2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's

This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

Description

2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's is a 350-card set, scheduled for release the week of July 22nd. This is the tenth anniversary of "TANG," and as such, there are a number of 10th Anniversary commemorations in the product. Each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.

The set is notable for the first certified autographs of Ichiro in a Topps product. The product will also include autographs of the cast of the Rocky films, signed in character, and autographs of 2015 NBA draft picks.

For the first time since this brand's inception, there are no retired Major League players in the product.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs plus one Box Loader per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 12 boxes plus five Mini Red parallels per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	350	-	?	?
short set	300	-	?	?
SPs	50	-	1:2	1:2
10th Anniversary	350	10	?	??
Mini	350	-	?	?
Mini Red	350	-	five per case	?
Mini A&G Back	350	-	?	?
Mini A&G Black-Bordered	350	-	?	?
Mini A&G No-Number	350	50	?	?
Mini A&G Flag Back	350	25	?	?
Mini A&G Wood	350	one-of-one	?	N/A
Mini Exclusives	50	-	R	N/A
Mini Exclusives Metal	50	3	R	N/A
Mini Exclusives Wood	50	one-of-one	R	N/A
Mini Printing Plate	400	four for each	?	N/A
Cloth	150	10	?	N/A
Mini Metal	200	3	?	N/A
Mini Mini Glossy	200	-	DR	N/A
Starting Points	100	-	1:2	1:2
Ancient Armory	20	-	*	*
Menagerie of the Mind	20	-	*	*
What Once Would Be	10	-	*	*
What Once Was Believed	10	-	*	*
Great Scott!	10	-	*	*
Keys to the City	10	-	N/A	?
First Ladies	41	-	**	**
Hoist the Black Flag	10	-	**	**
Magnates, Barons & Tycoons	10	-	**	**
Birds of Prey	10	-	**	**
Mythological Menaces	10	-	**	**
A World Beneath our Feet	15	-	**	**
Rip Cards	100	varies	?	N/A
Double Rip Cards	20	10	?	N/A
Box Loaders	15	-	***	N/A
Pride of the People Cabinets	10	-	***	N/A
Oversized Reprint Cabinets	10	-	***	N/A
Full Size Relics "A"	56	-	?	?
Full Size Relics "B"	56	-	?	?
Bernie Williams Select Pick Relic	1	-	?	?
Allen & Ginter Relics	10	-	?	?
Framed Mini Relics	63	-	?	?
Box Loader Relics	10	10	***	N/A
Cabinet Relics	10	one-of-one	***	N/A
Cabinet Book Relics	10	one-of-one	***	N/A
Kelly Oubre, Jr. Full Size Auto	1	-	?	?
Framed Mini Autographs	92	-	?	?
Red Mini Autographs	92	10	R	N/A
Tenth Anniversary Autographs	10 different cards of 12 subjects	-	?	?
Box Loader Autographs	8	15	***	N/A
Box Loader Autographed Relics	4	5	***	N/A
Single Subject Book Card	39	10	?	N/A
Dual Subject Book Card	10	10	?	N/A
Cut Signatures	20	one-of-one	?	?
Box Loader Cut Signatures	5	one-of-one	***	N/A
Framed Originals	100	one-of-one	?	N/A
Artist's Originals	30	one-of-one	R	N/A
Tenth Anniversary Buybacks	?	-	1:12	N/A
Tenth Anniversary Mini Buybacks	?	-	1:24	N/A
Tenth Anniversary Buyback Autographs	?	10	?	?
Tenth Anniversary Autographed Buybacks	?	10	?	?
Tenth Anniversary Red Autographed Buybacks	?	10	DR	N/A

*: Odds of finding a full-sized insert (not including Starting Points): 1:2/packs.
**: Odds of finding a mini insert: 1:5/packs.
***: One Box Loader or Cabinet per sealed Hobby box.
R: Embedded inside Rip Cards.
DR: Embedded inside Double Rip Cards.

Checklist

Parallels

10th Anniversary

All 350 base cards are available in a (full-sized) 10th Anniversary parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten.

Mini

All 350 base cards are available in a one-per-pack mini-sized (1 15/32" X 2 11/16") parallel.

Each Mini is also availble in the following parallels.

• A&G Back
• A&G Black-Bordered
• A&G No-Number (limited to 50 copies)
• A&G Flag Back (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• A&G Wood (one-of-one; Hobby only)

Mini Red

Each sealed Hobby case will contain a pack of five Mini Red parallels.

Mini Exclusives

Mini Exclusives is a 50-card extension of the base set, that are only available embedded inside Rip Cards and Double Rip Cards (see below). Each Mini Exclusive is also available in the following parallels.

• Metal (serial-numbered to three)
• Wood (one-of-one)

Mini Printing Plate

A set of four Mini Printing Plates are available for each of the 350 base cards and all 50 Mini Exclusives.

Cloth

Each Cloth card is serial-numbered to ten.

Mini Metal

Each Mini Metal card is serial-numbered to three.

Mini Mini Glossy

Mini Mini Glossy Parallels are embedded inside Mini Rip Cards (see below).

Inserts

Keys to the City

This set is exclusive to retail packs.

Rip Cards

Rip Cards are serial-numbered and exclusive to Hobby packs.

Double Rip Cards

Double Rip Cards are serial-numbered to ten copies and exclusive to Hobby packs.

Mini Rip Cards

Mini Rip Cards are serial-numbered and embedded inside Double Rip Cards.

Autographs & Game-Used

Allen & Ginter Relics

This 10-card "Meta" set, features "Relics" used by the Topps Product Development team in the development of 2015 Allen & Ginter's.

Box Loader Relics

Each Box Loader Relic is serial-numbered to ten.

Cabinet Relics

Each Cabinet Book Relic is a one-of-one.

Cabinet Book Relics

Each Cabinet Book Relic is a one-of-one.

Full Size Auto

Kelly Oubre, Jr. was the 15th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.

Framed Mini Autographs

Each Framed Mini Autograph is also available in a (unframed) Red parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten copies, and exclusively embedded inside a Rip Card.

Tenth Anniversary Autographs

Tenth Anniversary Autographs is a "Greatest Hits" collection of 12 previous TANG signers. Each celebrity/athlete has signed cards in the style of all ten previous Allen & Ginter's sets, from 2006-2015.

Box Loader Autographs

Each Box Loader Autograph is serial-numbered to 15 copies.

Autographed Relics

Each Box Loader Autographed Relic is serial-numbered to five.

Book Cards

Single

Each Book Card Single is serial-numbered to ten.

Dual

Each Book Card Dual is serial-numbered to ten.

Cut Signatures

Each Cut Signature is a one-of-one.

Box Loader Cut Signatures

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

Artists Originals

Each Artists Original is a one-of-one and comes embedded inside a Rip Card.