2016 Topps Transcendent

Description

2016 Topps Transcendent was released December 9th. Produced to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Topps Baseball, this one-of-a-kind product, limited to 65 factory sets, was the most expensive baseball card product ever released, to date.

Each factory set, which is packaged in a Halliburton-style aluminum case contains the following:

• One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 65 copies.
• One complete 65-card Sketch Reproductions set -- also serial-numbered to 65 copies.
• One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions.
• 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 52 copies or less, with at least one being a one-of-one.
• One one-of-one Kris Bryant autograph, done in the style of one of the Topps Baseball base set designs -- 65 total.
• One one-of-one Cut Signature Box Topper.
• One invitation to a 65th Anniversary party in Las Vegas, featuring an appearance by Kris Bryant in January, 2017.

This is the first Topps product in fifteen years to have Derek Jeter autographs.

Distribution

Factory Sets Only (MSRP: $25,000)

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	50	65	one set per box
Sketch Reproductions	65	65	one set per box
Sketch Reproductions original sketches	65	one-of-one	one per box
Framed Autographs	39	52	AU
Framed Autographs Blue	39	25	AU
Framed Autographs Purple	39	10	AU
Framed Autographs Red	39	one-of-one	AU*
Framed Autographs Black	39	one-of-one	AU*
Kris Bryant Autographs	65	one-of-one	one per box
Cut Signature Box Topper	65	one-of-one	one per box

AU: Each factory set will contain a total of 50 autographs randomly selected from among the "base" and the various parallels. All of the 39 signers will have at least one card in every set. In addition, every set will have a minimum of one one-of-one autograph (Red or Black).

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: Each base card is serial-numbered to 65 copies.

• 1 Babe Ruth
• 2 Kenta Maeda
• 3 Buster Posey
• 4 Julio Urias
• 5 Ty Cobb
• 6 Frank Robinson
• 7 Chipper Jones
• 8 Mark McGwire
• 9 Honus Wagner
• 10 Corey Seager
• 11 Manny Machado
• 12 Kris Bryant
• 13 Willie Mays
• 14 Clayton Kershaw
• 15 Mike Piazza
• 16 Randy Johnson
• 17 Albert Pujols
• 18 Madison Bumgarner
• 19 Frank Thomas
• 20 Carl Yastrzemski
• 21 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• 22 Satchel Paige
• 23 Johnny Bench
• 24 Bryce Harper
• 25 Hank Aaron
• 26 Don Mattingly
• 27 Ichiro
• 28 Lou Gehrig
• 29 Nolan Ryan
• 30 Ozzie Smith
• 31 Eddie Mathews
• 32 Reggie Jackson
• 33 David Price
• 34 Felix Hernandez
• 35 Harmon Killebrew
• 36 Rickey Henderson
• 37 Kyle Schwarber
• 38 Roger Clemens
• 39 Mike Trout
• 40 Greg Maddux
• 41 Carlos Correa
• 42 Jackie Robinson
• 43 John Smoltz
• 44 Barry Larkin
• 45 Roberto Clemente
• 46 Roger Maris
• 47 Ted Williams
• 48 Ryne Sandberg
• 49 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• 50 Sandy Koufax

Inserts

Sketch Reproductions

NOTE: Each Sketch Reproduction is serial-numbered to 65 copies. In addition, each set contains one of the actual sketches used to create these cards.

