2020 Panini National Treasures: Home of the Herbert RPA Grail
2020 Panini National Treasures is where the Justin Herbert rookie patch autograph (RPA) — the crown jewel of his entire market — lives. Here's how the set is built and how to buy the grail safely.
If the Prizm Silver is the base-rookie benchmark, 2020 Panini National Treasures is the summit. This is the high-end, case-hit product that houses the Justin Herbert Rookie Patch Autograph (RPA) — the single most important card in his catalog and, in high grade, the crown jewel of the entire Herbert market.
Why this set sits at the top
National Treasures earns its name by stacking every value driver into one card:
- On-card rookie-year autograph — signed directly on the card during his 2020 rookie season, not on a sticker.
- Game-used / player-worn patch — a swatch of jersey embedded in the card, often multi-color on the premium hits.
- Low serial numbering — every Herbert card in this product is numbered. The flagship RPA is #158, base /99, with parallels running down to /2 and one-of-ones.
That trifecta — auto + patch + scarcity — is exactly what the hobby prices at a premium, which is why the Herbert RPA leads his charts. Print runs are durable, verifiable logistics, so we publish the RPA ladder:
| Version (all card #158) | Print run |
|---|---|
| Rookie Patch Autograph (base) | /99 |
| Holo Silver | /25 |
| Midnight | /20 |
| Stars & Stripes | /20 |
| Holo Gold | /10 |
| Black | /5 |
| Hidden Treasure | /5 |
| Stars & Stripes Premium | /3 |
| Red Brand Logo | /2 |
| Green Jersey Number | jersey-number matched |
We never publish fixed prices; the live eBay links show precisely what each numbered version is trading for right now.
What’s in the set for Herbert
Every Herbert card in 2020 National Treasures pairs an on-card autograph with game-used material — this product doesn’t carry a plain, autograph-free base rookie the way Prizm or Optic do. The cuts collectors actually find:
- Rookie Patch Autograph (RPA), card #158 — the flagship on-card auto + jersey patch, base /99 (ladder above).
- Rookie Jumbo Prime Signatures Booklet, #RJB-JH — a multi-panel booklet with a jumbo patch window: base /99, Football and Laundry Tag versions /10, Brand Logo /2, NFL Shield 1/1.
- National Treasures Collegiate Rookie Silhouettes Signatures, #104 — the Oregon-uniform silhouette auto, with a Blue /49 and a Team Logo Shield 1/1.
- Team Materials #TM-LC /99 — a multi-player swatch card pairing Herbert with Keenan Allen and Mike Williams.
- Further rookie material and dual-swatch autograph cuts appear in the checklist; we name only the ones we can confirm, and let the rails surface the rest.
Not in this product: Gridiron Graphs. It is a real National Treasures football autograph subset, but it ran in 2018 and again from 2024 — there is no 2020 Herbert Gridiron Graphs card. Herbert’s Gridiron Graphs card is from 2025 National Treasures, which is a veteran card, not a rookie.
Buying the grail safely
At this price level, treat authentication as non-negotiable:
- Buy graded. A PSA, BGS, or SGC slab certifies the autograph, the patch, and the condition in one shot — and resells far more easily than a raw copy.
- Compare sold comps, not asking prices. On a low-population card, a handful of recent sales tells you the real market; open the eBay links above and sort to sold listings.
- Confirm it’s on-card. National Treasures Herbert autos are on-card — a “sticker” National Treasures auto is a red flag worth a second look.
New to the premium tier? Start with the Justin Herbert autographs & top cards list for the full lineup of signed chases, and read our guide to spotting fake Herbert autographs before you commit real money. For the broader roadmap, the rookie card checklist maps every 2020 set — from entry-level base to this RPA — tier by tier, and the rookie cards list ranks the shortlist. Use the buttons above to open live National Treasures listings for each cut on eBay.
Find cards from this set on eBay
The singles from this set trade on eBay, not Amazon — these open live listings for each cut. Buy graded (PSA or SGC) for the chase parallels and autos, and compare sold comps over asking prices.