SCF Official Review: 2012 Topps Series 1

[Enigma]

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



36 packs per box
10 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $57.99 - $69.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

BASE CARDS
The 330-card base set includes 265 Veterans, 30 Rookies, 10 League Leaders, the 2 Cy Young Award Winners, the 2 League MVPs, the 2 Rookies of the Year, 5 Record Breakers for the 2011 season, 4 World Series Highlights cards, and 10 cards recognizing the Active Leaders in 10 categories.


PARALLEL CARDS

- Black Parallel (330): Black-bordered cards sequentially numbered to 61. HOBBY & HTA ONLY
- Platinum Parallel (330): Platinum-bordered cards. ONE OF ONE!
- Golden Moments Parallel (330): A special parallel on shimmering gold foil. Inserted 1:4.
- Wood Parallel (330): The base cards printed on wood stock. ONE OF ONE!
- Base Card Printing Plates (1,320): All 330 base cards will have their 4 printing inserted in the product. ONE OF ONE! These will be plates of card fronts only. HOBBY & HTA ONLY
- Gold Silk Collection (100): Framed mini silk cards printed on special gold silk. Sequentially numbered to 50. HOBBY & HTA ONLY


TOPPS BASEBALL SERIES 1 GOLDEN GIVEAWAY
Golden Giveaway Code Card - Find special code cards inserted 1:6 packs! Every code unlocks a golden chance to WIN PRIZES! Unlock exclusive die-cut cards, unlock ONE OF ONE gold-embedded die-cut cards, unlock golden digital coins to collect and win prizes! Codes Unlock Cards And Coins! Collectors can also build their Coin collections, and as collection milestones are reached, unlock even more prizes! Points can also be used to bid on the ultimate Die-Cut Chrome Card!

Golden Moments Die-Cut Chrome Card: Striking die-cut chrome cards featuring 100 players and their greatest Golden Moment.

One Of One Truly Golden Moments Base Set Parallel: A parallel of the base set with a piece of real gold embedded in the card! ONE OF ONE!

Golden Moments Die-Cut Chrome Card Gold Parallel: A parallel of the-cut chrome cards numbered to 99.

Gold Team Coins: Every MLB team will be represented with a Gold in five different denominations. As Gold Coins are unlocked, the points will go into the collector's Bank, and can be used to bid for exciting prizes!

Autographed Gold Coin Card: 10 Gold Coins will be physically reproduced and embedded in a card, along with an autograph of a star from that team! Signed on card and sequentially numbered to 5!

Golden Moments Die-Cut Chrome Card Truly Golden Parallel: A parallel of the die-cut chrome cards with a piece of real gold embedded in the card. ONE OF ONE!


GOLDEN RELIC CARDS - ALL ARE HOBBY & HTA ONLY, 1 PER HTA BOX/1PER HOBBY CASE

Golden Greats Coin Cards (15): Golden Greats on cards with an embedded gold coin featuring their likeness. Numbered to each Great's jersey number.

Retired Rings (25): Celebrating players with retired numbers, each card will have a specially designed gold ring embedded in it.

Gold World Series Champions Pin Cards (20): Cards featuring a World Series Champion player with a specially created pin embedded.

Solid Golden Greats (15): Golden Greats on cards made of a solid piece of gold. ONE OF ONE!

Golden Moments 24K Gold Leaf Card (20): Select Golden Moments cards will also have a version where all foil is real 24k gold! Limited to 5.


INSERT CARDS

1987 Topps Minis (50): Mini featuring the biggest stars on the classic 1987 Topps design. Inserted 1:4.

Golden Moments (50): Featuring active and retired players and a Golden Moment from their career. Inserted 1:4.

Golden Greats (75): Featuring 15 of the greatest players of all time, each with 5 Golden Moments highlighted on 5 cards. Inserted 1:4.

Epic Walk-Offs (15): Celebrating the greatest walk-offs of all time. Inserted 1:8.

Gold Standard (25): Recognizing players who have gained entry into some of the most exclusive clubs in baseball, like the 3,000-Hit Club, 500- Home Run Club, and 3,000-K Club. Inserted 1:6.

Gold Futures (25): Featuring young stars who are on their way to creating Golden Moments of their own. Inserted 1:6.

