2012 Topps Chrome

Description

2012 Topps Chrome, a 220-card set, was released to retail outlets on August 17, 2012. It was officially released to The Hobby on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs. One box in every three Hobby cases (36 boxes) will be a hot box containing all Refractor cards including some colored refractors.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $4). 12 boxes per case.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	?	?
Variations	20	-	1:912	1:13,500
Refractor	220	-	1:3	1:3
X-fractor	220	-	1:6	1:6
Blue Refractor	220	199	1:21	1:300
Black Refractor	220	100	1:41	1:760
Sepia Refractor	220	75	1:55	1:930
Gold Refractor	220	50	1:82	1:1525
Red Refractor	220	25	1:153	N/A
Atomic Refractor	220	ten	1:383	N/A
SuperFractor	220	one-of-one	1:3832	N/A
Printing Plates	220	four-for-each	1:958	N/A
Dynamic Die-Cuts	50	-	1:24	1:24
Autographed Rookies	25	-	1:19	1:187
Autographed Rookies Refractor	25	499	1:73	1:770
Autographed Rookies Blue Refractor	25	199	1:149	1:1575
Autographed Rookies Black Refractor	25	100	1:296	1:3100
Autographed Rookies Sepia Refractor	25	75	1:395	1:4100
Autographed Rookies Gold Refractor	25	50	1:588	1:6550
Autographed Rookies Red Refractor	25	25	1:1052	N/A
Autographed Rookies Atomic Refractor	25	ten	1:2635	N/A
Autographed Rookies SuperFractor	25	one-of-one	1:26350	N/A
Autographed Rookies Printing Plates	25	four-for-each	1:6587	N/A
Autographed Relics	20	ten	1:4210	N/A
Dynamic Die-Cuts Autographs	21	25	1:1900	1:19,675
Dual Autographs	10	ten	1:9579	1:92,370
Autographed Chrome Rookie Buybacks	10	ten	1:21300	1:36,275
Chrome Encounters Autographs	?	ten	1:4215	N/A
Cut From The Same Cloth Autographs	?	five	1:8430	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

• 1 Tim Lincecum
• 2 Craig Kimbrel
• 3 Shane Victorino
• 4 David Ortiz
• 5 Ryan Lavarnway
• 6 Jon Lester
• 7 Michael Pineda
• 8 C. J. Wilson
• 9 Brian McCann
• 10 Justin Upton
• 11 Ian Kennedy
• 12 Jason Heyward
• 13 Ian Kinsler
• 14 CC Sabathia
• 15 Jimmy Rollins
• 16 Jose Valverde
• 17 Chris Carpenter
• 18 Cameron Maybin
• 19 Freddie Freeman
• 20 Adrian Gonzalez
• 21 Dustin Pedroia
• 22 Shin-Soo Choo
• 23 Clay Buchholz
• 24 Buster Posey
• 25 Chase Utley
• 26 Prince Fielder
• 27 Mark Reynolds
• 28 Roy Halladay
• 29 Carl Crawford
• 30 Josh Hamilton
• 31 Ben Zobrist
• 32 Giancarlo Stanton
• 33 Tommy Hanson
• 34 Aroldis Chapman
• 35 Paul Goldschmidt
• 36 Cole Hamels
• 37 Jeremy Hellickson
• 38 Andrew McCutchen
• 39 Jacob Turner
• 40 Joey Votto
• 41 David Wright
• 42 Zack Cozart
• 43 Desmond Jennings
• 44 Jhoulys Chacin
• 45 Alex Gordon
• 46 Dan Uggla
• 47 Billy Butler
• 48 Matt Cain
• 49 Alex Rodriguez
• 50 Joe Mauer
• 51 Torii Hunter
• 52 Jered Weaver
• 53 Gio Gonzalez
• 54 Ike Davis
• 55 Paul Konerko
• 56 Mike Napoli
• 57 Nelson Cruz
• 58 Shaun Marcum
• 59 James Shields
• 60 Curtis Granderson
• 61 Eric Hosmer
• 62 Michael Morse
• 63 Josh Johnson
• 64 Lucas Duda
• 65 Ubaldo Jimenez
• 66 Mat Latos
• 67 Daniel Hudson
• 68 Michael Young
• 69 Lance Berkman
• 70 Stephen Strasburg
• 71 Ryan Howard
• 72 Anibal Sanchez
• 73 Mark Teixeira
• 74 Hanley Ramirez
• 75 Jose Reyes
• 76 Zack Grienke
• 77 Tim Hudson
• 78 Jayson Werth
• 79 Brandon Phillips
• 80 Albert Pujols
• 81 Kyle Blanks
• 82 Hunter Pence
• 83 Mark Trumbo
• 84 Derek Jeter
• 85 Carlos Gonzalez
• 86 Ricky Romero
• 87 Jacob Ellsbury
• 88 Jason Motte
• 89 Mike Moustakas
• 90 Evan Longoria
• 91 Allen Craig
• 92 Derek Holland
• 93 Justin Verlander
• 94 Justin Morneau
• 95 Matt Garza
• 96 Chipper Jones
• 97 Yadier Molina
• 98 Brian Wilson
• 99 Jemile Weeks
• 100 Ichiro
• 101 Yonder Alonso
• 102 Madison Bumgarner
• 103 Cliff Lee
• 104 David Freese
• 105 Adam Lind
• 106 Adam Jones
• 107 Dustin Ackley
• 108 Nick Swisher
• 109 Kevin Youkilis
• 110 Troy Tulowitzki
• 111 Miguel Montero
• 112 Clayton Kershaw
• 113 Michael Bourn
• 114 Carlos Santana
• 115 Josh Beckett
• 116 Felix Hernandez
• 117 Ryan Braun
• 118 Ryan Zimmerman
• 119 Jaime Garcia
• 120 Matt Kemp
• 121 Nyjer Morgan
• 122 Brandon Beachy
• 123 Brandon Belt
• 124 Salvador Perez
• 125 Matt Holliday
• 126 Dan Heren
• 127 Starlin Castro
• 128 Asdrubal Cabrera
• 129 Ivan Nova
• 130 Miguel Cabrera
• 131 Alex Avila
• 132 Adrian Beltre
• 133 David Price
• 134 Melky Cabrera
• 135 Drew Stubbs
• 136 Dee Gordon
• 137 B. J. Upton
• 138 Ryan Vogelsong
• 139 Pablo Sandoval
• 140 Jose Bautista
• 141 Jay Bruce
• 142 Yovani Gallardo
• 143 Robinson Cano
• 144 Mike Trout
• 145 Chris Young
• 146 Aramis Ramirez
• 147 Rickie Weeks
• 148 Johnny Cueto
• 149 Elvis Andrus
• 150 Mariano Rivera

