2021-22 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary
Description
2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary is a 700-card set, released June 29th, 2022 -- nine months late. All cards are on chrome stock and are done in the style of the 1952 Topps set.
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one autograph and seven Refractors.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs per box, four cards per pack. 12 boxes per case.
Hobby Lite: 16 packs per box, four cards per pack. 16 boxes per case.
Retail Mega Box: Nine packs per box, four cards per pack.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Lite Odds | Mega Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 700 | - | ? | ? | ? |
| Refractors | 700 | - | 1:4 | ? | 1:4 |
| Black & White Mini-Diamond Refractors | 700 | - | N/A | 1:4 | N/A |
| Prism Refractors | 700 | - | N/A | N/A | 1:3 |
| Blue Prism Refractors | 700 | - | N/A | N/A | 1:9 |
| Aqua Wave Refractors | 700 | - | 1:21 | ? | 1:43 |
| X-Fractors | 700 | - | 1:24 | N/A | N/A |
| Blue Mini-Diamond Refractors | 700 | 199 | 1:41 | ? | 1:29 |
| Red Atomic Refractors | 700 | 100 | 1:81 | N/A | 1:57 |
| Green & Yellow 70th Anniversary Refractors | 700 | 99 | 1:82 | ? | 1:58 |
| Rose Gold Mini-Diamond Refractors | 700 | 75 | 1:109 | ? | 1:77 |
| Platinum Mini-Diamond 70th Anniversary Refractors | 700 | 70 | 1:116 | ? | 1:82 |
| Gold & Rose Gold 70th Anniversary Wave Refractors | 700 | 50 | 1:163 | ? | 1:115 |
| Gold Prism Refractors | 700 | - | N/A | N/A | 1:300 |
| Red Prism Refractors | 700 | - | N/A | N/A | ? |
| Orange & Yellow 70th Anniversary Refractors | 700 | 25 | 1:326 | ? | 1:230 |
| Black & Gold 70th Anniversary Refractors | 700 | 10 | 1:815 | N/A | 1:573 |
| Red & Black 70th Anniversary Mini-Diamond Refractors | 700 | 5 | 1:1,629 | ? | 1:1,147 |
| SuperFractors | 700 | one-of-one | 1:8135 | ? | 1:5,736 |
| Mickey Mantle 1952 Recreate | 1 | - | 1:11,416 | ? | 1:8,046 |
| Autographs | 164 | - | 1:43 | ? | 1:57 |
| Autographs Refractors | 164 | 199 | 1:210 | ? | 1:276 |
| Autographs Aqua Refractors | 164 | 150 | 1:227 | ? | 1:298 |
| Autographs Blue Prism Refractors | 164 | 100 | 1:336 | N/A | 1:442 |
| Autographs Platinum Wave 70th Anniversary Refractors | 164 | 70 | 1:468 | ? | 1:616 |
| Autographs Gold Refractors | 164 | 50 | 1:461 | ? | 1:608 |
| Autographs Orange Refractors | 164 | 25 | 1:899 | N/A | 1:1,185 |
| Autographs Pink Refractors | 164 | 15 | N/A | ? | N/A |
| Autographs Black Refractors | 164 | 10 | 1:2250 | ? | 1:2,965 |
| Autographs Red Refractors | 164 | 5 | 1:4518 | ? | 1:5,964 |
| Autographs SuperFractors | 164 | one-of-one | 1:22,588 | ? | 1:30,038 |
Checklist
Base Set
We estimate that there are approximately 24,750 copies of each base card.
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Parallels
All 700 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors
- Prism Refractors (Mega Box only)
- Black & White Mini-Diamond Refractors (Lite only)
- Aqua Wave Refractors
- Prism Blue Refractors (Mega Box only)
- X-Fractors (Hobby only)
- Blue Mini-Diamond Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Red Atomic Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies; Hobby only)
- Green & Yellow 70th Anniversary Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Rose Gold Mini-Diamond Refractors (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Platinum 70th Anniversary Mini-Diamond Refractors (serial-numbered to 70 copies)
- Gold & Rose Gold 70th Anniversary Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange & Yellow 70th Anniversary Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black & Gold 70th Anniversary Refractors (serial-numbered to ten; Hobby only)
- Prism Gold Refractors (Mega Box only)
- Red & Black 70th Anniversary Mini-Diamond Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractors (one-of-one)
NOTE: We estimate the number of non-serial-numbered Refractor parallels produced is as follows (all figures are approximate)
- Refractor: 1840 copies
- Prism Refractor: 825 copies
- Black & White Mini-Diamond Refractor: 350 copies
- Aqua Wave Refractor: 310 copies
- Prism Blue Refractor: 275 copies
- X-Fractor: 235 copies
- Prism Gold Refractor: 10 copies
Inserts
Mickey Mantle Topps 1952 Recreate
We estimate around 500 copies of this Mickey Mantle card were produced.
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2022 NSCC
Collectors who attended the 2022 National Sports Collector's Convention who brought a sealed Hobby box of 2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary to Topps' corporate booth would receive a pack containing of three NSCC exclusive cards.
In addition to the base cards, randomly inserted were the following Refractor parallels.
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2021) AND (setname = 'Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary 2022 NSCC'); </sql2wiki>
Autographs
Autographs
NOTE: Assuming each player signed an equal number of autographs, we estimate each player signed approximately 535 autographs.
Each Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
- Aqua Refractors (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Blue Prism Refractors (serial-numbered to 100 copies; Hobby only)
- Platinum 70th Anniversary Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to 70 copies)
- Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies; Hobby only)
- Pink Refractors (serial-numbered to fifteen; Lite only)
- Black Refractors (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractors (one-of-one)
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