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Certified

The Certified brand has been used by several trading card manufacturers through the years. Dating back to the mid to late 1990’s when it was first used by the Score and Pinnacle companies. Originally designed as a higher-end offering to compete with Topps Finest, the Certified set started using the concept of colored parallels to the base cards to create additional chase elements for collectors. Since that time, the merger and acquisition aspect of the sports card industry has seen the Certified brand and the aforementioned companies that used it, consolidated under the names Leaf, Donruss Playoff and most currently, Panini America.

A Lasting Legacy

Under Donruss Playoff, the Leaf Certified brand became synonymous with specific trading card elements namely; short printed, mirror foil board, game used, parallels. When the Leaf trademark was acquired by a rival trading card manufacturer in 2010, Panini America simply started referring to the product line as Certified.

A Multi-Sport Product

The Certified name has been used in every major sport and has also had the moniker of Totally added to it in certain sports, reminiscent of the parallel brand under the Pinnacle banner used in 1997. Recent releases of the product have included, 2012-13 Totally Certified Basketball, 2012-13 Certified Hockey and 2012 Totally Certified Football.

Certified Card Sets

Browse our database of Certified and Totally Certified card sets, which feature product reviews, set checklists, expert analysis, price comparisons, and more.

2020 Panini Certified Football Cards

2020 Panini Certified Football Cards

With four hits per Hobby box, 2020 Panini Certified Football brings card collectors another helping of the established NFL brand, including a few new choices.

2019 Panini Certified Football Cards

2019 Panini Certified Football Cards

Stay Certified for another year with the established NFL card brand. 2019 Panini Certified Football averages four hits per box, including one Freshman Fabric autograph card.

2018 Panini Certified Football Cards

2018 Panini Certified Football Cards

The first-year NFL talent takes center focus in 2018 Panini Certified Football. Averaging four hits per Hobby box, brand staples Fabric of the Game and Freshman Fabric are back for another go.

2016 Panini Certified Football Cards

2016 Panini Certified Football Cards

2016 Panini Certified Football takes to the field with one rookie autograph relic and three additional hits in each box. The Peyton Manning Collection honors the retired quarterback with several designs.

2015 Panini Certified Football Cards

2015 Panini Certified Football Cards

2015 Panini Certified Football sticks with its trademark mix of foil and ample hits. Hobby boxes have four total autograph and memorabilia cards include one Freshman Fabric rookie autographed patch.

2014 Panini Certified Football Cards

2014 Panini Certified Football Cards

2014 Panini Certified Football sticks with what the brand is known for: shiny cards, lots of colorful parallels and a decent amount of autographs and memorabilia cards. Every hobby box has a Freshman Fabric Rookie Patch card done on Prizm card stock.

2013 Panini Certified Football Cards

2013 Panini Certified Football Cards

2013 Panini Certified Football arrives with a fresh new look. Hobby boxes promise four total hits, including at least one autograph. Mirror parallels return as do Freshman Fabric Autographs of top 2013 rookies.

2012-13 Panini Certified Hockey Cards

2012-13 Panini Certified Hockey Cards

2012-13 Panini Certified Hockey brings back the brand’s trademark shine complete with several levels of Mirror parallels. Every ten-pack hobby box promises an autograph and three additional hits.

2012 Certified Football Cards

2012 Certified Football Cards

Combining one of the modern hobby’s longest running brands and the loaded rookie class, 2012 Certified Football looks to both its history and the future. Autographs, memorabilia, multiple levels of parallels and a challenging set structure give 2012 Certified Football broad collector appeal. Hobby boxes include a total of four hits.

2011-12 Panini Certified Hockey

2011-12 Panini Certified Hockey

2011-12 Panini Certified Hockey offers the first premium hockey set of the season. Each box includes two autographs including one on-card Freshman Signatures rookie.

2010-11 Panini Totally Certified Basketball

2010-11 Panini Totally Certified Basketball

Panini’s re-tooled and re-invented rendition of Certified is set to debut this July. Totally Certified features many of the same aspects that made it’s predecessor popular with collectors including buildable parallel sets and collectible autographs. However, the most intriguing aspect of the product isn’t found in the past, it’s found in the futuristic Panini HRX video cards that will be seeded in the product – 204 in all.