Description

1998 Topps Gold Label is a 300-card, multi-fractured, multi-tiered, set released by Topps in August, 1998. Structured similarly to Fleer's Flair Showcase set, there are 1o0 players released on three different, repeating, levels, each with it's own design: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Class 1 cards are the easiest to find, while the Class 3s the toughest.

To distinguish between the Classes, each Class 1 card has the player's name stamped in gold foil and has a fielding pose in the background. Class 2 shows the player running with sparkling silver foil. The Class 3 have sparkling gold foil with a hitting or pitching photograph.

Distribution

Retail: 24 packs per box, three cards per pack (MSRP: $3).

Hobby: 24 packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $5).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Retail Odds	Hobby Odds
Class 1 Base	100	-	?	?
Class 1 Black	100	-	?	1:8
Class 1 Red	100	100	?	1:99
Class 2	100	-	?	1:2
Class 2 Black	100	-	?	1:16
Class 2 Red	100	50	?	1:198
Class 3	100	-	?	1:4
Class 3 Black	100	-	?	1:32
Class 3 Red	100	25	?	1:396
One to One	900	one of one	?	1:1085
Home Run Race	4	-	N/A	1:12
Home Run Race Black	4	-	N/A	1:48
Home Run Race Red	4	61	N/A	1:4055

Checklist

Promos

PP1 Vinny Castilla
PP2 Ken Griffey, Jr.
PP3 Mike Piazza

Base Set

1 Kevin Brown
2 Greg Maddux
3 Albert Belle
4 Andres Galarraga
5 Craig Biggio
6 Matt Williams
7 Derek Jeter
8 Randy Johnson
9 Jay Bell
10 Jim Thome
11 Roberto Alomar
12 Tom Glavine
13 Reggie Sanders
14 Tony Gwynn
15 Mark McGwire
16 Jeromy Burnitz
17 Andruw Jones
18 Jay Buhner
19 Robin Ventura
20 Jeff Bagwell
21 Roger Clemens
22 Masato Yoshii RC
23 Travis Fryman
24 Rafael Palmeiro
25 Alex Rodriguez
26 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
27 Chipper Jones
28 Rusty Greer
29 Cal Ripken, Jr.
30 Tony Clark
31 Derek Bell
32 Fred McGriff
33 Paul O'Neill
34 Moises Alou
35 Henry Rodriguez
36 Steve Finley
37 Marquis Grissom
38 Jason Giambi
39 Javy Lopez
40 Damion Easley
41 Mariano Rivera
42 Mo Vaughn
43 Mike Mussina
44 Jason Kendall
45 Pedro Martinez
46 Frank Thomas
47 Jim Edmonds
48 Hideki Irabu
49 Eric Karros
50 Juan Gonzalez
51 Ellis Burks
52 Dean Palmer
53 Scott Rolen
54 Raul Mondesi
55 Quinton McCracken
56 John Olerud
57 Ken Caminiti
58 Brian Jordan
59 Wade Boggs
60 Mike Piazza
61 Darin Erstad
62 Curt Schilling
63 Dave Justice
64 Kenny Lofton
65 Barry Bonds
66 Ray Lankford
67 Brian Hunter
68 Chuck Knoblauch
69 Vinny Castilla
70 Vladimir Guerrero
71 Tim Salmon
72 Larry Walker
73 Paul Molitor
74 Barry Larkin
75 Edgar Martinez
76 Bernie Williams
77 Dante Bichette
78 Nomar Garciaparra
79 Ben Grieve
80 Ivan Rodriguez
81 Todd Helton
82 Ryan Klesko
83 Sammy Sosa
84 Travis Lee
85 Jose Cruz, Jr.
86 Mark Kotsay
87 Richard Hidalgo
88 Rondell White
89 Greg Vaughn
90 Gary Sheffield
91 Paul Konerko
92 Mark Grace
93 Kevin Millwood RC
94 Manny Ramirez
95 Tino Martinez
96 Brad Fullmer
97 Todd Walker
98 Carlos Delgado
99 Kerry Wood
100 Ken Griffey, Jr.

Parallels

Each of the base cards is available in the following parallels.

Black

Red (Class 1: serial-numbered to 100 copies, Class 2: serial-numbered to 50 copies, Class 3: serial-numbered to 25 copies)

One to One

Each card is also available in a "One to One" parallel. In addition, each Black and Red parallel is also available as a "One to One," meaning, that there are a total of nine One to One cards for each player. As the name suggests, each card is a one-of-one.

Inserts

Home Run Race

This four-card insert set is exclusive to Hobby packs.

Parallels include:

Black

Red (serial-numbered to 61 copies)

HR1 Roger Maris
HR2 Mark McGwire
HR3 Ken Griffey, Jr.
HR4 Sammy Sosa