2010 Topps

Description

The first series of 2010 Topps Baseball was released to Target stores, nation-wide, the Week of January 18, 2010, and went live to The Hobby on Wednesday, January 27, 2010. Series One includes a 330-card base set and included either one autograph or relic card in every 36-pack hobby box and one autograph, one relic, and one manufactured patch card per 10-pack HTA jumbo box.

The second series of 2010 Topps Baseball arrived in Hobby shops the week of May 24, 2010. The base set included the next 330 cards (#331-660), with another 20 more photo variation cards — all of which are limited (but not serial-numbered) to just 3000 copies per card.

As with past standard Topps sets, there are Silk, Platinum, Black and Gold parallels. New inserts for 2010 include The Cards Your Mother Threw Out, The History of the Game, Tales of the Game, Hall of Fame buybacks, Legendary Lineage, When They Were Young, Topps 2020, Topps Vintage Legends Collection, History of the World Series.

The Peak Performance set consists of inserts, autographs, autographed Relics, Jumbo relics and standard Relics, while the product also includes a pair of continuity inserts — MLB Exclusive Patch Cards and Turkey Red. Also returning are Sketch Cards, ToppsTown, Cut Signatures and World Champions autographs and Relics, and the Red Hot Rookie redemption program.

New relics include In the Name, and a 1961 and 1962 Mickey Mantle reprint with a piece of The Mick's bat.

Also noteworthy is a newly designed "Rookie Card" icon, which incorporates the MLB logo, as well as a prominently displayed logo noting Topps’ status as an exclusive licensee.

Short print variations of retired players are back again in 2010; however, unlike in 2009 the 2010 SPs were not announced before release.

Like 2009 Topps, 2010 Topps is also available in "throwback" and "all-black" editions which can be found in Blasters sold exclusively at Target and Wal-Mart stores, respectively. The throwbacks have a retro looking Topps logo (with a longer curved T) and a darker card stock, while the all-blacks have the background photo removed. Unlike last year, the existence of these cards are marked on the outside of the Blaster box.

Late addition of Stephen Strasburg

On June 7, 2010, the day before what would be his Major League debut, Topps announced on their corporate blog that, "(Stephen) Strasburg rookie cards will appear in the remainder of Topps 2010 baseball products." Topps then announced that they would make available what it billed Stephen Strasburg's first "rookie card," on the Million Card Giveaway website the following day.

Topps later announced that a true Strasburg rookie card (different than the one on the Million Card Giveaway site) would be included in all Topps factory sets, and in 2010 Topps Update.

Distribution

The first batch of loose packs and Blasters arrived at retail outlets the week of January 18th, 2010. Retail looseys contained 12 cards and cost $2. Blasters had ten packs of eight cards, and were priced at $19.99.

Hobby packs/boxes were released the last week of January. Hobby boxes contain 36 packs per box, 10 cards per pack costing $50-$60, $2-$3 per pack.

HTA Jumbo packs/boxes were released February 3rd, 2010, They contain 10 pack per box, 50 cards per pack costing $95-$100 per box, $10 per pack.

Both Retail cereal boxes and rack packs appeared the first week of February. The cereal boxes cost $9.99 and contain 46 base cards, 9 inserts and one chrome refractor card. The rack packs cost $4.99 and contain 30 base cards and 6 inserts.

Reviews

• A Cardboard Problem (Series One)

• Stale Gum (Series One)

• Stale Gum (Series Two)

