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=Description=
=Description=


2012 Topps Archives is a 200-card set tentatively scheduled for release the week of May 21, 2012. Due to restrictions on the number of retired players that can appear in a specific product, 2012 Archives will not completely be like the Archives sets of the 1990s and 2000s -- i.e. a set full of reprints.  Instead, the set will feature current stars in a variety of classic designs along with a subset based on the All-Time Fan Favorites set of the 2000s.   
2012 Topps Archives, a 241-card set, was released to retail May 17th and to the hobby on May 23rd, 2012. Due to restrictions on the number of retired players that can appear in a specific product alongside current MLB players, 2012 Archives can not be structured like the Archives sets of the [[1991 Topps Archives | 1990s]] and [[2001 Topps Archives | 2000s]] -- i.e. a set full of reprints.  Instead, the set will feature current stars in a variety of classic designs along with a subset based on the [[2005 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites | All-Time Fan Favorites set of the 2000s]].   


Each 24-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two All-Time Fan Favorites autographs.
Each 24-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two All-Time Fan Favorites autographs.
A number of late additions to the product were announced by Topps in the run-up to Archives' release.  However, most were never released.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=


Hobby: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5).  10 boxes per case.
Hobby: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5).  10 boxes per case.
Blasters: (MSRP $19.99) contain 8 packs with 8 cards in each pack.
Rack packs: (MSRP $4.99) contain 14 cards.
Retail: (MSRP $3.09) contain 8 cards.


=Reviews=
=Reviews=
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!Hobby Odds
!Hobby Odds
!Retail Odds
!Retail Odds
!Retail Rack Odds
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||241||-||8:1||8:1||14:1
|-
|Short Set||200||-||8:1||8:1||14:1
|-
|All-Time Fan Favorites||41||-||1:4||1:4||1:4
|-
|Gold||200||-||1:12||1:12||1:12
|-
|Printing Plates||240||four-for-each||1:777||N/A||N/A
|-
|Reprints||50||-||1:4||1:4||1:4
|-
|Reprints Printing Plates||50||four-for-each||*||N/A||N/A
|-
|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||200||-||?||?
|1977 Cloth Stickers||25||-||1:6||1:6||1:6
|-
|-
|Short Set||160||-||?||?
|1977 Cloth Printing Plates||25||four-for-each||*||N/A||N/A
|-
|-
|All-Time Fan Favorites||40||-||1:4||1:4
|1967 Stickers||25||-||1:8||1:8||1:8
|-
|-
|Gold||200||-||1:12||1:12
|1967 Stickers Printing Plates||25||four-for-each||*||N/A||N/A
|-
|-
|Printing Plates||200||four-for-each||?||N/A
|1968 3D||15||-||1:8||1:8||1:8
|-
|-
|Rookie Reprints||50||-||1:4||1:4
|1968 3D Printing Plates||15||four-for-each||*||N/A||N/A
|-
|-
|Rookie Reprints Printing Plates||50||four-for-each||?||N/A
|1969 Deckle Edge||15||-||1:12||1:12||1:12
|-
|-
|1977 Cloth||25||-||1:6||1:6
|1969 Deckle Edge Printing Plates||15||four-for-each||*||N/A||N/A
|-
|-
|1977 Cloth Printing Plates||25||four-for-each||?||N/A
|1958 Classic Combos||10||-||N/A||1:32||1:32
|-
|-
|1967 Stickers||25||-||1:6||1:6
|1982 In Action||10||-||N/A||1:32||1:32
|-
|-
|1967 Stickers Printing Plates||25||four-for-each||?||N/A
|1956 Relics||55||-||1:120||1:30||1:15
|-
|-
|1968 3D||15||-||1:8||1:8
|All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs Group A||?||-||1:368||1:4500||1:1900
|-
|-
|1968 3D Printing Plates||15||four-for-each||?||N/A
|All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs Group B||?||-||1:21||1:173||1:87
|-
|-
|1969 Deckle Edge||15||-||1:12||1:12
|All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs Group C||?||-||1:32||1:403||1:200
|-
|-
|1969 Deckle Edge Printing Plates||15||four-for-each||?||N/A
|Originals Buyback||?||?||1:14:740||1:3,275||1:1,200
|-
|-
|All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs||75||-||1:12||1:12
|Originals Redemptions||?||100||1:44,200||1:9800||1:3600
|-
|-
|1956 Relics||55||-||?||?
|Yu Darvish Autograph||1||-||1:1685||1:32,850||1:8680
|-
|-
|Framed 1983 Autographed Minis||25||25||?||N/A
|Gary Carter Sticker Autograph||1||-||1:12,400||N/A||?
|-
|-
|Autographed Originals|||10||5||?||N/A
|Hank Aaron Autographed 1994 Topps Archives Buyback||1||25||1:24,875||N/A||?
|-
|-
|Originals Redemptions||?||100||?||?
|Topps Vault Redemptions||?||20||1:196,000||1:48,000||1:20,000
|-
|-
|Topps Vault Redemptions||?||20||?||?
|Framed 1983 Autographed Minis||25||25||1:995||N/A||N/A
|-
|Autographed Originals|||10||5||1:8292||N/A||N/A
|}
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Stated odds of finding an Insert Printing Plate: 1:1196/packs


=Checklist=
=Checklist=
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==Base Set==
==Base Set==


