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In 2011 the theme for the flagship Topps baseball set was diamonds. With 2012 Topps Baseball, expect to see lots of gold. From parallels to inserts to the continuation and expansion of the popular code redemptions, gold is the thread that runs throughout. Hobby boxes promise either an autograph or relic card. Jumbo HTA boxes have one autograph and two relic cards. One of these relics isn't a game-used piece but rather a manufactured relic card featuring pins, rings or real gold. 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball follows the familiar format of a 330-card base set that includes 265 veterans, 30 rookies and 35 cards for league leaders, award winners and highlights.
Product Configuration: 36 packs per box
Price Point: Entry-Level Baseball Card
Target Audience: Set Builders, Baseball Card Collectors, Topps Collectors, Kids
2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Box Break
For more information, check out our comprehensive 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Multi-Case Recap and in-depth 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Case Breaking Guide.
- One Autograph or Relic Card
- Six Golden Giveaway Code Cards
- Nine 1987 Topps Minis
- Nine Golden Moments Inserts
- Nine Golden Greats Inserts
- Four Epic Walk-Offs Inserts
- Six Gold Standard Inserts
- Six Gold Futures Inserts
- Six Generations Inserts
- Nine Golden Moments Parallels
2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Product Highlights:
- 330-card base set (265 veterans, 30 rookies, 10 league leaders, six award winners, five Record Breakers, four World Series Highlights, ten active stat leaders).
- Complete 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball short print checklist and gallery.
- See highlights from brentandbecca's 60-case break.
- Topps reveals Albert Pujols and Jose Reyes short prints.
- One autograph or relic card per hobby box; one autograph and two relic cards per HTA jumbo box.
- Base set parallels: Golden Moments (1:4), Silk (100 framed gold silk mini cards, /50), Black (/61), Printing Plates, Platinum (/1), Wood (/1), Truly Golden Moments (/1, see Golden Giveaway Code Cards below).
- 1987 Topps Minis (50 cards, 1:4) bring back the memorable wood design.
- Golden Moments (50 cards, 1:4) mix current and retired players, spotlighting career highlights.
- Golden Greats (75 cards, 1:4) include five career highlights for 15 different players (think 2007 Topps Next Generation but on a smaller scale and hopefully different photographs).
- One of the most exciting moments in sports is the subject of Epic Walk-Offs (15 cards, 1:8), which honors some of the most memorable game-clinching hits of all-time.
- Gold Standard (25 cards, 1:6) include members of some of the most collectible milestone clubs in baseball, such as the 3,000 Strikeouts and 500 Home Runs.
- Gold Futures (25 cards, 1:6) is your typical rookies and young stars insert set, done here with a gold theme.
- Generations (25 cards, 1:6) inserts pair players who share similar accomplishments.
- Autographs: Golden Moments Autographs (40 cards), Golden Greats Autographs (25 card, /10), Epic Walk-Offs Autographs (five cards, /15), Gold Standard Autographs (ten cards, /15), Gold Futures Autographs (15 cards, /15) and Generations Dual Autographs (five cards, /10).
- World Champion Autographs (/50) have signatures from the 2011 World Series Champs.
- Golden Moments Cut Signatures (20 cards, /1) provide autographs from some of baseball's all-time greats.
- Memorabilia cards: Golden Moments Relics (60 cards), Golden Greats Relics (75 cards, /10), Epic Walk-Offs Relics (ten cards, /50), Gold Standard Relics (ten cards, /50), Gold Futures Relics (15 cards, /50), Generations Dual Relics (15 cards, /50) and World Champion Relics (15 cards, /100).
- In the Name Relics (517 cards, /1) have nameplate letters from 2011 All-Star Game work-out jerseys.
- Continuing with past years, the 1967 Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic (/67) is a copy of his 1967 Topps Baseball card with an embedded relic piece.
- Autographed memorabilia cards: Golden Moments Autograph Relics (15 cards, /10), Golden Greats Autograph Relics (25 cards, /5), Epic Walk-Offs Autograph Relics (five cards, /10), Gold Standard Autograph Relics (ten cards, /10), Gold Futures Autograph Relics (15 cards, /10), Generations Dual Autograph Relics (five cards, /5) and World Champion Autograph Relics (five cards, /50).
- Sketch Cards (100 cards, /1).
- Golden Relic Cardsare inserted one per hobby case and one per jumbo box.
- Golden Great Coin Cards (15 cards, number to the player's jersey number) feature an embedded coin with the player's face on it. Parallel: Solid Golden Greats (/1) include a solid gold coin.
- Retired Rings (25 cards) feature a ring element built into the card. The set spotlights numbers that have been retired.
- Gold World Series Champion Pin Cards (20 cards) are like manufactured patch cards but with pins. As the name suggests, the checklist includes only World Champions.
- Golden Moments 24k Gold Leaf Cards (20 cards, /5) parallel the Golden Moments insert with foil that is made of actual gold.
Golden Giveaway Code Cards
- Golden Giveaway Codes (1:6) are similar to the Diamond and Million Card Giveaway codes Topps used in 2010 and 2011. Every code is a potential winner.
- Golden Moment Die-Cut Chrome Cards (100 cards) highlight the featured player's greatest achievement. Parallel: Gold (/99), Truly Golden (/1, to be bid on with Gold Team Coins).
- Truly Golden Moments Base Set Parallel (330 cards, /1) embed real gold into the card.
- Gold Team Coins are available in five denominations for each team. Collectors will be able to use these coins to bid on items and prizes.
- Autographed Gold Coin Cards (10 cards, /5) will see the coins actually made and put on a card, autographed by a player on the featured team.