Insertion Ratios

Series One

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds	HTA Odds	Retail Rack	Cereal Box
Base	330	-	10:1	12:1	50:1	36:1	55:1
Stealth Short Printed Variations & Gimmicks	33	-	?	?	1:30	?	?
Gold	330	2010	1:6	1:14	1:1	1:6	1:3
Black	330	59	1:96	N/A	1:19	N/A	?
Platinum	330	one-of-one	1:12900	1:27000	1:2137	1:9200	1:5500
Silk Collection	100	50	1:373	N/A	1:75	N/A	?
Printing Plates	330	four-for-each	1:1417	N/A	1:282	N/A	?
Ticket to ToppsTown	30	-	1:1	1:1	1:1	?	1:1
Million Card Giveaway	10	-	1:6	1:6	1:1	1:6	1:1
First Class Ticket to ToppsTown	30	-	?	?	?	?	?
The Cards Your Mother Threw Out	58	-	1:3	1:3	1:1	?	1:1
Cards Your Mother Threw Out Original Backs	58	?	1:36	1:24	1:10	1:18	1:3
Turkey Red	50	-	1:4	1:4	1:1	?	1:1
Peak Performance	50	-	1:4	1:4	?	?	1:1
Target Exclusive 1951 Red Backs	15	-	N/A	1:4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wal-Mart Exclusive 1951 Blue Backs	15	-	N/A	1:4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Legendary Lineage	30	-	1:4	1:4	1:1	?	?
History of the Game	25	-	1:6	1:6	1:1	1:2	?
Tales of the Game	30	-	1:6	1:6	1:1	1:2	?
When They Were Young	18	-	1:6	1:8	1:2	1:3	1:2
Legends Platinum Chrome Refractor	20	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1:1
Peak Performance Relic Group A	16	?	1:1555	?	?	?	?
Peak Performance Relic Group B	59	?	1:71	1:145	1:16	1:55	?
Peak Performance Relic Group C	13	?	1:153	1:317	1:34	1:120	?
Peak Performance Auto Group A	16	?	1:19,500	1:40,000	?	?	?
Peak Performance Auto Group B	17	?	1:1125	1:2381	1:37	1:750	?
Peak Performance Auto Group C	12	?	1:600	1:1226	1:19	1:425	?
Peak Performance Auto Group D	2	?	1:1850	1:3980	?	?	?
Peak Performance Jumbo Relic	20	20	N/A	1:930	N/A	?
Peak Performance Auto Relic	10	50	1:3740	N/A	1:745	N/A	?
World Champion Relic	?	100	1:3750	1:3150	1:750	1:1050	?
World Champion Auto Relic	?	50	1:7500	N/A	1:1485	?	?
World Champion Auto	?	50	1:22600	1:18500	1:4525	1:6500	?
Legendary Lineage Relic	15	50	1:7540	1:6,300	1:1485	1:2100	?
MLB Exclusive Patch Cards	10	50	1:11300	1:9500	1:2200	1:3150	?
Hall of Fame Buybacks	500	?	1:10000	1:11000	1:1850	1:3000	?
1961 Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic	1	61	1:88000	1:80000	1:19230	1:25500	?
Baseball Legends Cut Signature	10	1	1:339000	1:346000	1:77000	1:104000	?
Sketch Card	?	one-of-one	1:18840	N/A	1:3685	N/A	?
In the Name Relic	66	one-for each letter of the player's last name	1:4300	N/A	1:859	N/A	?
Manufactured Hat Logo Patch	186	99	1:432	N/A	1:10	N/A	?

Series Two

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Hobby Jumbo	Retail Odds
Base	330	-	9:1	40:1	?
Topps Attax	25	-	1:1	1:1	?
Cards Your Mother Threw Out	58	-	1:3	1:1	1:3
Peak Performance	50	-	1:4	1:1	1:4
Legendary Lineage	30	-	1:4	1:1	?
Turkey Red	50	-	1:4	1:1	1:4
Vintage Legends Collection	25	-	1:4	1:1	?
Million Card Giveaway Code	10	-	1:6	1:1	?
Gold	330	2010	1:6	1:1	?
History of the World Series	25	-	1:6	1:1	1:6
Topps 2020	20	-	1:6	1:1	?
Create Your Own Sketch Card	1	-	1:24	?	?
Cards Your Mother Threw Out Original Backs	58	-	1:36	?	1:116
Black	330	59	?	?	N/A
Base Card Variations	20	3,000	?	?	?
Cap Logos	160	99	1:432	1:60	N/A
Printing Plates	330	4	?	?	N/A
Silk Collection	100	50	?	?	N/A
Platinum	330	1	?	?	?
Peak Performance Blue Relic	80	99	?	?	?
Peak Performance Dual Relic Cards	15	50	?	?	?
Peak Performance Auto	?	?	?	?	?
Peak Performance Auto Relic	10	50	?	?	N/A
Peak Performance Jumbo Relic	20	20	?	?	N/A
MLB Exclusive Patch Card	5	50	?	?	?
Sketch	?	1	?	?	N/A
Hall of Fame Buybacks	500	-	?	?	1:180,000
Legendary Lineage Relic	15	50	?	?	?
1962 Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic	1	62	?	?	?
Baseball Legends Cut Signature	15	1	?	?	?
Red Hot Rookie Redemption	10	-	?	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

Series One

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Series Two

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Stephen Strasburg Card #661

See our Guide to the 2010 Topps 661 Stephen Strasburg Cards.

