Revision as of 20:04, 9 October 2018

Description

2004 Topps Retired Signature is a 110-card set released in September. Each four-card pack contains three base cards (all done in the style of that year's Topps Baseball set) and one encased autograph.

Distribution

Five packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $30). Six boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	110	-	?
Black	110	99	1:7
Autographs	76	varies	one-per-pack
Autographs Refractors	76	25	1:36
Autographs Printing Plates	76	four for each	1:222
Co-Signers	4	25	1:675

Checklist

Base Set

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1 Willie Mays
2 Tony Gwynn
3 Dale Murphy
4 Lenny Dykstra
5 Johnny Bench
6 Bill Buckner
7 Ferguson Jenkins
8 George Brett
9 Ralph Kiner
10 Ernie Banks
11 Hal McRae
12 Lou Brock
13 Keith Hernandez
14 Jose Canseco
15 Whitey Ford
16 Dave Kingman
17 Tim Raines
18 Paul O'Neill
19 Lou Whitaker
20 Mike Schmidt
21 Wally Joyner
22 Kirk Gibson
23 Ryne Sandberg
24 Luis Tiant
25 Al Kaline
26 Brooks Robinson
27 Don Zimmer
28 Nolan Ryan
29 Maury Wills
30 Stan Musial
31 Garry Maddox
32 Tom Brunansky
33 Don Mattingly
34 Earl Weaver
35 Bobby Grich
36 Orlando Cepeda
37 Alan Trammell
38 Al Hrabosky
39 Dave Lopes
40 Rod Carew
41 Robin Yount
42 Dwight Gooden
43 Andre Dawson
44 Hank Aaron
45 Norm Cash
46 Reggie Jackson
47 Jim Rice
48 Carlton Fisk
49 Dave Parker
50 Cal Ripken, Jr.
51 Roy Face
52 Bob Gibson
53 Jimmy Key
54 Al Oliver
55 Don Larsen
56 Tom Seaver
57 Tony Armas
58 Dave Stieb
59 Will Clark
60 Duke Snider
61 Cesar Geronimo
62 Ron Kittle
63 Ron Santo
64 Mickey Rivers
65 Jim Piersall
66 Ron Swoboda
67 Kent Hrbek
68 Dennis Eckersley
69 Greg Luzinski
70 Harmon Killebrew
71 Ron Guidry
72 Steve Garvey
73 Andy Van Slyke
74 Goose Gossage
75 Ozzie Smith
76 Richie Allen
77 Vida Blue
78 Tony Oliva
79 Darryl Strawberry
80 Frank Robinson
81 Bruce Sutter
82 Dave Concepcion
83 Darrell Evans
84 Jack Morris
85 Bo Jackson
86 Orel Hershiser
87 Rob Dibble
88 Wade Boggs
89 Fernando Valenzuela
90 Jim Palmer
91 George Foster
92 Mike Scott
93 Paul Molitor
94 Gary Carter
95 Bobby Richardson
96 Rollie Fingers
97 Tim McCarver
98 John Candelaria
99 Dave Winfield
100 Yogi Berra
101 Bill Madlock
102 Jack McDowell
103 Luis Aparicio
104 Graig Nettles
105 Dave Stewart
106 Darren Daulton
107 Gary Gaetti
108 Tony Fernandez
109 Buddy Bell
110 Carl Yastrzemski

Parallels

All 110 base cards are available in a Black parallel, which is serial-numbered to 99 copies.

Autographs

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Each Autograph comes encased. Over the years, some collectors have cracked open the plastic holder in order to get the cards professionally graded. All are available in the following parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
Printing Plates (set of four for each card)

NOTES: Topps announced the production runs for each Group A (25 copies), Group B (50 copies), and Group C (75 copies) Autograph -- although these cards are NOT serial-numbered. The specific odds of finding a autograph and calculated production runs are as follows.

GROUP A: 1:675/packs, announced to 25 copies GROUP B: 1:338/packs, announced to 50 copies GROUP C: 1:82/packs, announced to 75 copies GROUP D: 1:25/packs, 225 copies GROUP E: 1:8/packs, 468 copies GROUP F: 1:46/packs, 1465 copies GROUP G: 1:2/packs, 1350 copies GROUP H: 1:33/packs, 2100 copies

AH Al Hrabosky E
AO Al Oliver G
AT Alan Trammell E
BB Bill Buckner G
BBE Buddy Bell E
BD Bucky Dent E
BG Bob Gibson C 75
BGR Bobby Grich G
BM Bill Madlock G
BR Bobby Richardson G
BRO Brooks Robinson C 75
BS Bruce Sutter G
CF Carlton Fisk D
CG Cesar Geronimo E
CR Cal Ripken, Jr. A 25
CY Carl Yastrzemski A 25
DD Darren Daulton D
DE Darrell Evans G
DEC Dennis Eckersley E
DG Dwight Gooden C
DL Davey Lopes F
DM Don Mattingly C
DMU Dale Murphy G
DP Dave Parker E
DS Darryl Strawberry D
DSN Duke Snider B 50
DST Dave Stieb G
DZ Don Zimmer D
EB Ernie Banks B 50
EW Earl Weaver G
FJ Ferguson Jenkins G
FR Frank Robinson D
GC Gary Carter D
GF George Foster E
GG Goose Gossage E
GL Greg Luzinski E
GN Graig Nettles G
HA Hank Aaron B 50
JB Johnny Bench C 75
JC John Candelaria D
JCA Jose Canseco D
JK Jimmy Key G
JM Jack McDowell G
JP Jim Piersall E
KG Kirk Gibson E
LT Luis Tiant G
MS Mike Schmidt C 75
MW Maury Wills G
NR Nolan Ryan A 25
OC Orlando Cepeda G
OH Orel Hershiser E
OS Ozzie Smith C 75
PM Paul Molitor D
PO Paul O'Neill D
RC Rod Carew E
RD Rob Dibble E
RF Rollie Fingers E
RFA Roy Face H
RK Ralph Kiner D
RKI Ron Kittle G
RS Ron Swoboda G
RSA Ryne Sandberg D
RSN Ron Santo G
RY Robin Yount A 25
SM Stan Musial B 50
TA Tony Armas G
TB Tom Brunansky G
TF Tony Fernandez E
TG Tony Gwynn C 75
TO Tony Oliva E
TS Tom Seaver C 75
VB Vida Blue G
WB Wade Boggs D
WF Whitey Ford C 75
WJ Wally Joyner G
YB Yogi Berra C 75

Co-Signers

Each Co-Signer is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

MAA Willie Mays / Hank Aaron
MMU Willie Mays / Stan Musial
MSN Willie Mays / Duke Snider
MBA Willie Mays / Ernie Banks