Description

2006 Topps Sterling is a 200-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets November 15th, 2006. This was the debut of the Topps Sterling brand, and Topps's first fore into the ultra-premium card market.

Each five card Hobby box (made of cherry wood) will have the name of one of 21 different players printed on the outside -- concealed with a slipcase. Each box will contain three base cards each serial-numbered to 250 copies and either an multi-swatch Relic or autographed multi-swatch relic serial-numbered to ten or fewer, all of the player listed on the outside of the box. Each box will also contain a "Mystery Pack" which will yield either a base set parallel serial-numbered to 50 copies or fewer or a cut signature. The card inside the Mystery Pack may not necessarily be of the player listed on the box.

Each ten-box Hobby case is guaranteed to include one Mickey Mantle, Barry Bonds, and Cal Ripken, Jr. themed box, and each case will have at least two Mystery Packs with a cut signature.

Distribution

Five cards per box (MSRP: $250). Ten boxes per case. Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	200	250	three-per-box
White	200	50	MP
Burgundy	200	10	MP
Silver	200	one-of-one	MP
Cherry Wood	200	one-of-one	MP
Moments Relics	709	10	GU
Moments Relics Prime	980	one-of-one	GU
Quad Relics	6	10	GU
Quad Relics Prime	4	10	GU
Quad Relics Sterling Silver	20	one-of-one	GU
Quad Relics Sterling Silver Prime	20	one-of-one	GU
Career Stats Relics	11	10	GU
Career Stats Relics Prime	20	one-of-one	GU
Career Stats Relics Sterling Silver	20	one-of-one	GU
Career Stats Relics Sterling Silver Prime	20	one-of-one	GU
Season Stats Relics	10	10	GU
Season Stats Relics Prime	20	one-of-one	GU
Season Stats Relics Sterling Silver	20	one-of-one	GU
Season Stats Relics Sterling Silver Prime	20	one-of-one	GU
Five Relics	7	10	GU
Five Relics Prime	3	10	GU
Five Relics Sterling Silver	19	one-of-one	GU
Five Relics Sterling Silver Prime	19	one-of-one	GU
Six Relics	10	10	GU
Six Relics Prime	8	10	GU
Six Relics Sterling Silver	19	one-of-one	GU
Six Relics Sterling Silver Prime	19	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey	7	10	GU
Jumbo Jersey Prime	7	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey Prime Patch	11	10	GU
Jumbo Jersey Sterling Silver	20	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey Sterling Silver Prime	18	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey Sterling Silver Prime Patch	18	10	GU
Josh Gibson Bat Barrel	1	one-of-one	GU
Moments Relics Autographs	460	10	AU-GU
Moments Relics Autographs Prime	694	one-of-one	AU-GU
Quad Relics Autographs	4	10	GU
Quad Relics Autographs Prime	3	10	GU
Quad Relics Autographs Sterling Silver	16	one-of-one	GU
Quad Relics Autographs Sterling Silver Prime	16	one-of-one	GU
Career Stats Relics Autographs	11	10	GU
Career Stats Relics Autographs Prime	16	one-of-one	GU
Career Stats Relics Autographs Sterling Silver	16	one-of-one	GU
Career Stats Relics Autographs Sterling Silver Prime	16	one-of-one	GU
Season Stats Relics Autographs	9	10	GU
Season Stats Relics Autographs Prime	16	one-of-one	GU
Season Stats Relics Autographs Sterling Silver	16	one-of-one	GU
Season Stats Relics Autographs Sterling Silver Prime	16	one-of-one	GU
Five Relics Autographs	7	10	GU
Five Relics Autographs Prime	6	10	GU
Five Relics Autographs Sterling Silver	15	one-of-one	GU
Five Relics Autographs Sterling Silver Prime	15	one-of-one	GU
Six Relics Autographs	11	10	GU
Six Relics Autographs Prime	9	10	GU
Six Relics Autographs Sterling Silver	15	one-of-one	GU
Six Relics Autographs Sterling Silver Prime	15	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey	7	10	GU
Jumbo Jersey Prime	7	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey Prime Patch	11	10	GU
Jumbo Jersey Sterling Silver	20	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey Sterling Silver Prime	18	one-of-one	GU
Jumbo Jersey Sterling Silver Prime Patch	18	10	GU
Cut Signatures	92	-	CUT MP
Baseball Cut Signatures	46	-	CUT MP
Moments Relics Cut Signatures	6	10	CUT MP
Moments Relics Cut Signatures Prime	22	one-of-one	CUT MP
Cut from the Same Cloth Signatures	5	varies	CUT MP