Rookies

• 151 Yu Darvish RC
• 152 Alex Liddi RC
• 153 Adron Chambers RC
• 154 Liam Hendriks RC
• 155 Drew Pomeranz RC
• 156 Austin Romine RC
• 157 Tim Federowicz RC
• 158 Joe Benson RC
• 159 Matt Dominguez RC
• 160 Matt Moore RC
• 161 Jordan Pacheco RC
• 162 Chris Parmelee RC
• 163 Brad Peacock RC
• 164 Brett Pill RC
• 165 Wilin Rosario RC
• 166 Addison Reed RC
• 167 Dellin Betances RC
• 168 Kelvin Herrera RC
• 169 Tom Milone RC
• 170 Jesus Montero RC
• 171 Michael Taylor RC
• 172 Devin Mesoraco RC
• 173 Brett Lawrie RC
• 174 James Darnell RC
• 175 Leonys Martin RC
• 176 Jeff Locke RC
• 177 Jarrod Parker RC
• 178 Collin Cowgill RC
• 179 Taylor Green RC
• 180 Yoenis Cespedes RC
• 181 Eric Surkamp RC
• 182 Andrelton Simmons RC
• 183 Tyler Pastornicky RC
• 184 Norichika Aoki RC
• 185 Tsuyoshi Wada RC
• 186 Hisashi Iwakuma RC
• 187 Adrian Cardenas RC
• 188 Wei-Yen Chen RC
• 189 Xavier Avery RC
• 190 Matt Hague RC
• 191 Drew Smyly RC
• 192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis RC
• 193 Drew Hutchinson RC
• 194 Wily Peralta RC
• 195 Jordany Valdespin RC
• 196 Bryce Harper RC
• 197 Will Middlebrooks RC
• 198 Brian Dozier RC
• 199 Matt Adams RC
• 200 Irving Falu RC

• 201 Howie Kendrick
• 202 Chris Davis
• 203 Alcides Escobar
• 204 A. J. Pierzynski
• 205 Edwin Encarnacion
• 206 Adam Dunn
• 207 Mike Aviles
• 208 Jason Kipnis
• 209 Andre Ethier
• 210 Carlos Beltran
• 211 Adam LaRoche
• 212 Carlos Ruiz
• 213 Jake Peavy
• 214 Chris Sale
• 215 R. A. Dickey
• 216 Mark Buehrle
• 217 Derek Lowe
• 218 Jason Vargas
• 219 Kyle Seager
• 220 Omar Infante

Gimmicks

NOTE: These variations are NOT marked as such. The website Cardboard Connection has compiled a visual guide to these cards. It does not appear that any of these cards are available in a Refractor parallel.

