2012 Topps Five Star
Description
2012 Topps Five Star was released on November 14, 2012. Each five card pack includes one base card, three autographs (all on-card), a game-used Relic card, and an autographed Relic card. This was a new high-end set from Topps in 2012, and it had high expectations considering how well the football edition (which debuted in 2010) was received. Many who bought the product agreed that the cards were fantastic, but also that more work had to be done. One notable problem was that a lot of the cards came with chipping around the edges due to lack of proper handling by Topps.
Distribution
Six cards per box (MSRP: $500). Three boxes per case. Hobby Only.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 80 | 80 | one-per-pack |
| Rainbow | 80 | 10 | 1:9 |
| Jumbo Jersey | 51 | 92 | one-per-pack |
| Jumbo Jersey Gold | 51 | 25 | 1:6 |
| Jumbo Jersey Patch | 51 | one-of-one | 1:141 |
| Legends Relics | 25 | 25 | 1:12 |
| Dual Legends Relics | 19 | 10 | 1:38 |
| Bat Knobs | 29 | one-of-one | 1:248 |
| Bat Barrels | 29 | one-of-one | 1:248 |
| Letters | 50 | one-of-one | 1:144 |
| Dual Patch | 30 | 5 | 1:48 |
| Triple Patch | 20 | 5 | 1:72 |
| Quad Patch | 15 | 5 | 1:97 |
| Octo Patch | 10 | 5 | 1:144 |
| Active Autographs | 43 | varies | one-per-pack |
| Active Autographs Rainbow | 43 | varies | 1:7 |
| Active Quotable Autographs | 20 | 10 | 1:36 |
| Retired Autographs | 42 | varies | one-per-pack |
| Retired Autographs Rainbow | 42 | varies | 1:7 |
| Retired Quotable Autographs | 20 | 10 | 1:36 |
| Silver Ink Autographs | 49 | 99 | one-per-pack |
| Gold Ink Autographs Purple | 49 | 10 | 1:15 |
| Gold Ink Autographs Red | 49 | 5 | 1:30 |
| Dual Signature Book | 32 | 10 | 1:23 |
| Quadgraph Book | 10 | 10 | 1:73 |
| Six Signature Book | 5 | 5 | 1:288 |
| Eight Signature Book | 3 | 5 | 1:481 |
| Autographed Relics | 44 | varies | one-per-pack |
| Autographed Relics Gold | 44 | varies | 1:4 |
| Autographed Relics Rainbow | 44 | varies | 1:7 |
| Autographed Jumbo Relic Book | 5 | 49 | 1:30 |
| Autographed Jumbo Relic Book Gold | 5 | 10 | 1:144 |
| Autographed Jumbo Patch Book Rainbow | 5 | one-of-one | 1:1442 |
| Autographed Patch | 20 | 5 | 1:72 |
| Dual Signature Patch Book | 28 | 10 | 1:26 |
| Dual Signature Logo Patch Book | 25 | one-of-one | 1:288 |
| 3-Piece Signature Book | 5 | 49 | 1:30 |
| 3-Piece Signature Book Gold | 5 | 10 | 1:144 |
| 3-Patch Signature Book Rainbow | 5 | one-of-one | 1:1442 |
| 4-Piece Signature Book | 6 | varies | 1:31 |
| 4-Piece Signature Book Gold | 6 | 10 | 1:144 |
| 4-Patch Signature Book Rainbow | 6 | one-of-one | 1:1202 |
| Cut Signature Booklets | 30 | one-of-one | 1:240 |
Checklist
Base Set
All base cards are serial numbered to 80.
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Parallels
All 80 cards are available in Rainbow parallels that are serial numbered to 10.
Game-Used
Jumbo Jersey Relic
Each Jumbo Jersey Relic is serial-numbered to 92 copies and also available in the following parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Patch (one-of-one)
NOTE: Card #JJR-SS is serial-numbered to 54 copies.
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Legends Relics
Each Legends Relic is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Legends Relics'); </sql2wiki>
Dual
Each Dual Legends Relic is serial-numbered to ten.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Dual Legends Relics'); </sql2wiki>
Letters
Each Letter is erroneously labelled a "1 of 1." There is one unique card for each letter in the player's last name.
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Bat Knobs
Each Bat Knob is a one-of-one.
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Bat Plates
Each Bat Plate is a one-of-one.
