2012 Topps Tribute
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Description
2012 Topps Tribute is a 90-card set released March 7th, 2012. Each pack will yield either an autograph or a relic card and a serial-numbered parallel. With the exception of the "Tribute to the Stars" set, which were all sticker autographs, all autographs will be on-card.
New for 2012, all autographs and Relics will come out of the pack encased in a plastic holder.
Tribute to the Stars Redemption Program
Originally, the "Tribute to the Stars" autographs were to have been seeded into packs as a second "hit" per pack. However, TttS were eventually seeded into packs as THE hit in the pack. To rectify the situation, Topps announced that any Tribute to the Stars card pulled from a pack could be redeemed for a free pack of 2011 Bowman Sterling.
To receive the free Bowman Sterling pack, collectors should mail their TttS cards to:
The Topps Company Sports & Entertainment Attn: Customer Support – 6th Floor 1 Whitehall Street New York, New York 10004-2109 Collectors will receive their TttS Autograph back along with the Bowman Sterling pack; however, the individual serial number will be registered and be ineligible from receiving another Bowman Sterling pack again.
This offer will expire March 9, 2013
Distribution
Six packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Hobby only. Eight boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 90 | - | ? |
| Bronze | 90 | 299 | * |
| Blue | 90 | 199 | * |
| Green | 90 | 75 | * |
| Orange | 90 | 50 | * |
| Gold | 90 | 25 | * |
| Red | 90 | 5 | * |
| Purple | 90 | one-of-one | * |
| Printing Plates | 90 | four-for-each | * |
| Autographs | ? | 99 | 1:2 |
| Blue Autograph | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange Autograph | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold Autograph | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red Autograph | ? | 5 | ? |
| Purple Autograph | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Onyx Autograph | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Autographed Printing Plates | ? | four-for-each | ? |
| Tribute to the Stars Autograph | ? | 24 | ? |
| Purple Tribute to the Stars Autograph | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| World Series Swatches | ? | 99 | ? |
| Blue World Series Swatches | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange World Series Swatches | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold World Series Swatches | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red World Series Swatches | ? | 10 | ? |
| Purple World Series Swatches | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Championship Material | ? | 99 | ? |
| Blue Championship Material | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange Championship Material | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold Championship Material | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red Championship Material | ? | 10 | ? |
| Purple Championship Material | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Retired Remnants | ? | 99 | ? |
| Blue Retired Remnants | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange Retired Remnants | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold Retired Remnants | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red Retired Remnants | ? | 10 | ? |
| Purple Retired Remnants | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Positions of Power | ? | 99 | ? |
| Blue Positions of Power | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange Positions of Power | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold Positions of Power | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red Positions of Power | ? | 10 | ? |
| Purple Positions of Power | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Superstar Swatches | ? | 99 | ? |
| Blue Superstar Swatches | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange Superstar Swatches | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold Superstar Swatches | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red Superstar Swatches | ? | 10 | ? |
| Purple Superstar Swatches | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Debut Digits | ? | 99 | ? |
| Blue Debut Digits | ? | 50 | ? |
| Orange Debut Digits | ? | 25 | ? |
| Gold Debut Digits | ? | 15 | ? |
| Red Debut Digits | ? | 10 | ? |
| Purple Debut Digits | ? | one-of-one | ? |
| Prime Patches Relics | 25 | 24 | ? |
| Purple Prime Patches Relics | 25 | one-of-one | ? |
* Each pack will yield one serial-numbered parallel.
