SCF Official Review: 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball

[Enigma]

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Topps for providing us with this box.



24 packs per box
9 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $74.99 - $89.99

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS

BASE CARDS

Regular Cards
500 cards in the classic 1963 Topps design, featuring all the biggest Veterans and Rookies, plus League Leaders, World Series Highlights, Rookie Stars cards, team cards, combo cards, and Managers. The last 75 cards are shortprinted and Inserted 1:3 packs.


PARALLEL CARDS

Chrome
100 cards from the base set in Chrome technology. Sequentially numbered to 1963.

Chrome Refractor
100 cards from the base set in Chrome Refractor technology. Sequentially numbered to 563.

Black Bordered Chrome Refractor
100 cards from the base set in Chrome Refractor technology with black borders. Sequentially numbered to 63.


INSERT CARDS
New Age Performers
15 stars of today who are setting the new standard. Inserted 1:15 packs.

Then and Now
10 cards comparing the statistical performances of a player from 1963 and a current star. Inserted 1:15 packs.

Baseball Flashbacks
10 highlights from the 1963 season. Inserted 1:12 packs.

News Flashbacks
10 world news moments from 1963. Inserted 1:12 packs.

Topps Stick-Ons
46 stickers just like those produced back in 1963! Inserted 1:8 packs.

Framed Buyback Topps Stick-Ons
100 vintage, original stick-ons will be repurchased and framed. Numbered HOBBY ONLY


AUTOGRAPH CARDS - Every autograph is on-card!

Real One Autographs
40 subjects! Players that appeared for the last time on a Topps card in 1963 will sign a reproduction of that card, as well as superstars from 1963 and active favorites! All on-card!

Real One Special Edition
The same players as above will sign 63 cards in red. On-card! Hand-numbered to 63.

Real One Dual Autographs
10 cards signed by both a retired and active player. On-card! Hand numbered to 25. HOBBY ONLY

Flashback Autographs
5 retired subjects will sign 25 cards on-card featuring a highlight from their 1963 season. Hand-numbered to 25.

1963 Cut Signatures
10 cards featuring signatures from stars of 1963, including Mickey Mantle. All 1/1.


AUTOGRAPH RELIC CARDS - Every autograph is on-card!

Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics
10 cards featuring an on-card autograph and game-used memorabilia. Both active and retired players are featured. Hand-numbered to 25.

Flashback Autograph Relics
5 retired subjects will sign 25 cards on-card featuring a highlight from their 1963 season and a relic from the stadium in which it occurred. Hand-numbered to 25.

Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics
5 cards featuring a retired star and an active player with a game-used relic piece and an on-card autograph from both. Hand-numbered to 10. HOBBY ONLY


RELIC CARDS

Clubhouse Collection Over
50 active players will be featured with a game-used piece of memorabilia.

Clubhouse Collection Dual Relic
5 cards featuring a game-used relic piece from both an active player and a retired star. Hand-numbered to 63.

Flashback Stadium Relics
10 cards featuring a retired subject, his highlight from the 1963 season, and a relic from the stadium in which it occurred.

'63 Mint
20 cards featuring an event from 1963 along with a coin minted in that year. The denomination of the coin is determined by the type of event. All of the below will be included. HOBBY ONLY 1 per case.
- Half-Dollar - Hall of Fame induction.
- Quarter - Baseball event.
- Dime - Non-baseball event.
- Nickel - Rookie year.
- Penny - Player birthday.

The JFK Story '63 Mint
A special '63 Mint card celebrating the legacy of one of America's most beloved Presidents. One card will be available for each year the JFK half dollar has been in circulation. Numbered to 48. HOBBY ONLY

The JFK Story Stamp Collection
7 special stamp cards, each featuring a moment from the life of JFK and a US Postage stamp honoring the President. Numbered to 63. HOBBY ONLY


BOX LOADERS

Advertising Panels Special 3-card panels just like those used to advertise Topps product in 1963. 1:2 boxes. HOBBY ONLY

1963 Topps Originals
Original 1963 cards are repurchased, foil-stamped, and inserted in boxes. Every card from the 1963 set is included! 1:2 boxes. HOBBY ONLY

WHAT WE PULLED



Advertising Panel Box Loader



Base: 193/425 (45.4%)
SP: 8/75 (10.7%)
Checklist: 3/5 (Not scanned)
Chrome /1963 (2): Jayson Werth, NL Home Run Leaders
Chrome Refractor /563 (1): Marco Scutaro



Baseball Flashbacks (2)
New Age Performers (1)
News Flashbacks (2)
Then And Now (2)
Topps Stick-Ons (3)



Clubhouse Collection Evan Longoria Bat



FINAL RATINGS

Base - 3.75/5
Design - 4.5/5
Fun - 3.5/5
Value - 3/5
Rebuy - 3/5

Overall - 17.75/25 (71%)

Pros:
Retro design honoring 1963 Topps
Lots of short prints (great for set chasers)
Low yield of numbered parallels
Great for TTM/IP collectors

Cons:
1 Hit per box (mostly an unnumbered relic)
Lots of short prints (headache to those not wanting to spend hundreds on boxes/cards)
Price of box does offer a good value
Why stamp the buybacks? More fun and value to get the original card untouched


NPN Info:

NPN 2012 Topps Heritage BB
PO Box 2230
Duryea, PA 18642

Limit 1 per household

Canada Skills Question: 20 x 4 + 4 - 21 = ?

Postmarked 6/13/12
Received 6/20/12

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Topps for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, you can visit them today at www.topps.com.

[Tennelson55]

Nice longoria!

[spuds1961]

Decent box,maybe it's just me but I'm not feeling excitement over cards lately,once again nice review Tony.