Description

2005 Topps Pristine Legends is a 140-card chromium-stock set released in October, 2005. This would be the only Pristine Legends product, and the final Pristine product overall. It would also be the only Pristine set released to both Hobby and retail outlets. As the name suggests, the set consists exclusive to retired players.

Distribution

Hobby: Five packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $30). Six boxes per case.

Retail: One, eight cards pack per box (MSRP: $30).

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	140	-	?	?
Common	100	-	?	?
Uncommon College Years	25	1999	4:5	4:5
Rare Negro Leaguers	10	999	1:7	1:7
Scarce Little Leaguers	5	499	1:26	1:26
Common Refractor	100	549	one-per-pack	one-per-pack
Uncommon Refractor	25	199	1:13	1:13
Rare Refractor	10	99	1:64	1:64
Scarce Refractor	5	25	1:514	1:480
Gold Die-Cut Refractor	140	65	one-per-box	N/A
SuperFractor	140	one-of-one	1:455	1:480
Printing Plates	140	four for each	1:82	N/A
Leading Indicators Relics	26	-	?	?
Leading Indicators Relics Refractors	26	varies	?	?
Valuable Performance Relics	21	-	?	?
Valuable Performance Relics Refractors	21	varies	?	?
Title Threads Relics	23	-	?	?
Title Threads Relics Refractors	23	25	1:111	1:111
Celebrity Threads	2	-	1:18	1:18
Celebrity Threads Refractors	2	25	1:1284	1:1440
Personal Endorsements	31	-	?	?
Personal Endorsements Gold	31	25	1:85	1:85
Signature Marks	10	one-of-one	1:4850	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

Common

1 Vida Blue
2 Bert Blyleven
3 Joe Carter
4 Bill Buckner
5 Luis Aparicio
6 Ernie Banks
7 Wade Boggs
8 George Brett
9 Lou Brock
10 Rod Carew
11 Gary Carter
12 Andre Dawson
13 Dennis Eckersley
14 Rollie Fingers
15 Steve Garvey
16 Dwight Gooden
17 Goose Gossage
18 Ron Guidry
19 Keith Hernandez
20 Charlie Hough
21 Bo Jackson
22 Monte Irvin
23 Reggie Jackson
24 Ferguson Jenkins
25 Ralph Kiner
26 Juan Marichal
27 Stan Musial
28 Tony Oliva
29 Jim Palmer
30 Dave Parker
31 Gaylord Perry
32 Jimmy Piersall
33 Johnny Podres
34 Brooks Robinson
35 Frank Robinson
36 Nolan Ryan
37 Tom Seaver
38 Ozzie Smith
39 Duke Snider
40 Bobby Thomson
41 Carl Yastrzemski
42 Maury Wills
43 Robin Yount
44 Matt Williams
45 Orel Hershiser
46 Tim McCarver
47 Don Newcombe
48 Paul O'Neill
49 Al Kaline
50 Harmon Killebrew
51 Dave Kingman
52 Ken Griffey, Sr.
53 George Foster
54 Mark Fidrych
55 Orlando Cepeda
56 Don Larsen
57 Bill Madlock
58 Dale Murphy
59 Graig Nettles
60 Phil Niekro
61 Al Oliver
62 Harold Reynolds
63 Bobby Richardson
64 Mike Scott
65 Dave Stewart
66 Rick Sutcliffe
67 Bruce Sutter
68 Luis Tiant
69 Bob Watson
70 Walt Weiss
71 Don Zimmer
72 Tommy John
73 Ray Knight
74 Jack Morris
75 Mickey Rivers
76 Lee Smith
77 Darryl Strawberry
78 Dave Justice
79 Wally Joyner
80 Jimmy Key
81 John Kruk
82 Greg Luzinski
83 Mookie Wilson
84 Wilbur Wood
85 Tim Raines
86 Jim Rice
87 Tony Armas
88 Harold Baines
89 Bucky Dent
90 Darrell Evans
91 Cecil Fielder
92 Jose Cruz, Sr.
93 Dave Concepcion
94 Ron Cey
95 Davey Lopes
96 Boog Powell
97 Buddy Bell
98 George Bell
99 Bert Campaneris
100 Chet Lemon

Uncommon College Years

Each Uncommon card features the player depicted in their college uniform, and is serial-numbered to 1999 copies.

101 Bo Jackson
102 Will Clark
103 Cecil Fielder
104 Ron Cey
105 Tony Gwynn
106 Orel Hershiser
107 Jimmy Key
108 Paul Molitor
109 Pete Incaviglia
110 Wally Joyner
111 Dave Kingman
112 Ron Guidry
113 Ron Darling
114 Mookie Wilson
115 Reggie Jackson
116 Walt Weiss
117 Joe Carter
118 Cory Snyder
119 Dave Winfield
120 Terry Steinbach
121 Matt Williams
122 Ozzie Smith
123 Jack McDowell
124 Bob Horner
125 Don Kessinger

Rare Negro Leaguers

Each Rare card features the player depicted in their Negro League uniform, and is serial-numbered to 999 copies.

126 Minnie Minoso
127 Josh Gibson
128 Buck O'Neil
129 Monte Irvin
130 Jim Gilliam
131 Josh Gibson
132 Ernie Banks
133 Don Newcombe
134 Josh Gibson
135 Josh Gibson

Scarce Little Leaguer

Each Scarce card features the player depicted in their Little League uniform, and is serial-numbered to 499 copies.

