Retsy Series 1 · Card 0074 · 80-DRK

Velvet Rocket

Smooth as velvet. Fast as a rocket.

Vanilla cream soda in a tall clear glass bottle that tasted like a melted ice cream cone.

Card no.: 0074 of 1,280
Set: 80s Drinks · 80-DRK
Year: 1983
Type: Glass-bottle cream soda
Found at: Cookout cooler full of ice
Cost back then: 45¢

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Nostalgia7/10

Hype5/10

Weirdness4/10

Trade value6/10

The story · 1983

The story of Velvet Rocket

Velvet Rocket came in a tall clear bottle with a rocket-shaped bottle cap. It was the soda grandparents approved of and kids still loved, smooth vanilla with tiny bubbles that felt softer than regular pop. Dads drank it at cookouts while pretending it was a grown-up flavor. Everybody saved the rocket caps in a coffee can.

Fun fact

Rumor said if you lined up one hundred rocket caps they would point toward the nearest ice cream truck.

Six finishes

187 copies of Velvet Rocket exist

Velvet Rocket comes in six finishes: 100 Base, 50 Holo, 25 Laser and 10 Gold copies, plus one Super Laser and one Misprint that exist exactly once. Every copy is minted to the wallet that rips it, with its own serial number.

Velvet Rocket, Retsy card 0074 in the Base finish — **Base**100 copies · Common

Velvet Rocket, Retsy card 0074 in the Holo finish — **Holo**50 copies · Uncommon

Velvet Rocket, Retsy card 0074 in the Laser finish — **Laser**25 copies · Rare

Velvet Rocket, Retsy card 0074 in the Gold finish — **Gold**10 copies · Very rare

Velvet Rocket, Retsy card 0074 in the Super Laser finish — **Super Laser**1 copy · 1 of 1

Velvet Rocket, Retsy card 0074 in the Misprint finish — **Misprint**1 copy · 1 of 1

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