Tracker & Gallery: 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Black Golden Tickets (32 images)

It’s hard to believe more than a year has passed since Panini America ignited the “Great Gold Rush of 2010” with the release of the groundbreaking Golden Tickets 14kt gold trading cards that were inserted into 2010 Playoff Contenders Football.

That product launched a still-ongoing international mining expedition that carried over into hockey (2010-11 Playoff Contenders) and basketball (2010-11 Gold Standard). But a new hunt began recently with the release of 2011 Playoff Contenders Football and a whole new array of Black Golden Tickets currently creating considerable buzz in the collecting universe.

What follows is the list of the 2011 Playoff Contenders Football Black Golden Tickets that have been redeemed so far through the Panini America system, and exactly where they’re headed. It’s worth noting that — once again this season — many of the 52 new cards have sold on the secondary market for well more than $1,000, including Arian Foster, Aaron Rodgers, Jake Locker and Colin Kaepernick.

After you’ve perused the following list of Black Golden Tickets redeemed so far, be sure to check out the first extensive viewing of many of the Black Golden Tickets themselves.

Player	Redeemed In
Reggie Bush	San Francisco
Blaine Gabbert	Toronto, Ontario
Drew Brees	New Milford, Conn.
Sam Bradford	Harrison City, Pa.
Adrian Peterson	Hartland, Wis.
Michael Turner	Fishers, Ind.
Titus Young	Elgin, Ill.
Aaron Rodgers	Oshkosh, Wis.
Greg Little	Linthicum, Md.
Colin Kaepernick	Long Beach, Calif.
Philip Rivers	San Jose, Calif.
Ray Rice	Madison, Wis.
Von Miller	San Jose, Calif.
Daniel Thomas	Medford, Ore.
Dallas Clark	Savage, Minn.
Arian Foster	McAllen, Texas
Jake Locker	Worcester, Mass.
Kendall Hunter	Cedar Park, Texas
DeMarco Murray	Mentor, Ohio
Andre Johnson	Madison, Wis.
Ryan Mallett	Summerville, S.C.
Christian Ponder	Hoschton, Ga.
Larry Fitzgerald	Madison, Wis.
Andy Dalton	Council Bluffs, Iowa
Julio Jones	Nagoya, Japan
Dwayne Bowe	Riverside, Calif.
Frank Gore	Uniontown, Pa.
Michael Vick	Morgantown, W.Va.

And now, the gallery . . .