MP: One parallel or Cut Signature per Mystery Pack.
GU: Odds of finding a game-used Relic card: 2:3/boxes.
AU-GU: Odds of finding an autographed Relic card: 1:3/boxes.
CUT: Odds of finding a Cut Signature: 1:5/Mystery Packs.

The odds of finding a specific player's themed box are as follows.

Barry Bonds: 1:10/boxes.
Mickey Mantle: 1:10/boxes.
Josh Gibson: 1:191/boxes.
Rickey Henderson: 1:22/boxes.
Ted Williams: 1:27/boxes.
Roberto Clemente: 1:40/boxes.
Nolan Ryan: 1:20/boxes.
Cal Ripken, Jr.: 1:10/boxes.
Stan Musial: 1:40/boxes.
Reggie Jackson: 1:40/boxes.
Johnny Bench: 1:43/boxes.
George Brett: 1:20/boxes.
Don Mattingly: 1:20/boxes.
Roger Maris: 1:40/boxes.
Rod Carew: 1:20/boxes.
Yogi Berra: 1:40/boxes.
Mike Schmidt: 1:40/boxes
Carl Yastrzemski: 1:10/boxes.
Tony Gwynn: 1:20/boxes.
Ryne Sandberg: 1:40/boxes.
Ozzie Smith: 1:20/boxes.

Checklist

Base Set

Each base card is serial-numbered to 250 copies.

