2012 Topps Chrome

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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 will be a hot box containing all refractor cards including some colored refractors.

Distribution

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

Reviews

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 ? 1:300
Black Refractor 220 100 ? 1:760
Sepia Refractor 220 75 ? 1:930
Gold Refractor 220 50 ? 1:1525
Red Refractor 220 25 ? N/A
Atomic Refractor 220 ten ? N/A
SuperFractor 220 one-of-one ? N/A
Printing Plates 220 four-for-each ? N/A
Dynamic Die-Cuts 50 - 1:24 1:24
Autographed Rookies 25 - 1:12 1:187
Autographed Rookies Refractor 25 499 ? 1:770
Autographed Rookies Blue Refractor 25 199 ? 1:1575
Autographed Rookies Black Refractor 25 100 ? 1:3100
Autographed Rookies Sepia Refractor 25 75 ? 1:4100
Autographed Rookies Gold Refractor 25 50 ? 1:6550
Autographed Rookies Red Refractor 25 25 ? N/A
Autographed Rookies Atomic Refractor 25 ten ? N/A
Autographed Rookies SuperFractor 25 one-of-one ? N/A
Autographed Rookies Printing Plates 25 four-for-each ? N/A
Autographed Relics 20 ten ? N/A
Dynamic Die-Cuts Autographs 21 25 ? 1:19,675
Dual Autographs 10 ten ? 1:92,370
Autographed Chrome Rookie Buybacks 10 ten ? 1:36,275
Chrome Encounters Autographs ? ten ? N/A
Cut From The Same Cloth Autographs ? five ? 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
  • 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

Variations

NOTE: The 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 hangar 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-Cuts

  • 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 & Game-Used

Autographed Chrome Rookies

Each Autographed Chrome 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)
  • 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

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

Dynamic Die-Cuts Autograph

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

  • 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

Chrome Encounters

Each Chrome 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.

  • CC-FP Freddie Freeman / Tyler Pastornicky
  • 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-HM Eric Hosmer / Mike Moustakas
  • CC-MA Jesus Montero / Dustin Ackley
  • CC-MM Devin Mesoraco / Jesus Montero
  • CC-PP Jarrod Parker / Brad Peacock
  • CC-BL Jose Bautista / Brett Lawrie
  • CC-CF Miguel Cabrera / Prince Fielder
  • CC-CH Nelson Cruz / Josh Hamilton
  • CC-GH Giancarlo Stanton / Hanley Ramirez
  • CC-HD Josh Hamilton / Yu Darvish
  • CC-KH Ian Kennedy / Daniel Hudson
  • CC-MH Matt Moore / Jeremy Hellickson
  • CC-MP Joe Mauer / Buster Posey
  • 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.

  • 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.

Jose Bautista

Adrian Gonzalez

Joe Mauer

Miguel Cabrera

Robinson Cano

Felix Hernandez

Prince Fielder

Brian McCann

Ken Griffey, Jr. Autographed Chrome Reprint

Ken Griffey, Jr.