• TSC-1 Willie Mays
• TSC-2 Jackie Robinson
• TSC-3 Eddie Mathews
• TSC-4 Phil Rizzuto
• TSC-5 Monte Irvin
• TSC-6 Satchel Paige
• TSC-7 Jackie Robinson
• TSC-8 Hank Aaron
• TSC-9 Ted Williams
• TSC-10 Willie Mays
• TSC-11 Al Kaline
• TSC-12 Sandy Koufax
• TSC-13 Roberto Clemente
• TSC-14 Ted Williams
• TSC-15 Jackie Robinson
• TSC-16 Hank Aaron
• TSC-17 Frank Robinson
• TSC-18 Sandy Koufax
• TSC-19 Roger Maris
• TSC-20 Orlando Cepeda
• TSC-21 Roberto Clemente
• TSC-22 Carl Yastrzemski
• TSC-23 Willie McCovey
• TSC-24 Roger Maris
• TSC-25 Jim Palmer
• TSC-26 Steve Carlton
• TSC-27 Rod Carew
• TSC-28 Reggie Jackson
• TSC-29 Johnny Bench
• TSC-30 Nolan Ryan
• TSC-31 Roberto Clemente
• TSC-32 Joe Morgan
• TSC-33 Dave Winfield
• TSC-34 George Brett
• TSC-35 Dennis Eckersley
• TSC-36 Reggie Jackson
• TSC-37 Robin Yount
• TSC-38 Eddie Murray
• TSC-39 Ozzie Smith
• TSC-40 Rickey Henderson
• TSC-41 Cal Ripken, Jr.
• TSC-42 Wade Boggs
• TSC-43 Don Mattingly
• TSC-44 Darryl Strawberry
• TSC-45 Mark McGwire
• TSC-46 Roger Clemens
• TSC-47 Dwight Gooden
• TSC-48 Greg Maddux
• TSC-49 Ken Griffey, Jr.
• TSC-50 Randy Johnson
• TSC-51 Frank Thomas
• TSC-52 Chipper Jones
• TSC-53 Mike Piazza
• TSC-54 Nomar Garciaparra
• TSC-55 Alex Rodriguez
• TSC-56 Miguel Cabrera
• TSC-57 Albert Pujols
• TSC-58 Ichiro
• TSC-59 Clayton Kershaw
• TSC-60 Buster Posey
• TSC-61 Mike Trout
• TSC-62 Bryce Harper
• TSC-63 Kris Bryant
• TSC-64 Carlos Correa
• TSC-65 Jose Bautista

Kris Bryant Unautographed Set

Attendees of the Topps 65th Anniversary VIP Party were given a 65-card unautographed version of the Kris Bryant autographed set (see below). Each card is serial-numbered to 65 copies.

Kris Bryant BUNT Card

Attendees of the Topps 65th Anniversary VIP Party were also given a special Kris Bryant card to be used with the Topps BUNT mobile game. This card is also serial-numbered to 65 copies.

One-of-One Parallels

Also given away to attendees of the Topps 65th Anniversary VIP Party were various one-of-one parallels from previously released and soon-to-be released Topps products. Most cards came from the 2014 Topps 1st Edition factory set and the 2016 Topps Sapphire Chrome Factory Set. In addition, cards from the upcoming 2017 Topps Series One base set were also given away. Each card is stamped with a special "65th Anniversary" logo and is serial-numbered as a one-of-one.

Autographs

Framed Autographs

Each Framed Autograph is serial-numbered to 52 copies and available in the following parallels.

• Blue (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Purple (serial-numbered to ten)
• Red (one-of-one)
• Black (one-of-one)

• TCA-AP Albert Pujols
• TCA-AR Alex Rodriguez
• TCA-BB Barry Bonds
• TCA-BH Bryce Harper
• TCA-BP Buster Posey
• TCA-CC Carlos Correa
• TCA-CJ Chipper Jones
• TCA-CK Clayton Kershaw
• TCA-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
• TCA-CS Corey Seager EXCH
• TCA-CY Carl Yastrzemski
• TCA-DJ Derek Jeter
• TCA-DM Don Mattingly
• TCA-DO David Ortiz
• TCA-DR Daisy Ridley
• TCA-FR Frank Robinson
• TCA-FT Frank Thomas
• TCA-GM Greg Maddux
• TCA-HA Hank Aaron
• TCA-I Ichiro
• TCA-JB Johnny Bench
• TCA-JBA Jon Boyega EXCH
• TCA-KB Kris Bryant
• TCA-KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr. EXCH
• TCA-KM Kenta Maeda
• TCA-KS Kyle Schwarber
• TCA-MM Mark McGwire
• TCA-MP Mike Piazza
• TCA-MT Mike Trout
• TCA-MTA Masahiro Tanaka
• TCA-NR Nolan Ryan
• TCA-OS Ozzie Smith
• TCA-OV Omar Vizquel
• TCA-PM Pele
• TCA-PM Pedro Martinez
• TCA-RC Roger Clemens
• TCA-RH Rickey Henderson
• TCA-RJ Randy Johnson
• TCA-RJA Reggie Jackson
• TCA-RS Ryne Sandberg
• TCA-SK Sandy Koufax
• TCA-VS Vin Scully

Kris Bryant

Kris Bryant signed 65 cards done in the style of the each of the Topps Baseball flagship sets from 1951-2016. Each card is a one-of-one.