1 Barry Bonds
2 Barry Bonds
3 Barry Bonds
4 Barry Bonds
5 Barry Bonds
6 Barry Bonds
7 Barry Bonds
8 Barry Bonds
9 Barry Bonds
10 Barry Bonds
11 Barry Bonds
12 Barry Bonds
13 Barry Bonds
14 Barry Bonds
15 Barry Bonds
16 Barry Bonds
17 Barry Bonds
18 Barry Bonds
19 Barry Bonds
20 Mickey Mantle
21 Mickey Mantle
22 Mickey Mantle
23 Mickey Mantle
24 Mickey Mantle
25 Mickey Mantle
26 Mickey Mantle
27 Mickey Mantle
28 Mickey Mantle
29 Mickey Mantle
30 Mickey Mantle
31 Mickey Mantle
32 Mickey Mantle
33 Mickey Mantle
34 Mickey Mantle
35 Mickey Mantle
36 Mickey Mantle
37 Mickey Mantle
38 Mickey Mantle
39 Mickey Mantle
40 Josh Gibson
41 Josh Gibson
42 Josh Gibson
43 Josh Gibson
44 Rickey Henderson
45 Rickey Henderson
46 Rickey Henderson
47 Rickey Henderson
48 Rickey Henderson
49 Rickey Henderson
50 Rickey Henderson
51 Rickey Henderson
52 Rickey Henderson
53 Rickey Henderson
54 Ted Williams
55 Ted Williams
56 Ted Williams
57 Ted Williams
58 Ted Williams
59 Ted Williams
60 Ted Williams
61 Ted Williams
62 Ted Williams
63 Roberto Clemente
64 Roberto Clemente
65 Roberto Clemente
66 Roberto Clemente
67 Roberto Clemente
68 Nolan Ryan
69 Nolan Ryan
70 Nolan Ryan
71 Nolan Ryan
72 Nolan Ryan
73 Nolan Ryan
74 Nolan Ryan
75 Nolan Ryan
76 Nolan Ryan
77 Nolan Ryan
78 Cal Ripken, Jr.
79 Cal Ripken, Jr.
80 Cal Ripken, Jr.
81 Cal Ripken, Jr.
82 Cal Ripken, Jr.
83 Cal Ripken, Jr.
84 Cal Ripken, Jr.
85 Cal Ripken, Jr.
86 Cal Ripken, Jr.
87 Cal Ripken, Jr.
88 Cal Ripken, Jr.
89 Cal Ripken, Jr.
90 Cal Ripken, Jr.
91 Cal Ripken, Jr.
92 Cal Ripken, Jr.
93 Cal Ripken, Jr.
94 Cal Ripken, Jr.
95 Cal Ripken, Jr.
96 Cal Ripken, Jr.
97 Stan Musial
98 Stan Musial
99 Stan Musial
100 Stan Musial
101 Stan Musial
102 Reggie Jackson
103 Reggie Jackson
104 Reggie Jackson
105 Reggie Jackson
106 Reggie Jackson
107 Johnny Bench
108 Johnny Bench
109 Johnny Bench
110 Johnny Bench
111 Johnny Bench
112 George Brett
113 George Brett
114 George Brett
115 George Brett
116 George Brett
117 George Brett
118 George Brett
119 George Brett
120 George Brett
121 George Brett
122 Don Mattingly
123 Don Mattingly
124 Don Mattingly
125 Don Mattingly
126 Don Mattingly
127 Don Mattingly
128 Don Mattingly
129 Don Mattingly
130 Don Mattingly
131 Don Mattingly
132 Roger Maris
133 Roger Maris
134 Roger Maris
135 Roger Maris
136 Roger Maris
137 Rod Carew
138 Rod Carew
139 Rod Carew
140 Rod Carew
141 Rod Carew
142 Rod Carew
143 Rod Carew
144 Rod Carew
145 Rod Carew
146 Rod Carew
147 Yogi Berra
148 Yogi Berra
149 Yogi Berra
150 Yogi Berra
151 Yogi Berra
152 Mike Schmidt
153 Mike Schmidt
154 Mike Schmidt
155 Mike Schmidt
156 Mike Schmidt
157 Carl Yastrzemski
158 Carl Yastrzemski
159 Carl Yastrzemski
160 Carl Yastrzemski
161 Carl Yastrzemski
162 Carl Yastrzemski
163 Carl Yastrzemski
164 Carl Yastrzemski
165 Carl Yastrzemski
166 Carl Yastrzemski
167 Carl Yastrzemski
168 Carl Yastrzemski
169 Carl Yastrzemski
170 Carl Yastrzemski
171 Carl Yastrzemski
172 Carl Yastrzemski
173 Carl Yastrzemski
174 Carl Yastrzemski
175 Carl Yastrzemski
176 Tony Gwynn
177 Tony Gwynn
178 Tony Gwynn
179 Tony Gwynn
180 Tony Gwynn
181 Tony Gwynn
182 Tony Gwynn
183 Tony Gwynn
184 Tony Gwynn
185 Tony Gwynn
186 Ryne Sandberg
187 Ryne Sandberg
188 Ryne Sandberg
189 Ryne Sandberg
190 Ryne Sandberg
191 Ozzie Smith
192 Ozzie Smith
193 Ozzie Smith
194 Ozzie Smith
195 Ozzie Smith
196 Ozzie Smith
197 Ozzie Smith
198 Ozzie Smith
199 Ozzie Smith
200 Ozzie Smith

Parallels

All 200 base cards are available in the following parallels.

White (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
Burgundy (serial-numbered to ten)
Silver (one-of-one)
Cherry Wood (one-of-one)

Inserts

Autographs & Game-Used