===1954 Topps===
===1954 Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/50/Albert-Pujols.jpg?id=05dfb7c2-b810-48fe-bfef-a38111cc12ec&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/50/Albert-Pujols.jpg?id=05dfb7c2-b810-48fe-bfef-a38111cc12ec&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num < 41);
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num < 51)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1971 Topps===
===1971 Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/60/Mariano-Rivera.jpg?id=482dec0c-3fa5-4dd4-8d23-ec0a6c859178&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/60/Mariano-Rivera.jpg?id=482dec0c-3fa5-4dd4-8d23-ec0a6c859178&size=original&side=back&.jpg


<sql2wiki database="carddb">
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num BETWEEN 41 AND 80);
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num BETWEEN 51 AND 100)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1980 Topps===
===1980 Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/133/Mark-Trumbo.jpg?id=afb924d4-102a-4e76-80cf-24e76d3df59a&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/133/Mark-Trumbo.jpg?id=afb924d4-102a-4e76-80cf-24e76d3df59a&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num BETWEEN 81 AND 120);
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num BETWEEN 101 AND 150)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1984 Topps===
===1984 Design===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/160/Prince-Fielder.jpg?id=29d3a0c0-ef8f-46b4-af0f-b6b00924a25c&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/160/Prince-Fielder.jpg?id=29d3a0c0-ef8f-46b4-af0f-b6b00924a25c&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num BETWEEN 121 AND 160);
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num BETWEEN 151 AND 200)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===All-Time Fan Favorites===
===All-Time Fan Favorites===


NOTE: The remaining part of the checklist is TBD.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/224/Terry-Pendleton.jpg?id=2250e667-b946-430a-a0e5-f618199e5c48&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base/224/Terry-Pendleton.jpg?id=2250e667-b946-430a-a0e5-f618199e5c48&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Like the All-Time Fan Favorites set of the mid-00s, this subset features retired players done in the style, but are NOT reprints, of classic Topps cards.  The ATFF subset is short-printed and seeded into packs at the rate of 1:4.
 
Card #241 was printed in much more limited quantities than the other 40 cards in the subset.


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num > 160);
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives') AND (num > 200)
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
==Parallels==


==Parallels==
===Gold===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base---Gold/152/Johnny-Cueto.jpg?id=a7f11695-5b02-41bc-b0ac-33a964e1439e&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base---Gold/152/Johnny-Cueto.jpg?id=a7f11695-5b02-41bc-b0ac-33a964e1439e&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Each of the first 200 base cards are available in a Gold parallel.


All 200 base cards are available in the following parallels.
===Printing Plates===


* Gold (1:12/packs)
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base---Printing-Plate-Magenta/11/Curtis-Granderson.jpg?id=c42cc6de-b591-473b-a41c-1ff0826acaa4&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Base---Printing-Plate-Magenta/11/Curtis-Granderson.jpg?id=c42cc6de-b591-473b-a41c-1ff0826acaa4&size=original&side=back&.jpg


* Printing Plates (set of four for each, Hobby only).
A set of four Printing Plates for each base card EXCEPT the Bryce Harper rookie (#241) are also available.


==Inserts==
==Inserts==


NOTE: Randomly inserted into Hobby packs are the printing plates for each insert.  Each of the 130 inserts has a set of four plates.
'''NOTE:''' Randomly inserted into Hobby packs are the printing plates for each insert.  With the exception of the two retail-exclusive sets, all inserts have a set of four plates.


===Rookie Reprints===
===Reprints===


CHECKLIST: TBD
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Reprint-Inserts/228/George-Brett.jpg?id=8c5eb69c-6398-4873-8aaf-15f2a2b89e5f&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Reprint-Inserts/228/George-Brett.jpg?id=8c5eb69c-6398-4873-8aaf-15f2a2b89e5f&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Each card is a full reproduction of a previously issued Topps card.  To distinguish these inserts from the originals, and from every other reprint insert Topps has issued both before and since, each card is stamped with the Topps Archives logo on the front.
 
'''NOTE:''' This set is not sequentially-numbered. Therefore, we have checklisted this set by YEAR, CARD #, PLAYER.


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Rookie Reprints');
SELECT info,num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Reprints')
ORDER BY info,num +0 ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1977 Cloth===
===1977 Cloth===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1977-Cloth-Patches/77C-EH/Eric-Hosmer.jpg?id=bdb1c929-508e-42f5-bf93-c63a621213bb&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1977-Cloth-Patches/77C-EH/Eric-Hosmer.jpg?id=bdb1c929-508e-42f5-bf93-c63a621213bb&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1977 Cloth');
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1977 Cloth')
ORDER BY num ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1967 Stickers===
===1967 Stickers===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1967-Stickers/67S-MR/Mariano-Rivera.jpg?id=8c77851d-7913-40be-88fb-9daf3dbf2a88&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1967-Stickers/67S-MR/Mariano-Rivera.jpg?id=8c77851d-7913-40be-88fb-9daf3dbf2a88&size=original&side=back&.jpg


<sql2wiki database="carddb">
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1967 Stickers');
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1967 Stickers')
ORDER BY num ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1968 3D===
===1968 3D===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1968-3D/WIMA/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=ee553238-5cff-4ba4-a6e5-652ff2299932&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1968-3D/WIMA/Willie-Mays.jpg?id=ee553238-5cff-4ba4-a6e5-652ff2299932&size=original&side=back&.jpg
'''NOTE:''' This set is not sequentially-numbered and measures about a quarter-inch narrower than a standard-sized trading card (2 1/4").