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Dual Patch
Each Dual Patch is serial-numbered to five.
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Triple Patch
Each Triple Patch is serial-numbered to five.
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Quad Patch
Each Quad Patch is serial-numbered to five.
FSQP-1 Yu Darvish / Jered Weaver / Felix Hernandez / Justin Verlander
FSQP-2 Clayton Kershaw / Stephen Strasburg / Roy Halladay / Tim Lincecum
FSQP-3 Troy Tulowitzki / Justin Upton / Buster Posey / Matt Kemp
FSQP-4 Starlin Castro / Troy Tulowitzki / Derek Jeter / Jose Reyes
FSQP-5 Derek Jeter / Robinson Cano / Mark Teixeira / Alex Rodriguez
FSQP-6 Dustin Pedroia / Jacoby Ellsbury / Adrian Gonzalez / David Ortiz
FSQP-7 Ichiro / Derek Jeter / Josh Hamilton / Albert Pujols
FSQP-8 Yoenis Cespedes / Mike Trout / Bryce Harper / Jesus Montero
FSQP-9 Adam Wainwright / Carlos Beltran / Matt Holliday / David Freese
FSQP-10 Cole Hamels / Cliff Lee / Roy Halladay / Ryan Howard
FSQP-11 Stephen Strasburg / Josh Hamilton / Yu Darvish / Bryce Harper
FSQP-12 Ian Kinsler / Michael Young / Josh Hamilton / Nelson Cruz
FSQP-13 Gio Gonzalez / Stephen Strasburg / Ryan Zimmerman / Bryce Harper
FSQP-14 Buster Posey / Matt Cain / Tim Lincecum / Pablo Sandoval
FSQP-15 Johan Santana / David Wright / CC Sabathia / Alex Rodriguez
Octo Patch
Each Octo Patch is serial-numbered to five.
FSOP-1 Troy Tulowitzki / Dustin Pedroia / Prince Fielder / Ryan Braun / Matt Kemp / Buster Posey / Giancarlo Stanton / David Wright
FSOP-2 Derek Jeter / Ichiro / Josh Hamilton / Roy Halladay / Stephen Strasburg / Albert Pujols / Tim Lincecum / Justin Verlander
FSOP-3 Josh Hamilton / Ichiro / Bryce Harper / Clayton Kershaw / Felix Hernandez / Yu Darvish / Matt Kemp / Stephen Strasburg
FSOP-4 Roy Halladay / Clayton Kershaw / Stephen Strasburg / Justin Verlander / Tim Lincecum / Jered Weaver / Yu Darvish / Felix Hernandez
FSOP-5 Ryan Braun / Carlos Gonzalez / Giancarlo Stanton / Curtis Granderson / Matt Kemp / Ichiro / Josh Hamilton / Jacoby Ellsbury
FSOP-6 Jose Reyes / Starlin Castro / Derek Jeter / Dustin Pedroia / Troy Tulowitzki / Ian Kinsler / Dan Uggla / Robinson Cano
FSOP-7 Ryan Braun / Matt Kemp / Giancarlo Stanton / Ichiro / Justin Upton / Jacoby Ellsbury / Curtis Granderson / Josh Hamilton
FSOP-8 Giancarlo Stanton / Ryan Braun / Matt Kemp / Josh Hamilton / Jacoby Ellsbury / Curtis Granderson / Jose Bautista / Justin Upton
FSOP-9 Mark Teixeira / Derek Jeter / Robinson Cano / CC Sabathia / Alex Rodriguez / Mariano Rivera / Nick Swisher / Curtis Granderson
FSOP-10 Adam Jones / Justin Upton / Andrew McCutchen / Jacoby Ellsbury / Jason Heyward / Ryan Braun / Curtis Granderson / Carlos Gonzalez
Autographs
Active Player Autographs
All active player autographs feature on-card autographs #'d to 150 or less. These are differentiated from the retired player autographs by their blue background. Each is also available in a Rainbow parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
NOTE: The Rainbow parallel of card #FSA-AP is serial-numbered to ten.
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Quotable
Each Active Player Quotable Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
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Retired Player Autographs
Each Retired Player Autograph is also available in a Rainbow parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
NOTE: The Rainbow parallel on the following cards is serial-numbered to 15 copies: #FSA-AD, #CR, #CY, #EB, #FR, #JB, #KG, #NR, #RH, #RJ, #SM, and #TS.
