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.
For the first time since this brand's inception, there are no retired Major League players in the product.
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 |
Mini Metal | 200 | 3 | ? | N/A |
Mini Mini Glossy | 200 | - | DR | N/A |
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 | - | * | * |
Keys to the City | 10 | - | N/A | ? |
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 Relics "A" | 56 | - | ? | ? |
Full Size Relics "B" | 56 | - | ? | ? |
Bernie Williams Select Pick Relic | 1 | - | ? | ? |
Allen & Ginter 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 |
Kelly Oubre, Jr. Full Size Auto | 1 | - | ? | ? |
Framed Mini Autographs | 92 | - | ? | ? |
Red Mini Autographs | 92 | 10 | R | N/A |
Tenth Anniversary Autographs | 10 different cards of 12 subjects | - | ? | ? |
Box Loader Autographs | 8 | 15 | *** | N/A |
Box Loader Autographed Relics | 4 | 5 | *** | N/A |
Single Subject Book Card | 39 | 10 | ? | N/A |
Dual Subject Book Card | 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 |
Tenth Anniversary Buyback Autographs | ? | 10 | ? | ? |
Tenth Anniversary Autographed Buybacks | ? | 10 | ? | ? |
Tenth Anniversary Red Autographed Buybacks | ? | 10 | DR | N/A |
*: 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.
DR: Embedded inside Double 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 and Double 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.
Mini Metal
Each Mini Metal card is serial-numbered to three.
Mini Mini Glossy
Mini Mini Glossy Parallels are embedded inside Mini Rip Cards (see below).
Inserts
Starting Points
Ancient Armory
Menagerie of the Mind
What Once Would Be
What Once Was Believed
Great Scott!
Keys to the City
This set is exclusive to retail packs.
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.
Mini Rip Cards
Mini Rip Cards are serial-numbered and embedded inside Double Rip Cards.
Box Loaders
Pride of the People Cabinets
Oversized Reprint Cabinets
Autographs & Game-Used
Full Size Relics
"A"
"B"
Bernie Williams Select Pick Relic
Allen & Ginter Relics
This 10-card "Meta" set, features "Relics" used by the Topps Product Development team in the development of 2015 Allen & Ginter's.
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 Auto
Kelly Oubre, Jr. was the 15th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.
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
Tenth Anniversary Autographs
Tenth Anniversary Autographs is a "Greatest Hits" collection of 12 previous TANG signers. Each celebrity/athlete has signed cards in the style of all ten previous Allen & Ginter's sets, from 2006-2015.
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.
Artists Originals
Each Artists Original is a one-of-one and comes embedded inside a Rip Card.