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1968 3D');
SELECT player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1968 3D')
ORDER BY player ASC;
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1969 Deckle Edge===
===1969 Deckle Edge===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1969-Deckle-Edge/69DE-1/Roy-Halladay.jpg?id=753ba04a-409c-4f1a-ad3c-5ff22af97d99&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1969-Deckle-Edge/69DE-1/Roy-Halladay.jpg?id=753ba04a-409c-4f1a-ad3c-5ff22af97d99&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1969 Deckle Edge');
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1969 Deckle Edge');
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1982 In Action===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1982-In-Action/82IA-TT/Troy-Tulowitzki.jpg?id=9421bc50-1d36-423c-a8c2-1e80f49ed13d&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1982-In-Action/82IA-TT/Troy-Tulowitzki.jpg?id=9421bc50-1d36-423c-a8c2-1e80f49ed13d&size=original&side=back&.jpg
This set is exclusive to retail packs.
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives In Action');
</sql2wiki>
===1958 Classic Combos===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1958-Duos/58-SH/Mike-Schmidt-Roy-Halladay.jpg?id=3bc128a0-8e17-487b-b22c-ee2520326375&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1958-Duos/58-SH/Mike-Schmidt-Roy-Halladay.jpg?id=3bc128a0-8e17-487b-b22c-ee2520326375&size=original&side=back&.jpg
This set is exclusive to retail packs.
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Classic Combos')
ORDER BY num ASC;
</sql2wiki>
==Autographs & Game-Used==
==Autographs & Game-Used==


===All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs===
===1956 Relics===


NOTE: Remainder of checklist TBD.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1956-Relics/56R-BP/Brandon-Phillips.jpg?id=320ac206-c844-48a7-ab6e-0e4bc4f2f089&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1956-Relics/56R-BP/Brandon-Phillips.jpg?id=320ac206-c844-48a7-ab6e-0e4bc4f2f089&size=original&side=back&.jpg


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs');
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1956 Relics')
ORDER BY substring(num, 3, 4);
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1956 Relics===
===All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs===
 
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Fan-Favorites-Autographs/FFA-BMA/Bill-Madlock.jpg?id=668c0f24-513b-4f4d-8de7-b6511af415c8&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Fan-Favorites-Autographs/FFA-BMA/Bill-Madlock.jpg?id=668c0f24-513b-4f4d-8de7-b6511af415c8&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
'''NOTES'''


NOTE: Remainder of checklist TBD.
* Autographs of Bryce Harper, Gary Carter, and Yu Darvish were announced as late additions to the product.  All three cards are NOT sequentially-numbered with an "FFA-" prefix and are noticably tougher to pull than any of the other All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs.
* All autographs are on-card EXCEPT Gary Carter's, which is a sticker (Carter passed away in February 2012).  The Gary Carter card was exclusive to Hobby packs.
* To commemorate his 1988 game in which he played at all nine positions, there are nine different Jose Oquendo cards (each with different photographs) in this set.
* Sid Bream inscribed his cards with various Bible verses.
* Redemption cards expired April 30th, 2015.


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1956 Relics');
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs')
ORDER BY substring(num, 3, 5);
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===Framed 1983 Autographed Minis===
===Framed 1983 Autographed Minis===
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1983-Mini-Framed-Autographs/83M-SC/Starlin-Castro.jpg?id=7c236c28-af12-40c5-8699-0556551592b0&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---1983-Mini-Framed-Autographs/83M-SC/Starlin-Castro.jpg?id=7c236c28-af12-40c5-8699-0556551592b0&size=original&side=back&.jpg


Each Framed 1983 Autographed Mini is exclusive to Hobby packs and serial-numbered to 25 copies.
Each Framed 1983 Autographed Mini is exclusive to Hobby packs and serial-numbered to 25 copies.
NOTE: Remainder of checklist TBD.


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Framed 1983 Autographed Minis')
SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Framed 1983 Autographed Minis')
ORDER BY num +0 ASC;
ORDER BY substring(num, 3, 5);
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>


===Autographed Originals===
===Autographed Originals===


Each Autographed Original features an on-card autograph on a previously released Topps card. Each card is serial-numbered to five copies, and exclusive to Hobby packs.
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Autographed-Originals/1968-355/Ernie-Banks.jpg?id=7fe644ee-90f4-45ce-951d-d255a00bbf39&size=original&side=front&.jpg
https://img.comc.com/i/Baseball/2012/Topps-Archives---Autographed-Originals/1968-355/Ernie-Banks.jpg?id=7fe644ee-90f4-45ce-951d-d255a00bbf39&size=original&side=back&.jpg
 
Each Autographed Original features an on-card autograph on a previously released Topps card. Each card is serial-numbered to five copies, and exclusive to Hobby packs. 
 
As a late addition to the product, Topps announced that Frank Robinson would sign an additional 88 non-serial-numbered copies of his [[1991 Topps]] card.  Unfortunately, as with the Six-Player Book Autographs and 80s Icon Cut Signatures (see below), none of the 1991 Frank Robinson autographs have emerged from this product.