Checklist
Base Set
- 20 Orlando Cepeda
- 19 Carlton Fisk
- 18 Prince Fielder
- 17 Duke Snider
- 16 Joe DiMaggio
- 15 Andre Dawson
- 14 Yogi Berra
- 13 Ty Cobb
- 12 Eddie Mathews
- 11 Starlin Castro
- 10 Robinson Cano
- 9 Miguel Cabrera
- 8 Ralph Kiner
- 7 Ryan Braun
- 6 Lance Berkman
- 5 Johnny Bench
- 1 Hank Aaron
- 2 Luis Aparicio
- 3 Jose Bautista
- 4 Albert Belle
- 31 Mike Napoli
- 30 Felix Hernandez
- 29 Juan Marichal
- 28 Josh Hamilton
- 27 Roy Halladay
- 21 Yovani Gallardo
- 22 Lou Gehrig
- 23 Bob Gibson
- 24 Adrian Gonzalez
- 25 Carlos Gonzalez
- 26 Rollie Fingers
- 99 Willie Stargell
- 98 Rod Carew
- 97 Bob Feller
- 96 Carl Yastrzemski
- 95 Warren Spahn
- 94 Ernie Banks
- 93 Babe Ruth
- 92 Jackie Robinson
- 91 Roberto Clemente
- 90 Ryan Zimmerman
- 89 Jacoby Ellsbury
- 88 Eddie Murray
- 87 Jered Weaver
- 86 Joey Votto
- 85 Justin Verlander
- 84 Chase Utley
- 65 Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 64 Hanley Ramirez
- 63 Tony Gwynn
- 62 Albert Pujols
- 61 Buster Posey
- 60 Andy Pettitte
- 59 Dustin Pedroia
- 58 Paul O'Neill
- 57 Stan Musial
- 56 Wade Boggs
- 55 Paul Molitor
- 54 Michael Young
- 53 Willie McCovey
- 52 Willie Mays
- 51 Joe Mauer
- 50 Edgar Martinez
- 49 Roger Maris
- 48 Mickey Mantle
- 47 Evan Longoria
- 46 Tim Lincecum
- 45 Nelson Cruz
- 44 Cliff Lee
- 43 Harmon Killebrew
- 42 Sandy Koufax
- 41 Ian Kinsler
- 40 Clayton Kershaw
- 39 Ian Kennedy
- 38 Matt Kemp
- 37 Al Kaline
- 32 Matt Holliday
- 33 Ryan Howard
- 34 Reggie Jackson
- 35 Derek Jeter
- 36 Larry Doby
- 100 Lou Brock
- 83 Justin Upton
- 82 Troy Tulowitzki
- 81 Frank Thomas
- 80 Mark Teixeira
- 79 Giancarlo Stanton
- 78 John Smoltz
- 77 Tom Seaver
- 76 Red Schoendienst
- 75 Mike Schmidt
- 74 David Freese
- 73 Ryne Sandberg
- 72 CC Sabathia
- 71 Nolan Ryan
- 70 Alex Rodriguez
- 69 Frank Robinson
- 68 Brooks Robinson
- 67 Mariano Rivera
- 66 Cal Ripken, Jr.
91 Roberto Clemente
92 Jackie Robinson
93 Babe Ruth
94 Ernie Banks
95 Warren Spahn
96 Carl Yastrzemski
97 Bob Feller
98 Rod Carew
99 Willie Stargell
100 Lou Brock
Parallels
All 90 base cards are available in the following parallels.
- Bronze (serial-numbered to 299 copies)
- Blue (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Green (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to five copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
Autographs & Game-Used
NOTE: Cards have yet to be sequentially-numbered.
Autographs
Each Autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to five)
- Purple (one-of-one)
- Onyx (signed with a silver pen, one-of-one)
- Printing Plates (four-for-each)
- Albert Belle
- Albert Belle
- Alex Cobb
- Aroldis Chapman
- Aroldis Chapman
- Andre Dawson
- Andre Ethier
- Adrian Gonzalez
- Adam Jones
- Adam Jones
- Adam Lind
- Adam Lind
- Andrew McCutchen
- Andrew McCutchen
- Alexi Ogando
- Alexi Ogando
- Alexi Ogando
- Andy Pettitte
- Albert Pujols
- Aramis Ramirez
- Anthony Rizzo
- Anthony Rizzo
- Bert Blyleven
- Brandon Beachy
- Brandon Beachy
- Brandon Belt
- Brandon Belt
- Bert Blyleven
- Brett Gardner
- Bob Gibson
- Brian McCann
- Buster Posey
- Brandon Phillips
- Carl Crawford
- Carlton Fisk
- Carlos Gonzalez
- Carlos Gonzalez
- Chris Heisey
- Clayton Kershaw
- Clayton Kershaw
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Carl Yastrzemski
- Dustin Ackley
- Dustin Ackley
- Danny Espinosa
- Dennis Eckersley
- Dennis Eckersley
- Dee Gordon
- Dee Gordon
- Daniel Hudson
- Daniel Hudson
- Don Mattingly
- Dale Murphy
- Dustin Pedroia
- Dustin Pedroia
- Dan Uggla
- Elvis Andrus
- Ernie Banks
- Eric Hosmer
- Eric Hosmer
- Evan Longoria
- Edgar Martinez
- Edgar Martinez
- Eduardo Nunez
- Eduardo Nunez
- Eduardo Nunez
- Freddie Freeman
- Felix Hernandez
- Felix Hernandez
- Fergie Jenkins
- Frank Robinson
- Frank Thomas