• 1 Tim Lincecum
• 10 Justin Upton
• 28 Roy Halladay
• 30 Josh Hamilton
• 49 Alex Rodriguez
• 70 Stephen Strasburg
• 75 Jose Reyes
• 80 Albert Pujols
• 84 Derek Jeter
• 87 Jacoby Ellsbury
• 93 Justin Verlander
• 100 Ichiro
• 110 Troy Tulowitzki
• 120 Matt Kemp
• 151 Yu Darvish
• 160 Matt Moore
• 170 Jesus Montero
• 173 Brett Lawrie
• 180 Yoenis Cespedes
• 196 Bryce Harper

Parallels

Each base card is available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor
• X-fractor
• Purple Refractor (4 per retail blaster box)
• Orange Refractor (3 per retail hanger pack)
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
• Sepia Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, Hobby only)
• Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies, Hobby only)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each, Hobby only)

Inserts

Dynamic Die-Cut Refractors

• DD-AC Aroldis Chapman
• DD-AG Adrian Gonzalez
• DD-AJ Adam Jones
• DD-AL Adam Lind
• DD-AM Andrew McCutchen
• DD-AP Albert Pujols
• DD-BG Brett Gardner
• DD-BL Brett Lawrie
• DD-BP Buster Posey
• DD-CG Curtis Granderson
• DD-CK Clayton Kershaw
• DD-CL Cliff Lee
• DD-CS CC Sabathia
• DD-DA Dustin Ackley
• DD-DJ Derek Jeter
• DD-DO David Ortiz
• DD-DPA Dustin Pedroia
• DD-EA Elvis Andrus
• DD-EH Eric Hosmer
• DD-FH Felix Hernandez
• DD-GS Giancarlo Stanton
• DD-I Ichiro
• DD-IK Ian Kinsler
• DD-IN Ivan Nova
• DD-JB Jose Bautista
• DD-JBR Jay Bruce
• DD-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
• DD-JH Josh Hamilton
• DD-JM Jesus Montero
• DD-JR Jose Reyes
• DD-JU Justin Upton
• DD-JV Justin Verlander
• DD-JVO Joey Votto
• DD-MK Matt Kemp
• DD-MM Matt Moore
• DD-MMO Michael Morse
• DD-MP Michael Pineda
• DD-MT Mike Trout
• DD-NC Nelson Cruz
• DD-PF Prince Fielder
• DD-PG Paul Goldschmidt
• DD-PS Pablo Sandoval
• DD-RB Ryan Braun
• DD-RC Robinson Cano
• DD-RH Roy Halladay
• DD-SC Starlin Castro
• DD-SS Stephen Strasburg
• DD-TL Tim Lincecum
• DD-TT Troy Tulowitzki
• DD-YD Yu Darvish

Autographs

Autographed Rookies

Each Autographed Rookie is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

• Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)
• Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
• Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies)
• Sepia Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
• Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, Hobby only)
• Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies, Hobby only)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each, Hobby only)

NOTE: All of the Bryce Harper cards, including the base card, and all but the base card of Wily Peralta are redemptions which expired July 31st, 2015.

• 5 Ryan Lavarnway
• 39 Jacob Turner
• 42 Zack Cozart
• 101 Yonder Alonso
• 151 Yu Darvish
• 154 Liam Hendriks
• 155 Drew Pomeranz
• 156 Austin Romine
• 160 Matt Moore
• 161 Jordan Pacheco
• 162 Chris Parmelee
• 163 Brad Peacock
• 166 Addison Reed
• 167 Dellin Betances
• 169 Tom Milone
• 170 Jesus Montero
• 172 Devin Mesoraco
• 173 Brett Lawrie
• 177 Jarrod Parker
• 180 Yoenis Cespedes
• 181 Eric Surkamp
• 183 Tyler Pastornicky
• 184 Norichika Aoki
• 185 Tsuyoshi Wada
• 186 Hisashi Iwakuma
• 190 Matt Hague
• 191 Drew Smyly
• 192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis
• 193 Drew Hutchison
• BH Bryce Harper
• TB Trevor Bauer
• WP Wily Peralta

Dynamic Die-Cuts Autograph Refractor

Each Dynamic Die-Cut Autograph Refractor is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

NOTE: The cards of Justin Verlander and Matt Kemp are redemptions that expire on July 31st, 2015.