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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Autographed Originals');
SELECT player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives Autographed Originals');
</sql2wiki>
</sql2wiki>
===1994 Topps Archives Hank Aaron Gold Autograph Buyback===
In 1994, Hank Aaron autographed 1954 Gold parallel reprints of his [[1954 Topps]] card for insertion into [[1994 Topps Archives|that year's Topps Archives]] set.  As a late addition to the product, Topps bought back 25 copies of that card and randomly inserted them into packs of 2012 Archives.  To differentiate these buybacks from the original 1994 cards, each buyback is serial-numbered to 25 on the front (the 1994 cards were NOT serial-numbered).
<sql2wiki database="carddb">
SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2012) AND (setname = 'Topps Archives 1994 Topps Archives Hank Aaron Gold Autograph Buyback');
</sql2wiki>
===Touched By Greatness===
The Touched by Greatness card features Cal Ripken, Jr.'s hand-print and autograph on an over-sized card.  The cards, which are redemptions and hand-numbered to 100 copies, are exclusive to Hobby and packed as a [[Box-topper|box-topper.]]
In a video posted by [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6ApoHlYwEKc Ripken's own Ironclad Authentics,] Ripken is seen making the hand-prints while wearing a batting glove -- which defeats the whole purpose of a "hand print."
Just like the other late additions to Archives (e.g. The Frank Robinson buyback autographs, the six-player book card, et al), it does not appear that the Ripken hand print cards were ever released.
===Six-Player Book Autographs===
Yet another late edition to Archives, redemption cards good for one of ten one-of-one Six-Player Book Autographs were (allegedly) inserted into packs.  Other than a mock-up of a Darryl Strawberry / Rickey Henderson / Dale Murphy / Andre Dawson / Dave Winfield / Tony Gwynn card, none of these cards are known to have ever emerged.  It can be assumed that they were never made.
===Karate Kid Autographs===
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These autographs, featuring two of the stars of the 1984 film ''The Karate Kid'', are exclusive to Hobby.  Each card measures 5" X 7" and packed out as a box topper.  What this has to do with baseball is anybody's guess.
Unlike the other late additions to the product that were announced, these cards were actually produced and distributed in Archives boxes. 
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===80s Icon Cut Signatures===
Just like with the Six-Player Book Autographs and the Frank Robinson buyback autograph, the 80s Icon Cut Signatures were also a late addition to Archives, and they too appear to have never been made.  The three celebrities listed below were announced provisionally by Topps, but have yet to emerge.  They too, more than likely, were never made.
James Earl Jones
Vanna White
Bob Barker
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Latest revision as of 18:28, 1 February 2023


Description

2012 Topps Archives, a 241-card set, was released to retail May 17th and to the hobby on May 23rd, 2012. Due to restrictions on the number of retired players that can appear in a specific product alongside current MLB players, 2012 Archives can not be structured like the Archives sets of the 1990s and 2000s -- i.e. a set full of reprints. Instead, the set will feature current stars in a variety of classic designs along with a subset based on the All-Time Fan Favorites set of the 2000s.

Each 24-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two All-Time Fan Favorites autographs.

A number of late additions to the product were announced by Topps in the run-up to Archives' release. However, most were never released.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 10 boxes per case.

Blasters: (MSRP $19.99) contain 8 packs with 8 cards in each pack.

Rack packs: (MSRP $4.99) contain 14 cards.

Retail: (MSRP $3.09) contain 8 cards.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds Retail Rack Odds
Base 241 - 8:1 8:1 14:1
Short Set 200 - 8:1 8:1 14:1
All-Time Fan Favorites 41 - 1:4 1:4 1:4
Gold 200 - 1:12 1:12 1:12
Printing Plates 240 four-for-each 1:777 N/A N/A
Reprints 50 - 1:4 1:4 1:4
Reprints Printing Plates 50 four-for-each * N/A N/A
1977 Cloth Stickers 25 - 1:6 1:6 1:6
1977 Cloth Printing Plates 25 four-for-each * N/A N/A
1967 Stickers 25 - 1:8 1:8 1:8
1967 Stickers Printing Plates 25 four-for-each * N/A N/A
1968 3D 15 - 1:8 1:8 1:8
1968 3D Printing Plates 15 four-for-each * N/A N/A
1969 Deckle Edge 15 - 1:12 1:12 1:12
1969 Deckle Edge Printing Plates 15 four-for-each * N/A N/A
1958 Classic Combos 10 - N/A 1:32 1:32
1982 In Action 10 - N/A 1:32 1:32
1956 Relics 55 - 1:120 1:30 1:15
All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs Group A ? - 1:368 1:4500 1:1900
All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs Group B ? - 1:21 1:173 1:87
All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs Group C ? - 1:32 1:403 1:200
Originals Buyback ? ? 1:14:740 1:3,275 1:1,200
Originals Redemptions ? 100 1:44,200 1:9800 1:3600
Yu Darvish Autograph 1 - 1:1685 1:32,850 1:8680
Gary Carter Sticker Autograph 1 - 1:12,400 N/A ?
Hank Aaron Autographed 1994 Topps Archives Buyback 1 25 1:24,875 N/A ?
Topps Vault Redemptions ? 20 1:196,000 1:48,000 1:20,000
Framed 1983 Autographed Minis 25 25 1:995 N/A N/A
Autographed Originals 10 5 1:8292 N/A N/A