- George Foster
- Gio Gonzalez
- Gio Gonzalez
- Hank Aaron
- Ike Davis
- Ian Kennedy
- Ian Kennedy
- Ian Kennedy
- Ian Kinsler
- Ian Kinsler
- Ian Kinsler
- Ivan Nova
- Ivan Nova
- J.P. Arencibia
- Johnny Bench
- Jay Bruce
- Jay Bruce
- Johnny Cueto
- Johnny Cueto
- Jaime Garcia
- Jaime Garcia
- Jaime Garcia
- Jason Heyward
- Jeremy Hellickson
- Jeremy Hellickson
- Josh Johnson
- Jon Jay
- Jon Jay
- Joe Mauer
- Jesus Montero
- Jesus Montero
- Jesus Montero
- Jim Rice
- Jim Rice
- John Smoltz
- Julio Teheran
- Julio Teheran
- Justin Upton
- Jered Weaver
- Jered Weaver
- Jordan Walden
- Jemile Weeks
- Jemile Weeks
- Jordan Zimmermann
- Jordan Zimmermann
- Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Luis Aparicio
- Logan Morrison
- Madison Bumgarner
- Madison Bumgarner
- Miguel Cabrera
- Matt Garza
- Matt Garza
- Matt Holliday
- Matt Kemp
- Matt Kemp
- Matt Kemp
- Mike Minor
- Mike Minor
- Minnie Minoso
- Minnie Minoso
- Mitch Moreland
- Matt Moore
- Matt Moore
- Matt Moore
- Mike Morse
- Mike Morse
- Mike Moustakas
- Michael Pineda
- Michael Pineda
- Michael Pineda
- Mike Schmidt
- Giancarlo Stanton
- Mark Trumbo
- Mark Trumbo
- Mark Trumbo
- Mark Trumbo
- Mike Trout
- Mike Trout
- Mike Trout
- Nelson Cruz
- Nathan Eovaldi
- Nathan Eovaldi
- Nathan Eovaldi
- Nolan Ryan
- Neil Walker
- Prince Fielder
- Paul Molitor
- Paul O'Neill
- Paul O'Neill
- Paul O'Neill
- Pablo Sandoval
- Pablo Sandoval
- Ryan Braun
- Robinson Cano
- Robinson Cano
- Randall Delgado
- Reggie Jackson
- Red Schoendienst
- Ryne Sandberg
- Ryan Zimmerman
- Starlin Castro
- Starlin Castro
- Starlin Castro
- Sandy Koufax
- Stan Musial
- Salvador Perez
- Salvador Perez
- Tommy Hanson
- Tommy Hanson
- Tim Hudson
- Ubaldo Jimenez
- Willie Mays
- Willie McCovey
- Yu Darvish
- Ernie Banks
Tribute to the Stars Autographs
Each Tribute to the Stars autograph is serial-numbered to 24 copies with a one-of-one Purple parallel also available.
World Series Swatches
Each World Series Swatch is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
- Al Kaline
- Andy Pettitte
- Bert Blyleven
- Bob Lemon
- Bruce Sutter
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Duke Snider
- Dave Winfield
- Eddie Murray
- Eddie Mathews
- Frank Robinson
- George Brett
- Gary Carter
- Hank Aaron
- Hoyt Wilhelm
- Johnny Bench
- Joe DiMaggio
- Luis Aparicio
- Lou Brock
- Lou Gehrig
- Mickey Mantle
- Mike Schmidt
- Nolan Ryan
- Ozzie Smith
- Paul Molitor
- Paul O'Neill
- Phil Rizzuto
- Roberto Clemente
- Reggie Jackson
- Roger Maris
- Red Schoendienst
- Sparky Anderson
- Steve Carlton
- Stan Musial
- Willie Mays
- Willie Stargell
Championship Materials
Each Championship Materials card is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Retired Remnants
Each Retired Remnant is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Positions of Power
Each Positions of Power card is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Superstar Swatches
Each Superstar Swatch is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
- Albert Pujols
- Carlos Gonzalez
- Cliff Lee
- CC Sabathia
- Derek Jeter
- David Ortiz
- Dustin Pedroia
- David Price
- Evan Longoria
- Felix Hernandez
- Jose Bautista
- Jacoby Ellsbury
- Josh Hamilton
- Joe Mauer
- Jose Reyes
- Justin Upton
- Justin Verlander
- Jered Weaver
- Miguel Cabrera
- Roy Halladay
- Stephen Strasburg
- Tim Lincecum
- Troy Tulowitzki
Debut Digits
Each Debut Digit is serial-numbered to 99 copies and are available in the following parallels.
- Blue (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Gold (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red (serial-numbered to ten copies)
- Purple (one-of-one)
Prime Patches
Each Prime Patch is serial-numbered to 24 copies with a one-of-one Purple parallel also available.