Variations, Gimmicks, and Errors

Legends Variations

Series One

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Series Two

NOTE: Topps announced that only 3000 copies of each Series Two Legends Variation card were produced; however, the cards are not serial-numbered.

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Photoshopped Gimmick

This un-announced short-printed Series One card of Curtis Granderson shows him Photoshopped into his, then new, Yankee uniform. The photo used is the exact same one from Granderson's base card.

It should be noted that while other players who changed teams during the 2009-10 MLB off-season appear in Series One in their new, Photoshopped, uniforms, Granderson was the only player to have a SPed gimmick card.

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Pie-in-the-Face Gimmicks

NOTE: Series One features exclusively members of the New York Yankees, while Pie-in-the-Face cards in Series Two have rookies. Despite being numbered as part of the second series, cards #370a, #370b, #400a, #400b, #422, #475, and #579 were randomly inserted into Series One packs.

Series One

NOTE: Neither Cervelli nor Miranda appear in the base set.

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Series Two

NOTE: Neither Talbot nor Davis appear in the base set.

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Abe Lincoln Gimmicks

Exclusive to Series One packs, these four Chicago Cub cards all feature the image of Abraham Lincoln Photoshopped into the background. Although these cards were inserted into packs from the beginning, Topps did not acknowledge the existence of these cards until the middle of March -- almost two months after Series One went live.

Most collectors were not sharp enough, or cared for that matter, to find them.

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Errors

NOTE: It is unclear if this card is a legitimate error or merely a gimmick.

13 Melvin Mora ERR (Adam Jones on Back)<ref>http://forums.collectors.com/messageview.cfm?catid=11&threadid=762911</ref>

Some of the Melvin Mora cards do have him on the back, and not Adam Jones. It isn't known which one is more common, the error or the fixed card.

In addition to the card above, a number of base cards have been printed with blank backs<ref>http://shop.ebay.com/?_nkw=2010+topps+blank</ref>. At first look, these cards appear to be error cards, but they aren't. They are 1 of 1 cards printed and distributed by Topps via ToppsVault.

Stephen Strasburg's Gimmicked "Rookies"

Beginning on June 8, 2010 at 9pm EDT (around the time he was lifted for a pinch hitter in his Major League debut), Topps unveiled on their "Million Card Giveaway" website a card it billed as Stephen Strasburg's first "rookie card." Collectors possessing a valid Million Card Giveaway code we able to unlock this card. Although it is numbered as an extension of the 2010 Topps Baseball set and bears the MLB "ROOKIE CARD" icon, this Strasburg is NOT considered a "true" rookie card due to its unusual distribution. Topps also allowed a maximum of 300 lucky collectors who unlocked this card the opportunity to have their card autographed by Strasburg for a fee of $350.

Each 2010 Topps Baseball factory set included a Stephen Strasburg "rookie" card. Like the one available on the Million Card Giveaway website, the factory set card will be numbered as card #661 in the 2010 Topps Baseball base set; however, it will have a different photo on the front and different text on the back. This same card was also included in packs of 2010 Topps Update thereby making this card Strasburg's "true" rookie card.

For more information on the plethora of Strasburg cards, please see our Guide to the 2010 Topps 661 Stephen Strasburg Cards.

Parallels

All 660 base set cards are available in the following parallels:

• All-Black (exclusive to Blaster boxes sold at Wal-Mart)
• Throwback (exclusive to Blaster boxes sold at Target)
• Gold (serial-numbered to 2010 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to 299 copies, factory-set exclusive)
• Black (serial-numbered to 59 copies)
• Platinum (one-of-one)
• Press Plates (four of each)

Copper

Copper parallels are each serial-numbered to 399 copies and were randomly inserted into special "Value Boxes" that were released in August, 2010. Each value box contained one, six-card pack of 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter's; six, 10-card packs of Series Two Topps; one Million Card Giveaway code card; and one of three special Wal-Mart Exclusive Chrome Refractors (see below). These Value Boxes were exclusive to Wal-Mart and sold for $14.98 per box. The Copper cards were randomly inserted into the Topps Series Two packs at the rate of 1:10.