* Stated odds of finding an Insert Printing Plate: 1:1196/packs

Checklist

Base Set

1954 Design

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  • 1 Matt Kemp
  • 2 Nick Swisher
  • 3 Jered Weaver
  • 4 Matt Garza
  • 5 Freddie Freeman
  • 6 Paul Goldschmidt
  • 7 Cole Hamels
  • 8 Matt Moore RC
  • 9 Brett Gardner
  • 10 Ryan Braun
  • 11 Curtis Granderson
  • 12 Pablo Sandoval
  • 13 Mark Teixeira
  • 14 Yadier Molina
  • 15 Madison Bumgarner
  • 16 Yunel Escobar
  • 17 Mat Latos
  • 18 Tom Seaver
  • 19 Brandon Beachy
  • 20 Robinson Cano
  • 21 Jeremy Hellickson
  • 22 Mickey Mantle
  • 23 Chris Young
  • 24 Lance Berkman
  • 25 Dan Haren
  • 26 Paul Konerko
  • 27 Carl Crawford
  • 28 Melky Cabrera
  • 29 B. J. Upton
  • 30 Jacoby Ellsbury
  • 31 Joe Morgan
  • 32 Adam Jones
  • 33 Jon Lester
  • 34 Jaime Garcia
  • 35 Zack Greinke
  • 36 Martin Prado
  • 37 Jose Valverde
  • 38 Billy Butler
  • 39 Jackie Robinson
  • 40 Nelson Cruz
  • 41 Corey Hart
  • 42 Aroldis Chapman
  • 43 Wade Boggs
  • 44 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 45 Carlos Ruiz
  • 46 John Danks
  • 47 Drew Pomeranz RC
  • 48 Grady Sizemore
  • 49 Mike Moustakas
  • 50 Albert Pujols

1971 Design

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  • 51 Roy Halladay
  • 52 Geovany Soto
  • 53 Adam Wainwright
  • 54 Jemile Weeks
  • 55 Jesus Montero RC
  • 56 Alex Rodriguez
  • 57 Josh Beckett
  • 58 Tommy Hanson
  • 59 Hunter Pence
  • 60 Mariano Rivera
  • 61 Brian McCann
  • 62 Hanley Ramirez
  • 63 Tim Hudson
  • 64 Derek Holland
  • 65 Jordan Zimmermann
  • 66 Andrew McCutchen
  • 67 Justin Verlander
  • 68 Drew Storen
  • 69 Ryan Zimmerman
  • 70 Joey Votto
  • 71 Jimmy Rollins
  • 72 Ian Kinsler
  • 73 Shaun Marcum
  • 74 Ty Cobb
  • 75 Reggie Jackson
  • 76 Victor Martinez
  • 77 Chipper Jones
  • 78 Miguel Montero
  • 79 Ervin Santana
  • 80 Troy Tulowitzki
  • 81 Adrian Beltre
  • 82 Jose Reyes
  • 83 Craig Kimbrel
  • 84 Nyjer Morgan
  • 85 Matt Holliday
  • 86 Trevor Cahill
  • 87 Clay Buchholz
  • 88 Mike Schmidt
  • 89 Lou Gehrig
  • 90 Joe Mauer
  • 91 Ted Lilly
  • 92 Jordan Walden
  • 93 Matt Harrison
  • 94 Anibal Sanchez
  • 95 Yoenis Cespedes RC
  • 96 Phil Rizzuto
  • 97 Brett Lawrie
  • 98 Johan Santana
  • 99 Brandon Belt
  • 100 Miguel Cabrera

1980 Design

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  • 101 Adrian Gonzalez
  • 102 Dee Gordon
  • 103 Ricky Romero
  • 104 Yovani Gallardo
  • 105 Torii Hunter
  • 106 Alex Gordon
  • 107 Josh Johnson
  • 108 Cliff Lee
  • 109 Catfish Hunter
  • 110 Jose Bautista
  • 111 John Axford
  • 112 Todd Helton
  • 113 Ryan Howard
  • 114 Jason Motte
  • 115 Gio Gonzalez
  • 116 Alex Avila
  • 117 George Brett
  • 118 Desmond Jennings
  • 119 Yu Darvish RC
  • 120 Tim Lincecum
  • 121 Heath Bell
  • 122 Dustin Pedroia
  • 123 Ryan Vogelsong
  • 124 Brandon Phillips
  • 125 David Freese
  • 126 Rickie Weeks
  • 127 Evan Longoria
  • 128 Shin-Soo Choo
  • 129 Darryl Strawberry
  • 130 Giancarlo Stanton
  • 131 Elvis Andrus
  • 132 Ben Zobrist
  • 133 Mark Trumbo
  • 134 Chris Carpenter
  • 135 Mike Napoli
  • 136 David Ortiz
  • 137 Jason Heyward
  • 138 Joe DiMaggio
  • 139 Ivan Nova
  • 140 Buster Posey
  • 141 J. P. Arencibia
  • 142 Ozzie Smith
  • 143 Marco Scutaro
  • 144 Ike Davis
  • 145 Howie Kendrick
  • 146 Jarrod Parker RC
  • 147 Justin Masterson
  • 148 R.A. Dickey
  • 149 Dustin Ackley
  • 150 Derek Jeter