• 1952 Kris Bryant
• 1953 Kris Bryant
• 1954 Kris Bryant
• 1955 Kris Bryant
• 1956 Kris Bryant
• 1957 Kris Bryant
• 1958 Kris Bryant
• 1959 Kris Bryant
• 1960 Kris Bryant
• 1961 Kris Bryant
• 1962 Kris Bryant
• 1963 Kris Bryant
• 1964 Kris Bryant
• 1965 Kris Bryant
• 1966 Kris Bryant
• 1967 Kris Bryant
• 1968 Kris Bryant
• 1969 Kris Bryant
• 1970 Kris Bryant
• 1971 Kris Bryant
• 1972 Kris Bryant
• 1973 Kris Bryant
• 1974 Kris Bryant
• 1975 Kris Bryant
• 1976 Kris Bryant
• 1977 Kris Bryant
• 1978 Kris Bryant
• 1979 Kris Bryant
• 1980 Kris Bryant
• 1981 Kris Bryant
• 1982 Kris Bryant
• 1983 Kris Bryant
• 1984 Kris Bryant
• 1985 Kris Bryant
• 1986 Kris Bryant
• 1987 Kris Bryant
• 1988 Kris Bryant
• 1989 Kris Bryant
• 1990 Kris Bryant
• 1991 Kris Bryant
• 1992 Kris Bryant
• 1993 Kris Bryant
• 1994 Kris Bryant
• 1995 Kris Bryant
• 1996 Kris Bryant
• 1997 Kris Bryant
• 1998 Kris Bryant
• 1999 Kris Bryant
• 2000 Kris Bryant
• 2001 Kris Bryant
• 2002 Kris Bryant
• 2003 Kris Bryant
• 2004 Kris Bryant
• 2005 Kris Bryant
• 2006 Kris Bryant
• 2007 Kris Bryant
• 2008 Kris Bryant
• 2009 Kris Bryant
• 2010 Kris Bryant
• 2011 Kris Bryant
• 2012 Kris Bryant
• 2013 Kris Bryant
• 2014 Kris Bryant
• 2015 Kris Bryant
• 2016 Kris Bryant

Kris Bryant/Mike Trout 65th Anniversary VIP Party Autographs

Attendees of the Topps 65th Anniversary VIP Party received one of five exclusive Kris Bryant and one of five exclusive Mike Trout autographs. Each is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

Cut Signature Box Toppers

Each Cut Signature Box Topper is a one-of-one.

• TCS-AH Audrey Hepburn
• TCS-BC Bill Clinton
• TCS-BD Bette Davis
• TCS-BH Ben Hogan
• TCS-BO Barack Obama
• TCS-BR Babe Ruth
• TCS-CC Calvin Coolidge
• TCS-CM Connie Mack
• TCS-CMA Christy Mathewson
• TCS-CR Christopher Reeve
• TCS-CY Cy Young
• TCS-DD Dizzy Dean
• TCS-DE Dwight Eisenhower
• TCS-EH Ernie Harwell
• TCS-ER Eleanor Roosevelt
• TCS-FR Franklin D. Roosevelt
• TCS-GC Grover Cleveland
• TCS-GF Gerald Ford
• TCS-GH Gordie Howe
• TCS-GHB George H. Bush
• TCS-GHO Gil Hodges
• TCS-GS George Steinbrenner
• TCS-GW George Washington
• TCS-GWB George W. Bush
• TCS-HC Hillary Clinton
• TCS-HCO Howard Cosell
• TCS-HG Hank Greenberg
• TCS-HH Herbert Hoover
• TCS-HT Harry Truman
• TCS-HW Honus Wagner
• TCS-IB Ingmar Bergman
• TCS-JC Jimmy Carter
• TCS-JD Joe DiMaggio
• TCS-JF Jimmie Foxx
• TCS-JFR Joe Frazier
• TCS-JG Jerry Garcia
• TCS-JGA Judy Garland
• TCS-JO Jesse Owens
• TCS-JOC Johnny Cash
• TCS-JR Jackie Robinson
• TCS-JU Johnny Unitas
• TCS-KML Kenesaw Mountain Landis
• TCS-LG Lou Gehrig
• TCS-MO Mel Ott
• TCS-NA Neil Armstrong
• TCS-NF Nellie Fox
• TCS-PM Pete Maravich
• TCS-PR Phil Rizzuto
• TCS-PWR Pee Wee Reese
• TCS-RA Red Auerbach
• TCS-RC Roy Campanella
• TCS-RCL Roberto Clemente
• TCS-RM Rocky Marciano
• TCS-RMA Roger Maris
• TCS-RN Richard Nixon
• TCS-RW Robin Williams
• TCS-SM Stan Musial
• TCS-SO Sadaharu Oh
• TCS-SP Satchel Paige
• TCS-TS Tupac Shakur
• TCS-TSP Tris Speaker
• TCS-VL Vince Lombardi
• TCS-WHT William Howard Taft
• TCS-WS Warren Spahn
• TCS-WW Woodrow Wilson

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