2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's
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
2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's is a 350-card set, scheduled for release the week of July 22nd. This is the tenth anniversary of "TANG," and as such, there are a number of 10th Anniversary commemorations in the product. Each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.
The set is notable for the first certified autographs of Ichiro in a Topps product. The product will also include autographs of the cast of the Rocky films, signed in character, and autographs of 2015 NBA draft picks.
Distribution
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Base | 350 | - | ? | ? |
short set | 300 | - | ? | ? |
SPs | 50 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
10th Anniversary | 350 | 10 | ? | ?? |
Mini | 350 | - | ? | ? |
Mini Red | 350 | - | five per case | ? |
Mini A&G Back | 350 | - | ? | ? |
Mini A&G Black-Bordered | 350 | - | ? | ? |
Mini A&G No-Number | 350 | 50 | ? | ? |
Mini A&G Flag Back | 350 | 25 | ? | ? |
Mini A&G Wood | 350 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Mini Exclusives | 50 | - | R | N/A |
Mini Exclusives Metal | 50 | 3 | R | N/A |
Mini Exclusives Wood | 50 | one-of-one | R | N/A |
Mini Printing Plate | 400 | four for each | ? | N/A |
Cloth | 150 | 10 | ? | N/A |
Metal | 200 | 3 | ? | N/A |
Mini Glossy | 200 | - | ? | ? |
Starting Points | 100 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
Ancient Armory | 20 | - | * | * |
Menagerie of the Mind | 20 | - | * | * |
What Once Would Be | 10 | - | * | * |
What Once Was Believed | 10 | - | * | * |
Great Scott! | 10 | - | * | * |
First Ladies | 41 | - | ** | ** |
Hoist the Black Flag | 10 | - | ** | ** |
Magnates, Barons & Tycoons | 10 | - | ** | ** |
Birds of Prey | 10 | - | ** | ** |
Mythological Menaces | 10 | - | ** | ** |
A World Beneath our Feet | 15 | - | ** | ** |
Rip Cards | 100 | varies | ? | N/A |
Double Rip Cards | 20 | 10 | ? | N/A |
Box Loaders | 15 | - | *** | N/A |
Pride of the People Cabinets | 10 | - | *** | N/A |
Oversized Reprint Cabinets | 10 | - | *** | N/A |
Full Size Baseball Relics "A" | 42 | - | ? | ? |
Full Size Baseball Relics "B" | 44 | - | ? | ? |
Full Size Non-Baseball Relics "A" | 14 | - | ? | ? |
Full Size Non-Baseball Relics "B" | 12 | - | ? | ? |
Select Pick Relic | 1 | - | ? | ? |
Allen & Ginter Set Relics | 10 | - | ? | ? |
Framed Mini Relics | 63 | - | ? | ? |
Box Loader Relics | 10 | 10 | *** | N/A |
Cabinet Relics | 10 | one-of-one | *** | N/A |
Cabinet Book Relics | 10 | one-of-one | *** | N/A |
Full Size Non-Baseball Autograph | 1 | - | ? | ? |
Framed Mini Baseball Autographs | 51 | - | ? | ? |
Framed Mini Non-Baseball Autographs | 41 | - | ? | ? |
Red Mini Autographs | 92 | 10 | R | N/A |
Tenth Anniversary Autographs | 120 | - | ? | ? |
Box Loader Autographs | 8 | 15 | *** | N/A |
Box Loader Autographed Relics | 4 | 5 | *** | N/A |
Book Cards Single | 39 | 10 | ? | N/A |
Book Cards Dual | 10 | 10 | ? | N/A |
Cut Signatures | 20 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
Box Loader Cut Signatures | 5 | one-of-one | *** | N/A |
Framed Originals | 100 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Artist's Originals | 30 | one-of-one | R | N/A |
Tenth Anniversary Buybacks | ? | - | 1:12 | N/A |
Tenth Anniversary Mini Buybacks | ? | - | 1:24 | N/A |
Autographed Buybacks | ? | 10 | ? | ? |
*: Odds of finding a full-sized insert (not including Starting Points): 1:2/packs.
**: Odds of finding a mini insert: 1:5/packs.
***: One Box Loader or Cabinet per sealed Hobby box
R: Embedded inside Rip Cards.
Checklist
Base Set
SPs
Parallels
10th Anniversary
All 350 base cards are available in a (full-sized) 10th Anniversary parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten.
Mini
All 350 base cards are available in a one-per-pack mini-sized (1 15/32" X 2 11/16") parallel.
Each Mini is also availble in the following parallels.
- A&G Back
- A&G Black-Bordered
- A&G No-Number (limited to 50 copies)
- A&G Flag Back (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- A&G Wood (one-of-one; Hobby only)
Mini Red
Each sealed Hobby case will contain a pack of five Mini Red parallels.
Mini Exclusives
Mini Exclusives is a 50-card extension of the base set, that are only available embedded inside Rip Cards (see below). Each Mini Exclusive is also available in the following parallels.
- Metal (serial-numbered to three)
- Wood (one-of-one)
Mini Printing Plate
A set of four Mini Printing Plates are available for each of the 350 base cards and all 50 Mini Exclusives.
Cloth
Each Cloth card is serial-numbered to ten.
Metal
Each Metal card is serial-numbered to three.
Mini Glossy
Inserts
Starting Points
Ancient Armory
Menagerie of the Mind
What Once Would Be
What Once Was Believed
Great Scott!
First Ladies
Hoist the Black Flag
Magnates, Barons & Tycoons
Birds of Prey
Mythological Menaces
A World Beneath our Feet
Rip Cards
Rip Cards are serial-numbered and exclusive to Hobby packs.
Double Rip Cards
Double Rip Cards are serial-numbered to ten copies and exclusive to Hobby packs.
Box Loaders
Pride of the People Cabinets
Oversized Reprint Cabinets
Autographs & Game-Used
Full Size Relics
Baseball "A"
Baseball "B"
Non-Baseball "A"
Non-Baseball "B"
Select Pick Relic
Allen & Ginter Set Relics
Framed Mini Relics
Box Loader Relics
Each Box Loader Relic is serial-numbered to ten.
Cabinet Relics
Each Cabinet Book Relic is a one-of-one.
Cabinet Book Relics
Each Cabinet Book Relic is a one-of-one.
Full Size Non-Baseball Autograph
Framed Mini Autographs
Each Framed Mini Autograph is also available in a (unframed) Red parallel, which is serial-numbered to ten copies, and exclusively embedded inside a Rip Card.
Baseball
Non-Baseball
Tenth Anniversary Autographs
Box Loader Autographs
Each Box Loader Autograph is serial-numbered to 15 copies.
Autographed Relics
Each Box Loader Autographed Relic is serial-numbered to five.
Book Cards
Single
Each Book Card Single is serial-numbered to ten.
Dual
Each Book Card Dual is serial-numbered to ten.
Cut Signatures
Each Cut Signature is a one-of-one.
Box Loader Cut Signatures
Each Box Loader Cut Signature is a one-of-one.
Artist's Originals
Each Artist's Original is a one-of-one and comes embedded inside a Rip Card.