1984 Design

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  • 151 Stephen Strasburg
  • 152 Johnny Cueto
  • 153 Felix Hernandez
  • 154 Starlin Castro
  • 155 Ichiro
  • 156 Ubaldo Jimenez
  • 157 Carlos Gonzalez
  • 158 Michael Young
  • 159 David Price
  • 160 Prince Fielder
  • 161 Chase Utley
  • 162 Jayson Werth
  • 163 Aramis Ramirez
  • 164 Kevin Youkilis
  • 165 Jay Bruce
  • 166 CC Sabathia
  • 167 Michael Pineda
  • 168 Carlos Santana
  • 169 Michael Morse
  • 170 Justin Upton
  • 171 Lucas Duda
  • 172 James Shields
  • 173 Daniel Hudson
  • 174 Asdrubal Cabrera
  • 175 Justin Morneau
  • 176 Eric Hosmer
  • 177 Shane Victorino
  • 178 Adam Lind
  • 179 Michael Bourn
  • 180 David Wright
  • 181 Matt Cain
  • 182 Ian Kennedy
  • 183 Dan Uggla
  • 184 Jim Rice
  • 185 Roberto Clemente
  • 186 Brian Wilson
  • 187 Nolan Ryan
  • 188 Vance Worley
  • 189 Babe Ruth
  • 190 Josh Hamilton
  • 191 Yogi Berra
  • 192 Brad Peacock RC
  • 193 Lonnie Chisenhall
  • 194 Gary Carter
  • 195 Brandon Morrow
  • 196 Andrew Bailey
  • 197 Allen Craig
  • 198 Casey Kotchman
  • 199 Mark Reynolds
  • 200 Derek Jeter

All-Time Fan Favorites

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Like the All-Time Fan Favorites set of the mid-00s, this subset features retired players done in the style, but are NOT reprints, of classic Topps cards. The ATFF subset is short-printed and seeded into packs at the rate of 1:4.

Card #241 was printed in much more limited quantities than the other 40 cards in the subset.

  • 201 Don Mattingly 85
  • 202 Mike Scott 87
  • 203 Willie Mays 66
  • 204 Ken Singleton 80
  • 205 Bill Buckner 82
  • 206 Dave Kingman 77
  • 207 Vida Blue 76
  • 208 Frank Howard 71
  • 209 Will Clark 86
  • 210 Sandy Koufax 66
  • 211 Wally Joyner 87
  • 212 Andy van Slyke 88
  • 213 Bill Madlock 84
  • 214 Mitch Williams 93
  • 215 Brett Butler 92
  • 216 Bake McBride 75
  • 217 Luis Tiant 75
  • 218 Dave Righetti 86
  • 219 Cecil Cooper 81
  • 220 Ken Griffey, Jr. 89
  • 221 Jim Abbott 92
  • 222 John Kruk 93
  • 223 Cecil Fielder 91
  • 224 Terry Pendelton 92
  • 225 Ken Griffey, Sr. 77
  • 226 Jay Buhner 97
  • 227 John Olerud 93
  • 228 Ron Gant 92
  • 229 Roger McDowell 87
  • 230 Lance Parrish 84
  • 231 Jack Clark 88
  • 232 George Bell 88
  • 233 Oscar Gamble 82
  • 234 Shawon Dunston 90
  • 235 Ed Kranepool 70
  • 236 Chili Davis 90
  • 237 Robin Ventura 00
  • 238 Jose Oquendo 88
  • 239 Von Hayes 87
  • 240 Sid Bream 92
  • 241 Bryce Harper 84 SP

Parallels

Gold

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Each of the first 200 base cards are available in a Gold parallel.

Printing Plates

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A set of four Printing Plates for each base card EXCEPT the Bryce Harper rookie (#241) are also available.

Inserts

NOTE: Randomly inserted into Hobby packs are the printing plates for each insert. With the exception of the two retail-exclusive sets, all inserts have a set of four plates.

Reprints

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Each card is a full reproduction of a previously issued Topps card. To distinguish these inserts from the originals, and from every other reprint insert Topps has issued both before and since, each card is stamped with the Topps Archives logo on the front.

NOTE: This set is not sequentially-numbered. Therefore, we have checklisted this set by YEAR, CARD #, PLAYER.

  • 52 88 Bob Feller
  • 52 191 Yogi Berra
  • 52 243 Larry Doby
  • 53 62 Monte Irvin
  • 53 191 Ralph Kiner
  • 53 244 Willie Mays
  • 55 164 Roberto Clemente
  • 56 110 Yogi Berra
  • 56 150 Duke Snider
  • 56 164 Harmon Killebrew
  • 59 338 Sparky Anderson
  • 60 28 Brooks Robinson
  • 61 287 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 62 70 Harmon Killebrew
  • 62 500 Duke Snider
  • 64 440 Roberto Clemente
  • 65 176 Willie McCovey
  • 66 160 Whitey Ford
  • 66 420 Juan Marichal
  • 67 333 Fergie Jenkins
  • 67 337 Joe Morgan
  • 68 80 Rod Carew
  • 68 385 Catfish Hunter
  • 68 575 Jim Palmer
  • 69 95 Johnny Bench
  • 69 260 Reggie Jackson
  • 69 440 Willie McCovey
  • 70 300 Tom Seaver
  • 70 712 Nolan Ryan
  • 71 325 Juan Marichal
  • 72 550 Brooks Robinson
  • 73 230 Joe Morgan
  • 74 130 Reggie Jackson
  • 75 223 Robin Yount
  • 75 228 George Brett
  • 76 19 George Brett
  • 77 295 Gary Carter
  • 77 635 Robin Yount
  • 78 530 Dave Winfield
  • 79 116 Ozzie Smith
  • 79 640 Eddie Murray
  • 80 160 Eddie Murray
  • 81 220 Tom Seaver
  • 81 380 Willie Stargell
  • 82IA 81 Jim Palmer
  • 83 498 Wade Boggs
  • 84 8 Don Mattingly
  • 84 490 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 85 660 Tony Gwynn
  • 86 80 Darryl Strawberry