NO SERIES ONE COPPER PARALLELS EXIST.

Silk Collection

Each mini-sized silk card is serial-numbered to 50 copies and mounted into a standard-sized frame. Cards are not sequentially numbered, but were assigned a card number on the checklist issued by Topps.

Series One

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Series Two

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Inserts

The Cards Your Mother Threw Out

The Cards Your Mother Threw Out insert is also available in an "Original Back" parallel. Cards #CMT-44-#CMT-58 and #CMT102-#CMT116, are stamped in gold foil; but the "Original Back" parallel is stamped in silver. In addition, both versions of #CMT-55 have an additional Topps logo "watermarked" over Alex Gordon's right shoulder.

Series One

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Series Two

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Legendary Lineage

These dual-player cards link a current star with a past legend.

Series One

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Series Two

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Turkey Red

The design of this set is based on the 2007 Topps Turkey Red set, and NOT 1911 Turkey Red T3.

Series One

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Series Two

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Peak Performance

Peak Performance marks the single greatest moment in the careers of 100 current and retired legendary players.

Series One

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Series Two

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Million Card Giveaway

As part of a promotion, Topps bought back and gave away over one million Topps Baseball cards starting from 1952. Randomly inserted into packs, and given to selected Hobby dealers, are these cards which have a unique code printed on the back. Collectors could then redeem their codes via the Topps Million Card Giveaway web site. These codes were the only way to acquire one of the many Stephen Strasburg "rookie" cards.

Series One

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Series Two

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Ticket to ToppsTown

Also available as a First Class (gold) parallel

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History of the Game

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Tales of the Game

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When They Were Young

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Topps Attax Code Cards

NOTE: These cards are not sequentially numbered, the numbers below are for counting purposes only. They are checklisted in alphabetical order for your convenience.

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Vintage Legends Collection

This 25 card set features baseball legends on past Topps designs on which they've previously never appeared.

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History of the World Series

This 25-card set explores the major milestones and events surrounding the Fall Classic.

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2020

This insert set features 20 players Topps thinks will be All-Stars in the year 2020. All cards are printed using the Azuna 3D printing process and have rounded corners.

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Red Hot Rookies

Randomly inserted into Series Two Hobby and HTA boxes were ten Red Hot Rookie redemption cards. Each redemption card had a number (1 through 10), and during the course of the 2010 season, Topps would announce the player each Red Hot Rookie redemption card would be good for. Collectors with that card could then redeem it for an orange-bordered Chrome Refractor of that player. All Red Hot Rookie redemption cards expired June 30th, 2011.

According to Topps, 10% of Brett Wallace cards are autographed.

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Target Exclusive 1951 Red Backs

NOTES

• These cards measure 2" X 2 5/8", the same size as the originals.
• The set is sequentially-numbered to 45, with the final 15 cards inserted into 2010 Topps Update packs.

Series One

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Series Two

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Wal-Mart Exclusive 1951 Blue Backs

NOTES

• These cards measure 2" X 2 5/8", the same size as the originals.
• The set is sequentially-numbered to 45, with the final 15 cards inserted into 2010 Topps Update packs.

Series One

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Series Two

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Legends Platinum Chrome Refractors

These 20 cards are exclusive to 55-card "cereal boxes" sold at Wal-Mart and are seeded at the rate of one-per cereal box.

Series One

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Series Two

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Legends Gold Chrome Refractors

These 20 cards are exclusive to 55-card "cereal boxes" sold at Target and are seeded at the rate of one-per cereal box.

Series One

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Series Two

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Wal-Mart Exclusive Chrome Refractors

These three cards were randomly inserted into special "Value Boxes" that were released in August, 2010. Each value box contained one Hobby pack of 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter's; six packs of Series Two Topps; one Million Card Giveaway code card; and one of the three cards listed below. These Value Boxes were exclusive to Wal-Mart and retailed for $14.98 per box.

