This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.

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.

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	-	?	?
Refractor	220	-	1:3	?
X-fractor	220	-	1:6	?
Blue Refractor	220	199	?	1:300
Black Refractor	220	100	?	?
Sepia Refractor	220	75	?	?
Gold Refractor	220	50	?	?
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	?
Autographed Rookies	25	-	1:12	?
Autographed Rookies Refractor	25	499	?	?
Autographed Rookies Blue Refractor	25	199	?	?
Autographed Rookies Black Refractor	25	100	?	?
Autographed Rookies Sepia Refractor	25	75	?	?
Autographed Rookies Gold Refractor	25	50	?	?
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 Patches	?	ten	?	N/A
Dynamic Die-Cuts Autographed	?	25	?	?
Dual Autographs	10	ten	?	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Buybacks	10	ten	?	?
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 Leste

7 Michael Pineda

8 C. J. Wilson

9 Brian McCann

10 Justin Upton

11 Ian Kennedy

12 Jason Heyward

13 Ian Kinsler

14 CC Sabatia

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 Jiminez

66 Mat Latos

67 Daniel Hudson

68 Michael Young

69 Lance Berkman

70 Stephen Strasburg

71 Ryan Howard

72 Anibal Sanchez

73 Mark Texeira

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 Ackely

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 Holiday

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 BJ 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

152 Alex Liddi

153 Adron Chambers

154 Liam Hendriks

155 Drew Pomeranz

156 Austin Romine

157 Tim Federowicz

158 Joe Benson

159 Matt Dominguez

160 Matt Moore

161 Jordan Pacheco

162 Chris Parmelee

163 Brad Peacock

164 Brett Pill

165 Wilsin Rosario

166 Addison Reed

167 Dellin Betances

168 Kelvin Herrera

169 Tom Milone

170 Jesus Montero

171 Michael Taylor

172 Devin Mesoraco

173 Brett Lawrie

174 James Darnell

175 Leonys Martin

176 Jeff Locke

177 Jarrod Parker

178 Collin Cowgill

179 Taylor Green

180 Yoenis Cespedes

181 Eric Surkamp

182 Andrelton Simmons

183 Tyler Pastornicky

184 Norichika Aoki

185 Tsuyoshi Wada

186 Hisashi Iwakuma

187 Adrian Cardenas

188 Wei-Yen Chen

189 Xavier Avery

190 Matt Hague

191 Drew Smyly

192 Kirk Nieuwenhuis

193 Drew Hutchinson

194 Wily Peralta

195 Jordany Valdespin

196 Bryce Harper

197 Will Middlebrooks

198 Brian Dozier

199 Matt Adams

200 Irving Falu

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 Either

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

Parallels

Each base card is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor
X-fractor
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

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)

Matt Moore

Jesus Montero

Drew Pomeranz

Brett Lawrie

Joe Benson

Brad Peacock

Michael Fiers

Dynamic Die-Cuts Autographs

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

Albert Pujols

Brett Lawrie

Mark Trumbo

Michael Pineda

Matt Kemp

Jay Bruce

Nelson Cruz

Mike Trout

Robinson Cano

Aroldis Chapman

Jose Bautista

Felix Hernandez

Prince Fielder

Chrome Encounters

Each Chrome Encounters Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Justin Verlander

Chipper Jones

Evan Longoria

Dustin Pedroia

Buster Posey

Adrian Gonzalez

Joe Mauer

Dan Uggla

Carlos Gonzalez

Ryan Braun

Ryan Zimmerman

Clayton Kershaw

Eric Hosmer

Starlin Castro

Miguel Cabrera

Jered Weaver

Hanley Ramirez

Jason Heyward

Matt Moore

Jesus Montero

Cut From The Same Cloth

Each Cut From The Same Cloth Autograph is serial-numbered to five copies.

Ian Kennedy / Daniel Hudson

Miguel Cabrera / Prince Fielder

Joe Mauer / Buster Posey

Matt Moore / Jeremy Hellickson

Robinson Cano / Dustin Pedroia

Nelson Cruz / Josh Hamilton

Jose Bautista / Brett Lawrie

Dual Autographs

Each Dual Autograph is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Matt Kemp / Clayton Kershaw

Mike Trout / Mark Trumbo

Paul Goldschmidt / Daniel Hudson

Matt Moore / Jesus Montero

Dan Uggla / Jason Heyward

Autographed Patches

Each Autographed Patch is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Matt Moore

Jesus Montero

Brett Lawrie

Ubaldo Jimenez

Jose Bautista

Paul Goldschmidt

Buster Posey

Michael Pineda

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