1977 Cloth

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  • 77C-AM Andrew McCutchen
  • 77C-CC Chris Carpenter
  • 77C-CG Curtis Granderson
  • 77C-CH Catfish Hunter
  • 77C-CL Cliff Lee
  • 77C-DJ Derek Jeter
  • 77C-EH Eric Hosmer
  • 77C-GB George Brett
  • 77C-GC Gary Carter
  • 77C-JB Johnny Bench
  • 77C-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
  • 77C-JH Josh Hamilton
  • 77C-JM Joe Morgan
  • 77C-JR Jim Rice
  • 77C-JV Justin Verlander
  • 77C-KY Kevin Youkilis
  • 77C-MS Giancarlo Stanton
  • 77C-RB Ryan Braun
  • 77C-RC Rod Carew
  • 77C-RH Roy Halladay
  • 77C-RJ Reggie Jackson
  • 77C-RY Robin Yount
  • 77C-SC Steve Carlton
  • 77C-SCA Starlin Castro
  • 77C-WS Willie Stargell

1967 Stickers

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  • 67S-AG Adrian Gonzalez
  • 67S-CG Carlos Gonzalez
  • 67S-CK Clayton Kershaw
  • 67S-CY Carl Yastrzemski
  • 67S-DJ Derek Jeter
  • 67S-I Ichiro
  • 67S-IK Ian Kennedy
  • 67S-JB Jose Bautista
  • 67S-JH Josh Hamilton
  • 67S-JM Joe Mauer
  • 67S-JP Jim Palmer
  • 67S-JV Justin Verlander
  • 67S-MC Miguel Cabrera
  • 67S-MM Mickey Mantle
  • 67S-MR Mariano Rivera
  • 67S-MT Mark Teixeira
  • 67S-PS Pablo Sandoval
  • 67S-RB Ryan Braun
  • 67S-RH Ryan Howard
  • 67S-RHA Roy Halladay
  • 67S-RM Roger Maris
  • 67S-TL Tim Lincecum
  • 67S-TS Tom Seaver
  • 67S-TT Troy Tulowitzki
  • 67S-WM Willie Mays

1968 3D

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NOTE: This set is not sequentially-numbered and measures about a quarter-inch narrower than a standard-sized trading card (2 1/4").

  • Al Kaline
  • Babe Ruth
  • CC Sabathia
  • Chase Utley
  • Dustin Pedroia
  • Felix Hernandez
  • Joey Votto
  • Justin Upton
  • Matt Kemp
  • Mickey Mantle
  • Miguel Cabrera
  • Nelson Cruz
  • Roberto Clemente
  • Robinson Cano
  • Willie Mays

1969 Deckle Edge

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  • 69DE-1 Roy Halladay
  • 69DE-2 Evan Longoria
  • 69DE-3 Jose Bautista
  • 69DE-4 Mike Napoli
  • 69DE-5 David Freese
  • 69DE-6 Ichiro
  • 69DE-7 Joe Mauer
  • 69DE-8 Bob Gibson
  • 69DE-9 Juan Marichal
  • 69DE-10 Orlando Cepeda
  • 69DE-11 Carl Yastrzemski
  • 69DE-12 Roberto Clemente
  • 69DE-13 Willie Mays
  • 69DE-14 Harmon Killebrew
  • 69DE-15 Joe Morgan

1982 In Action

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This set is exclusive to retail packs.

  • 82IA-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 82IA-I Ichiro
  • 82IA-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
  • 82IA-JH Josh Hamilton
  • 82IA-JK John Kruk
  • 82IA-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 82IA-MN Mike Napoli
  • 82IA-RC Roberto Clemente
  • 82IA-TG Tony Gwynn
  • 82IA-TT Troy Tulowitzki

1958 Classic Combos

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This set is exclusive to retail packs.

  • 58-BH George Brett / Eric Hosmer Corner Crushers
  • 58-CK Miguel Cabrera / Al Kaline Touch 'em All Tigers
  • 58-KK Clayton Kershaw / Sandy Koufax "Hollywood Hurlers"
  • 58-KR Matt Kemp / Jackie Robinson "Dodger Dominance"
  • 58-LM Willie Mays / Tim Lincecum Say Hey Meets Cy Young
  • 58-SC Ryne Sandberg / Starlin Castro "Keystone Connection"
  • 58-SF CC Sabathia / Whitey Ford Southpaw Bombers
  • 58-SH Mike Schmidt / Roy Halladay Franchise Phillies
  • 58-VB Joey Votto / Johnny Bench "Cincinnati Sluggers"
  • 58-YE Carl Yastremzki / Jacoby Ellsbury Red Sox Stars

