cobalt (/27), Neon (/10), Lithium (/3), and Hydrogen (1/1). One metal base or rookie card is guaranteed per box.
What's the set size and how many players are included?
The set has 159 total cards. That includes 76 veteran base cards, 42 rookie base cards, and 41 RPS Rookie Steel Signatures. The checklist features current stars like Patrick Mahomes, Christian McCaffrey, and Aaron Rodgers, plus legends like Joe Montana, Barry Sanders, and Brett Favre.
Do the serial numbers really match element atomic numbers?
Yes, that's the clever design. Palladium is /46 (atomic number 46), Cobalt is /27 (atomic number 27), Neon is /10 (atomic number 10), Lithium is /3 (atomic number 3), and Hydrogen is 1/1 (atomic number 1). It's a nice touch that ties the whole product together.
When did 2020 Panini Elements come out?
It dropped August 14, 2020.
What's in a 2020 Panini Elements hobby box?
1 pack per box, 4 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
What's the cheapest 2020 Panini Elements hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $599.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2020 Panini Elements?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
2020 Panini Elements Football
2020 Panini Elements Football is a metal-heavy set built around the periodic table theme, featuring on-card autographs from rookies like Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, and Justin Herbert alongside veterans and Hall of Famers.
Autographs
1 Autograph per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 1 Metal Base or Rookie card (Gold base, /79)
- 1 On-card autograph (various insert sets)
- 1 Additional autograph card
Inserts to watch
- RPS Rookie Steel Signatures On-card autographs from top draft picks like Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa, and Justin Herbert, serial numbered between /55 and /149 with rare parallels down to 1/1.
- Heavy Metal On-card autos from elite current and retired players on metal stock, serial numbered /50 or less.
- Neon Signs Shadow box design with on-acetate signatures, available for both rookies and veterans with parallels down to 1/1 Yellow versions.
- Steel Signatures Veteran and retired star autographs on metal, serial numbered /199 or less with colored parallels.
- Proton Patch Autographs New for 2020, on-card autos with patch material, serial numbered /99 or less.
- Mettle Moments Highlight-play autographs on metal focusing on specific game moments and photography, serial numbered /75 or less.
Fast facts
- Released
- August 14, 2020
- Box config
- 1 pack per box, 4 cards per pack, 12 boxes per case
- Set size
- 159 cards
- Top rookie
- Joe Burrow
Last 30 days
Canadian prices in CAD, American in USD. A break in a price line means every shop was sold out that day; a day we did not scrape carries the last known price forward.