Generations (25): Two players who have achieved similar Golden Moments appear together on cards. Inserted 1:6.


AUTOGRAPH CARDS

Golden Moments Cut Signatures: 20 of the greatest of all time are featured with an authentic signature. ONE OF ONE!

Golden Moments Autographs: 40 Golden Moments are immortalized with an autograph of the player who made it happen.

Golden Greats Autographs: 25 of the insert cards with an autograph and numbered to 10.

Epic Walk-Offs Autographs: 5 of the insert cards with an autograph and numbered to 15.

Gold Standard Autographs: 10 of the insert cards with an autograph and numbered to 15.

Gold Futures Autographs: 15 of the insert cards with an autograph and numbered to 15.

Generations Dual Autographs: 5 of the insert cards with 2 autographs and numbered to 10

World Champion Autographs: Featuring 5 members of the 2011 World Series Champions with an autograph. Numbered to 50.


RELIC CARDS

Golden Moments Relics: 60 Golden Moments are immortalized with a relic of the player who made it happen.

Golden Greats Relics: All 75 of the insert cards with a relic and numbered to 10.

Epic Walk-Offs Relics: 10 of the insert cards with a relic and numbered to 50.

Gold Standard Relics: 10 of the insert cards with a relic and numbered to 50.

Gold Futures Relics: 15 of the insert cards with a relic and numbered to 50.

Generations Dual Relics: 15 of the insert cards with 2 relics and numbered to 50.

World Champion Relics: Featuring 15 members of the 2011 World Series Champions with a relic Numbered to 100.

In The Name Relics: 517 cards featuring the letters from the name plates on the 2011 MLB All-Star Game Work-Out Jerseys. ONE OF ONE! HOBBY & HTA ONLY

1967 Mickey Mantle Reprint Relic: Mickey Mantle's 1967 Topps card featuring a relic piece. Numbered to 67.


AUTOGRAPH RELIC CARDS - ALL ARE HOBBY & HTA ONLY

Golden Moments Autograph Relics: 15 of the insert cards with an autograph and a relic and numbered to 10.

Golden Greats Autograph Relics: 25 of the insert cards with an autograph and a relic and numbered to 5.

Epic Walk-Offs Autograph Relics: 5 of the insert cards with an autograph and a relic and numbered to 10.

Gold Standard Autograph Relics: 10 of the insert cards with an autograph and a relic and numbered to 10.

Gold Futures Autograph Relics: 15 of the insert cards with an autograph and a relic and numbered to 10.

Generations Dual Autograph Relics: 5 of the insert cards with 2 autographs and 2 relics and numbered to 5.

World Champion Autograph Relics: Featuring 5 members of the 2011 World Series Champions with an autograph and a relic. Numbered to 50


SKETCH CARDS - HOBBY & HTA ONLY
100 original sketch cards. ONE OF ONE!

WHAT WE PULLED



Base - 293/330
Dupes - 0
SP - 0



Golden Giveaway Codes - 6 (not scanned)
Gold Sparkle (9)
1987 Minis (9)
Classic Walk-Offs (4)
Gold Futures (6)
Gold Standard (6)
Golden Greats (9)
Golden Moments (9)
Prime 9 Home Run Legends Redemptions (2)
Timeless Talents (6)



Golden Moments Jonathan Lucroy Jersey



FINAL RATINGS

Base - 4.5/5
Design - 4/5
Fun - 3.5/5
Value - 4/5
Rebuy - 5/5

Overall - 21/25 (84%)


Pros:
Nice assortment of inserts
Almost a complete base set
Entertaining SPs to chase
Golden Giveaway Promotion
Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption Program

Cons:
Gold cards are unnumbered
Tedious to rip through 36 packs
1 Hit per box

NPN Information:

Hand print name and address on a 3x5 index card and send in a #10 envelope (standard PWE) to

NPN Topps BB Series 1
PO Box 763
Pittston, PA 18640

Limit 1 request per household

Postmarked by 11/14/12
Received by 11/21/12

Canada Skills Question: 4 x 4 + 4 - 11 = ?

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, visit them today at www.topps.com.

[spuds1961]

Haven't commented on your reviews in awhile Tony,great as usual,but that was one crappy break.