101 Bo Jackson
102 Will Clark
103 Cecil Fielder
104 Ron Cey
105 Tony Gwynn
106 Orel Hershiser
107 Jimmy Key
108 Paul Molitor
109 Pete Incaviglia
110 Wally Joyner
111 Dave Kingman
112 Ron Guidry
113 Ron Darling
114 Mookie Wilson
115 Reggie Jackson
116 Walt Weiss
117 Joe Carter
118 Cory Snyder
119 Dave Winfield
120 Terry Steinbach
121 Matt Williams
122 Ozzie Smith
123 Jack McDowell
124 Bob Horner
125 Don Kessinger

Parallels

Refractor

All 140 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Common (serial-numbered to 549 copies)
Uncommon (serial-numbered to 199 copies)
Rare (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Scarce (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Die-Cut Gold Refractor

Each sealed Hobby box contained one Die-Cut Gold Refractor packed as a box topper. All 140 base cards are available in a Die-Cut Gold Refractor, and each is serial-numbered to 65 copies.

SuperFractor

All 140 base cards are also available in a one-of-one SuperFractor parallel.

Printing Plates

A set of four Printing Plates for each base card were randomly inserted into Hobby packs.

Autographs & Game-Used

Leading Indicators Relics

The odds of finding a Leading Indicators Relic are as follows.

Group A (1:210/packs; serial-numbered to 99 copies)
Group B (1:71/packs)
Group C (1:7/packs)
Group D (1:20/packs)
Group E (1:8/packs)

Each card is also available in a Refractor parallel which, with the exception of the three Group A cards, are serial-numbered to 25 copies. Refractors for the Group A cards are ones-of-one and exclusive to Hobby packs.

AD Andre Dawson BAT C
AK Al Kaline BAT C
BF Bob Feller UNI D
CF Cecil Fielder BAT C
CY Carl Yastrzemski BAT C
DBM Dale Murphy BAT C
DK Dave Kingman BAT C
DM Don Mattingly BAT D
DP Dave Parker BAT E
DS Darryl Strawberry BAT C
GF George Foster BAT C
GP Gaylord Perry JSY E
JR Jim Rice BAT B
LB Lou Brock BAT A 99
MS Mike Scott JSY E
MW Maury Wills BAT A 99
NR Nolan Ryan JSY C
PO Paul O'Neill BAT E
RC Rod Carew BAT C
RM Roger Maris BAT B
TG Tony Gwynn JSY E
TO Tony Oliva BAT D
TR Tim Raines UNI C
TR2 Tim Raines BAT C
TS Tom Seaver JSY A 99
WB Wade Boggs BAT E

Valuable Performance Relics

AD Andre Dawson
CF Cecil Fielder
CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
CY Carl Yastrzemski
DBM Don Mattingly
DE Dennis Eckersley
DM Dale Murphy
DP Dave Parker
FR Frank Robinson
HK Harmon Killebrew
JC Jose Canseco
JM Joe Morgan
JR Jim Rice
KH Keith Hernandez
MS Mike Schmidt
RC Roberto Clemente
RJ Reggie Jackson
RY Robin Yount
SG Steve Garvey
SM Stan Musial
YB Yogi Berra

Title Threads Relics

Each Title Threads Relic is also available in a Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

BD Bucky Dent
CS Cesar Geronimo
DJ Dave Justice
DS Darryl Strawberry
EK Ed Kranepool
GC Gary Carter
GF George Foster
GG Goose Gossage
GN Graig Nettles
JC Joe Carter
JK Jimmy Key
JP Jim Palmer
KG Ken Griffey, Sr.
LD Len Dykstra
MI Monte Irvin
MW Mookie Wilson
OC Orlando Cepeda
OH Orel Hershiser
PO Paul O'Neill
RF Rollie Fingers
TM Tim McCarver
WB Wade Boggs
WH Willie Horton

Celebrity Threads

Both Celebrity Threads are also available in a Refractor parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

EP Elvis Presley
MM Marilyn Monroe

Personal Endorsements

The stated odds of finding a Personal Endorsements autograph are as follows.

Group A (1:40/packs)
Group B (1:16/packs)
Group C (1:9/packs)

Each Personal Endorsements is also available in a Gold parallel, which is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

AD Andre Dawson
AK Al Kaline
BB Bert Blyleven
BG Bobby Grich
BJ Bo Jackson
BR Brooks Robinson
CF Carlton Fisk
CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
CY Carl Yastrzemski
DE Dennis Eckersley
DL Don Larsen
DS Duke Snider
DWE Darrell Evans
EW Earl Weaver
GB George Brett
GC Gary Carter
GF George Foster
GG Goose Gossage
GN Graig Nettles
JA Jim Abbott
JAP Jimmy Piersall
JM Jack McDowell
JO Jesse Orosco
JP Jim Palmer
KH Keith Hernandez
LA Luis Aparicio
NR Nolan Ryan
RD Ron Darling
RJ Reggie Jackson
RY Robin Yount
SM Stan Musial

Signature Marks

Each Signature Marks is a one-of-one.

AA Arthur Ashe
BH Ben Hogan
EP Elvis Presley
JD Jack Dempsey
JL Joe Louis
JO Jesse Owens
MM Marilyn Monroe
RM Rocky Marciano
RR Sugar Ray Robinson
MS Mark Spitz