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Quotable
Each Retired Player Quotable Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
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Silver Ink Autographs
Each Silver Ink Autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in the following parallels.
- Gold Ink Purple (serial-numbered to ten)
- Gold Ink Red (serial-numbered to five)
NOTES: Card #FSSI-RV is serial-numbered to 75 copies and card #FSSI-SK is numbered to 69.
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Dual Signatures Book
Each Dual Signatures Book is serial-numbered to ten.
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Quadagraph Book
Each Quadagraph Book is serial-numbered to ten.
FSBQ-1 Dennis Eckersley / Reggie Jackson / Rickey Henderson / Vida Blue
FSBQ-2 Brian McCann / Freddie Freeman / Dan Uggla / Jason Heyward
FSBQ-3 Justin Verlander / Jered Weaver / Felix Hernandez / Clayton Kershaw
FSBQ-4 David Freese / Ryan Zimmerman / Evan Longoria / Brett Lawrie
FSBQ-6 Josh Hamilton / Carlos Gonzalez / Jose Bautista / Matt Kemp
FSBQ-7 Yu Darvish / Mike Trout / Yoenis Cespedes / Jesus Montero
FSBQ-8 Clayton Kershaw / Matt Kemp / Josh Hamilton / Yu Darvish
FSBQ-9 Miguel Cabrera / Giancarlo Stanton / Hanley Ramirez / Prince Fielder
FSBQ-10 Ernie Banks / Ryne Sandberg / Billy Williams / Andre Dawson
FSBQ-13 Nelson Cruz / Mike Napoli / Josh Hamilton / Elvis Andrus
Six Signature Book
Each Six Signatures Book is serial-numbered to five.
FSSS-1 Felix Hernandez / Roy Halladay / Jered Weaver / Yu Darvish / Justin Verlander / Clayton Kershaw
FSSS-2 Rickey Henderson / Tony Gwynn / Willie Mays / Reggie Jackson / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Frank Robinson
FSSS-4 Tom Seaver / Nolan Ryan / Roy Halladay / Sandy Koufax / Justin Verlander / Clayton Kershaw
FSSS-6 Mike Trout / Yoenis Cespedes / Trevor Bauer / Bryce Harper / Matt Moore / Yu Darvish
FSSS-7 Miguel Cabrera / Jose Bautista / Ryan Braun / Matt Kemp / Prince Fielder / Giancarlo Stanton
Eight Signature Book
Each Eight Signatures Book is serial-numbered to five.
FSEA-1 Trevor Bauer / Yoenis Cespedes / Mike Trout / Matt Moore / Jesus Montero / Bryce Harper / Will Middlebrooks / Yu Darvish
FSEA-2 Ryan Braun / Josh Hamilton / Albert Pujols / Felix Hernandez / Matt Kemp / Clayton Kershaw / Roy Halladay / Justin Verlander
FSEA-3 Hank Aaron / Tony Gwynn / Rickey Henderson / Billy Williams / Ken Griffey, Jr. / Willie Mays / Frank Robinson / Reggie Jackson
Autographed Game-Used
Autographed Relics
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Gold
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Rainbow
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Autographed Jumbo Relic Book
Each Autographed Jumbo Relic Book is serial-numbered to 49 copies and also available in the following parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to ten)
- Rainbow (one-of-one)
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Autographed Jumbo Relic Book'); </sql2wiki>
Autographed Patch
Each Autographed Patch is serial-numbered to five.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Autographed Patch'); </sql2wiki>
Dual Signatures Patch Book
Each Dual Signatures Patch Book is serial-numbered to ten.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Dual Signatures Patch Book'); </sql2wiki>
Logo Patch
Each Dual Signatures Logo Patch Book is a one-of-one.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Dual Signature Logo Patch Book'); </sql2wiki>
3-Piece Signatures Book
Each 3-Piece Signatures Book is serial-numbered to 49 copies and also available in the following parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to ten)
- Rainbow (one-of-one)
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star 3-Piece Signatures Book'); </sql2wiki>
4-Piece Signatures Book
Each 4-Piece Signatures Book is also available in the following parallels.
- Gold (serial-numbered to ten)
- Rainbow (one-of-one)
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star 4-Piece Signatures Book'); </sql2wiki>
Cut Signature Booklets
Each Cut Signature Booklets is a one-of-one.
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Five Star Cut Signatures'); </sql2wiki>
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