• DDA-AC Aroldis Chapman
• DDA-AG Adrian Gonzalez
• DDA-AJ Adam Jones
• DDA-AP Albert Pujols
• DDA-BG Brett Gardner
• DDA-BL Brett Lawrie
• DDA-DA Dustin Ackley
• DDA-EA Elvis Andrus
• DDA-EH Eric Hosmer
• DDA-FH Felix Hernandez
• DDA-IN Ivan Nova
• DDA-JB Jose Bautista
• DDA-JBU Jay Bruce
• DDA-JV Justin Verlander
• DDA-MK Matt Kemp
• DDA-MM Michael Morse
• DDA-MT Mike Trout
• DDA-NC Nelson Cruz
• DDA-PF Prince Fielder
• DDA-RC Robinson Cano
• DDA-YD Yu Darvish

Encounters

Each Encounters Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.

• CE-AG Adrian Gonzalez
• CE-AJ Adam Jones
• CE-BP Buster Posey
• CE-CG Carlos Gonzalez
• CE-CJ Chipper Jones
• CE-CK Clayton Kershaw
• CE-DP Dustin Pedroia
• CE-DU Dan Uggla
• CE-EH Eric Hosmer
• CE-EL Evan Longoria
• CE-HR Hanley Ramirez
• CE-JH Jason Heyward
• CE-JM Joe Mauer
• CE-JV Justin Verlander
• CE-JW Jered Weaver
• CE-MC Miguel Cabrera
• CE-MT Mike Trout
• CE-RB Ryan Braun
• CE-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
• CE-SC Starlin Castro

Cut From The Same Cloth

Each Cut From The Same Cloth Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies. The card of Miguel Cabrera/Prince Fielder is a redemption that expires on 07/31/2015.

• CC-BL Jose Bautista / Brett Lawrie
• CC-CF Miguel Cabrera / Prince Fielder
• CC-CH Nelson Cruz / Josh Hamilton
• CC-FP Freddie Freeman / Tyler Pastornicky
• CC-GH Giancarlo Stanton / Hanley Ramirez
• CC-GO Adrian Gonzalez / David Ortiz
• CC-GP Yovani Gallardo / Wily Peralta
• CC-GU Paul Goldschmidt / Justin Upton
• CC-GZ Gio Gonzalez / Jordan Zimmermann
• CC-HD Josh Hamilton / Yu Darvish
• CC-HM Eric Hosmer / Mike Moustakas
• CC-KH Ian Kennedy / Daniel Hudson
• CC-MA Jesus Montero / Dustin Ackley
• CC-MH Matt Moore / Jeremy Hellickson
• CC-MM Devin Mesoraco / Jesus Montero
• CC-MP Joe Mauer / Buster Posey
• CC-PP Jarrod Parker / Brad Peacock
• CC-PT Albert Pujols / Mike Trout
• CC-RD Robinson Cano / Dustin Pedroia
• CC-SM Giancarlo Stanton / Logan Morrison

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies. The cards of Matt Kemp/Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp/Andre Ethier are redemptions that expire on 07/31/15.

• DA-DC Yu Darvish / Yoenis Cespedes
• DA-GH Paul Goldschmidt / Daniel Hudson
• DA-MM Matt Moore / Jesus Montero
• DA-UH Dan Uggla / Jason Heyward
• DA-DH Yu Darvish / Bryce Harper
• DA-HZ Bryce Harper / Ryan Zimmerman
• DA-KE Matt Kemp / Andre Ethier
• DA-KK Matt Kemp / Clayton Kershaw
• DA-KV Clayton Kershaw / Justin Verlander
• DA-TT Mike Trout / Mark Trumbo

Autographed Buybacks

Each Autographed Buyback is serial-numbered to ten copies.

NOTE: The cards of Prince Fielder and Josh Hamilton are redemptions that expired on July 31st, 2015.

Jose Bautista

Adrian Gonzalez

Joe Mauer

Josh Hamilton EXCH

Miguel Cabrera

Robinson Cano

Felix Hernandez

Prince Fielder EXCH

Brian McCann

Ken Griffey, Jr. Autographed Chrome Reprint

The card of Ken Griffey, Jr. is a redemptions that expired on July 31st, 2015.

Ken Griffey, Jr. EXCH

Autographed Relics

Each Autographed Relic is serial-numbered to ten copies.

• 7 Michael Pineda
• 20 Adrian Gonzalez
• 24 Buster Posey
• 35 Paul Goldschmidt
• 36 Cole Hamels
• 57 Nelson Cruz
• 61 Eric Hosmer
• 62 Mike Morse
• 65 Ubaldo Jimenez
• 83 Mark Trumbo
• 106 Adam Jones
• 140 Jose Bautista
• 144 Mike Trout
• 151 Yu Darvish
• 155 Drew Pomeranz
• 160 Matt Moore
• 170 Jesus Montero
• 172 Devin Mesoraco
• 173 Brett Lawrie
• 177 Jarrod Parker

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