2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption Details
- Collectors who send in 50 hobby wrappers or 14 jumbo wrappers will receive a pack of five exclusive 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Gold Rush cards.
- Set has 50 total cards.
- Autographs randomly inserted. Signers include Albert Pujols, Sandy Koufax, Willie Mays, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Belle, Nelson Cruz and Dennis Eckersley.
- For faster service, collectors are encouraged to bundle sets of wrappers. This can be done with a rubber band. Topps is also encouraging collectors to send all wrappers in one package.
- Redemption program only open for the month of February, 2012. All requests must be postmarked by February 29th.
- 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption requests must be mailed to:
Gold Rush
PO Box 2008
Duryea, PA 18642
2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Golden Tickets
- Ten Golden Tickets inserted in hobby packs.
- Winners receive a gold-infused baseball signed by Ken Griffey Jr, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron.
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2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Set Checklist Index
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2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Product Review
Reviewed by Rodney Ashe
Good: At first glance, the cards have very sharp color and definitely catch your attention. There is a good amount of inserts in this product. The cost of a box is very reasonable.
Bad: As with most earlier Topps Baseball sets, the borders are very basic. Some of the names are hard to read. It takes more than one box to complete a base set.
The Bottom Line: Overall, this is a product that is affordable for all collectors. There are a variety of attractive insert sets that are worth chasing. Short prints add a further hunt and anyone lucky enough to pull the Albert Pujols Angels, Jose Reyes Marlins or the Skip Schumaker Squirrel card will certainly see good returns.
Card Design: 3.5/5.0
The base cards, Golden Moments insert, and Golden Greats inserts have nice colorful designs. A few of the other inserts could use a better layout and color scheme, though. For example, the Classic Walk-Offs would benefit from a more colorful background and a full player picture instead of a partial photo. A better background on the Gold Standard inserts would make the printing easier to read.
Checklist: 5.0/5.0
Like almost every base Topps set, you get a nice variety of players. The checklist consists mainly of veterans who are complimented by a handful of rookies. Many of the insert sets add Hall of Famers to the mix.
Value: 3.5/5.0
You only get one hit per hobby box. Except for the extremely rare cards that fall less than one per case, very few individual pulls out of 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball will bring much money. That said, some of the hard-to-find cards, such as the World Series Champions autographs and jerseys, are moving extremely well. However, given the price, there is a lot of value to be found by simply sorting through the base cards and looking over them. 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball is definitely a good product for set collectors, baseball fans and kids looking to break into the hobby.
The Fun Factor: 5.0/5.0
Because of the reasonable price, 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball is fun for almost everyone. Set collectors will love chasing all the base cards and inserts. Golden Giveaway redemption codes and variation short prints add further variety. So while you might not see a monetary return on your investment from a single box, 2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball is a reminder of the why the hobby became what it is.
2012 Topps Series 1 Baseball Cards,
Zach | Sep 13, 2011 | Reply
Looks ALOT better than last year!
jake1230 | Feb 27, 2012 | Reply
Topps is always fun and affordable to bust a few boxes. A jumbo box gets you the base set and value is always added with the wrapper rewards and on-line codes sites in the last few years.
Craig | Mar 2, 2012 | Reply
Boom! This product is a home run all the way. I’m lovin the gold theme thru and thru. Out of the 2 boxes I bought I pulled the Pujols and Reyes short prints which totally paid for the cost of the boxes. Great job topps!
A.J. | Mar 8, 2012 | Reply
The SP’s this year are really interesting, looking forward to what Series 2 brings!
dan o briean | Mar 23, 2012 | Reply
Negatives!!!
Price increase – for a less enjoyable product compared to last years
Dislike the layout of the Golden Moment cards/relics – relics placed on edge of card tend to have damaged areas during the manufacturing process. Go back to vertical designs.
Golden Giveaway Promo – IS TERRIBLE – virtual coins are useless – no motivation to participate in the 2012 promo. Last years 2011 was far more enjoyable with having he ability to trade REAL cards. I ended up buying 1/4 the amount of 2012 Series 1 cards as I did the 2011
What is the point of the “Classic Walkoff” inserts??? Does not follow the Gold theme
Hardly any hits – I can buy a unopened retail box and get no hits. Wasteful and little/no bang for the buck
Positives
I like the SP variations – Gaterade/Dugout/Pie in the face is a great idea
Generally speaking the relics in these years cards are from better players (no more Phil Hughes are Joba Chamberlins – Thank God!!)
TIM OTTLEY | Jul 10, 2012 | Reply
Talk about lucky, I bought two series 1 packs and pullled the Pujols & Reyes SP’s!!!!!!!!
steve | Nov 15, 2012 | Reply
I love the Topps basic issue. A clean, crisp design with a satisfying array of player shots. Really like the inserts. Having said that, I am growing weary of the parallels. Not sure we need to have a blue, gold and emerald version of the same card. Just don’t think they are necessary. Thanks.
Jami Allen | Nov 17, 2012 | Reply
I love this design by Topps, and I love chasing the short print variations of the base cards. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because I think there are too many inserts. I like some inserts, but not this many.
Matt Gilman | Nov 17, 2012 | Reply
Like the giveaway code cards…but don’t like the shipping costs. Base design is not bad and I like the parallels. But the other inserts to me are trash. They are no better than filler cards. Sorry to be so harsh. They need to put more effort into those. The autos and memorabilia cards are nice too. But the inserts need some work. And they need to cut down inserting them 2 per pack and making them worthless. What about two per box???
Jeff | Feb 18, 2013 | Reply
Product is cheap looking and can’t stand the mini’s.