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Draw Your Own Sketch Card

This blank card was inserted into Series Two packs at the rate of 1:24. Instructions on the back of each card are meant to encourage budding illustrators to return an original sketch to Topps. The most exciting sketches were to be included in a future Topps Baseball product, and the artists will win a prize.

HTA-Exclusive Logoman

See 2010 Topps Logoman HTA.

Factory Set Exclusive Inserts

The first wave of 2010 Topps factory sets were released exclusively to The Hobby the week of July 15th, 2010. As has been the case, there were multiple versions of the set: one "national" set and four regional sets (Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox, and an "All-Star Edition" exclusive to Southern California). The four regional sets came with a pack of five cards of players from the selected team (Angels in the case of the All-Star Edition) while the national set had a five-card pack of Red parallel cards, each serial-numbered to 299 copies.

The second wave of factory sets were released to both mass-market retail outlets and Hobby stores in November. Retail factory sets NOT sold at Target or Wal-Mart came with a set of five-card bonus all-star cards. The Target and Wal-Mart sets came with one of three Gold Refractors of Babe Ruth (Target) or Mickey Mantle (Wal-Mart). Hobby factory sets came with a 10-card Rookie Bonus set.

All factory sets included a Stephen Strasburg rookie card (#661). See our Guide to the 2010 Topps 661 Stephen Strasburg Cards for more information.

New York Yankees Factory Set Bonus Cards

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Boston Red Sox Factory Set Bonus Cards

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Philadelphia Phillies Factory Set Bonus Cards

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All-Star Factory Set Bonus Cards

Each card is stamped with the 2010 All-Star Game logo.

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Retail Bonus Cards

Each card has a "Limited Edition" foil stamp.

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Award Winners

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Hobby Rookie Bonus Cards

Each card has a "Limited Edition" foil stamp.

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Target Ruth Chrome Gold Refractors

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Wal-Mart Mantle Chrome Gold Refractors

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Manufactured Patches

MLB Logoman Patch

See 2010 Topps Manufactured MLB Logoman Patch.

Historical Commemorative Patches

NOTE: Each card features a manufactured (not game-used) commemorative patch. These cards were exclusive to Blaster boxes.

Series One

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Series Two

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Hat Logos

NOTE: Each card features a manufactured (not game-used) hat logo patch, and is serial-numbered to 99 copies. The cards were exclusive to Series One Hobby and HTA packs.

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4th of July Hat Logos

NOTE: Each card features a manufactured (not game-used) hat logo patch, and is serial-numbered to 99 copies. The cards were exclusive to Series Two Hobby and HTA packs.

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Autographs and Game Used

Peak Performance Relics

Series One

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Series Two

Each is also available in a Blue parallel, serial-numbered to 99 copies.

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Peak Performance Autographs

Series One

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Series Two

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Peak Performance Autographed Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

Series One

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Series Two

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Peak Performance Jumbo Relics

Series One

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Series Two

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Legendary Lineage Relic Cards

Each is serial-numbered to 50 copies.

Series One

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Series Two

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World Champion Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

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World Champion Autographs

Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies. All autographs are stickers.

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World Champion Autographed Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to 50 copies. All autographs are stickers.

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In the Name Letter Relics

NOTE: Each card features an authentic letter taken from the nameplate of each player's 2009 All-Star Game warm-up jersey. There is one unique relic for each letter of the respective player's last name.

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Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic

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Baseball Legends Cut Signatures

Each is a one-of-one.

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Topps (flagship)
Topps (flagship) Classic Era: 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955
Topps (flagship) Monopoly Era: 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 - 1960 - 1961 - 1962 - 1963 - 1964 - 1965 - 1966 - 1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980
Topps (flagship) Triopoly Era: 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987
Topps (flagship) Junk Wax Era: 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993
Topps (flagship) Post Strike Era: 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Topps (flagship) Exclusive License Era: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022
Topps (flagship) Fanatics Era: 2023 - 2024
Topps (flagship) Update Sets
Traded 1974 - 1976 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994
Traded & Rookies: 1995 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004
Updates & Highlights: 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
Update: 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Topps (flagship) Parallel Brands
Chrome: 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
Chrome Update: 1999 - 2000 - 2005 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Super Chrome: 1998 - 1999
Sapphire Chrome: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Holiday: 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023
Mini: 1975 - 1985 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2022
Opening Day: 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022