Autographs & Game-Used

1956 Relics

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  • 56R-AA Alex Avila JSY
  • 56R-AE Andre Ethier BAT
  • 56R-AJ Adam Jones JSY
  • 56R-AP Andy Pettitte JSY
  • 56R-BB Billy Butler JSY
  • 56R-BP Brandon Phillips JSY
  • 56R-BU B.J. Upton JSY
  • 56R-BW Brian Wilson
  • 56R-CB Clay Buchholz
  • 56R-CC Cecil Cooper BAT
  • 56R-CG Carlos Gonzalez BAT
  • 56R-DH Dan Haren JSY
  • 56R-DM Don Mattingly JSY
  • 56R-DO David Ortiz JSY
  • 56R-DPR David Price JSY
  • 56R-DP Dustin Pedroia JSY
  • 56R-DW David Wright JSY
  • 56R-EL Evan Longoria JSY
  • 56R-FT Frank Thomas BAT
  • 56R-GB George Bell BAT
  • 56R-I Ichiro JSY
  • 56R-JC Johnny Cueto JSY
  • 56R-JG Jaime Garcia JSY
  • 56R-JH Jeremy Hellickson
  • 56R-JHY Jason Heyward JSY
  • 56R-JM Jason Motte
  • 56R-JR Jimmy Rollins JSY
  • 56R-JS James Shields JSY
  • 56R-LB Lance Berkman JSY
  • 56R-MB Madison Bumgarner JSY
  • 56R-MC Miguel Cabrera JSY
  • 56R-MM Mike Morse
  • 56R-MMO Matt Moore JSY
  • 56R-MR Mariano Rivera JSY
  • 56R-MT Mark Trumbo JSY
  • 56R-MY Michael Young JSY
  • 56R-NC Nelson Cruz JSY
  • 56R-NS Nick Swisher JSY
  • 56R-OC Orlando Cepeda BAT
  • 56R-PN Phil Niekro JSY
  • 56R-PS Pablo Sandoval JSY
  • 56R-RC Roberto Clemente
  • 56R-RC Rod Carew BAT
  • 56R-RR Ricky Romero JSY
  • 56R-RZ Ryan Zimmerman JSY
  • 56R-SCA Steve Carlton BAT
  • 56R-SC Starlin Castro JSY
  • 56R-THD Tim Hudson JSY
  • 56R-THE Todd Helton JSY
  • 56R-THU Torii Hunter JSY
  • 56R-TH Tommy Hanson JSY
  • 56R-TL Tim Lincecum JSY
  • 56R-WS Willie Stargell JSY
  • 56R-YG Yovani Gallardo JSY
  • 56R-ZG Zack Greinke

All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs

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NOTES

  • Autographs of Bryce Harper, Gary Carter, and Yu Darvish were announced as late additions to the product. All three cards are NOT sequentially-numbered with an "FFA-" prefix and are noticably tougher to pull than any of the other All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs.
  • All autographs are on-card EXCEPT Gary Carter's, which is a sticker (Carter passed away in February 2012). The Gary Carter card was exclusive to Hobby packs.
  • To commemorate his 1988 game in which he played at all nine positions, there are nine different Jose Oquendo cards (each with different photographs) in this set.
  • Sid Bream inscribed his cards with various Bible verses.
  • Redemption cards expired April 30th, 2015.
  • YD Yu Darvish 86
  • GC Gary Carter 75 SP (sticker)
  • ?? Bryce Harper SP EXCH
  • FFA-AO Al Oliver 77
  • FFA-AOT Amos Otis 79
  • FFA-AVS Andy Van Slyke 88
  • FFA-BB Bob Boone 79
  • FFA-BBE Buddy Bell 81
  • FFA-BBU Bill Buckner 82
  • FFA-BG Bobby Grich 80
  • FFA-BH Bud Harrelson 69
  • FFA-BL Bill Lee 74
  • FFA-BM Bake McBride 75
  • FFA-BMA Bill Madlock 84
  • FFA-BOG Ben Oglivie 81
  • FFA-BP Boog Powell 71
  • FFA-BR Bobby Richardson 66
  • FFA-BRB Brett Butler 92
  • FFA-BT Bobby Thigpen 91
  • FFA-CC Cecil Cooper 81
  • FFA-CD Chili Davis 90
  • FFA-CF Cecil Fielder 91
  • FFA-CJ Cleon Jones 69
  • FFA-CL Carney Lansford 90
  • FFA-DD Doug DeCinces 80
  • FFA-DDR Doug Drabek 91
  • FFA-DG Dick Groat 61
  • FFA-DK Dave Kingman 77
  • FFA-DM Don Mattingly 85
  • FFA-DMA Dennis Martinez 92
  • FFA-DR Dave Righetti 86
  • FFA-EK Ed Kranepool 70
  • FFA-FH Frank Howard 71
  • FFA-GB George Bell 88
  • FFA-GF George Foster 78
  • FFA-GL Greg Luzinski 78
  • FFA-HA Hank Aaron 73 SP
  • FFA-JA Jim Abbott 92
  • FFA-JB Jay Buhner 97
  • FFA-JCH Joe Charboneau 81
  • FFA-JCL Jack Clark 88
  • FFA-JKE Jimmy Key 96
  • FFA-JKR John Kruk 88
  • FFA-JMC Jack McDowell 94
  • FFA-JO John Olerud 93
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 P
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 C
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 1B
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 2B
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 3B
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 SS
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 LF
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 CF
  • FFA-JOQ Jose Oquendo 88 RF
  • FFA-JW Jim Wynn 73
  • FFA-KG Ken Griffey, Sr. 77
  • FFA-KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr. SP EXCH
  • FFA-KS Ken Singleton 80
  • FFA-LP Lance Parrish 84
  • FFA-LT Luis Tiant 75
  • FFA-ML Mickey Lolich 73
  • FFA-MSC Mike Scott 87
  • FFA-MW Maury Wills 70
  • FFA-MWI Mitch Williams 92
  • FFA-OG Oscar Gamble 82
  • FFA-RG Ron Gant 92
  • FFA-RK Ron Kittle 84
  • FFA-RL Ray Lankford 98
  • FFA-RM Roger McDowell 87
  • FFA-RV Robin Ventura 00
  • FFA-SB Steve Balboni 86
  • FFA-SBR Sid Bream 92 (w/various Bible verse inscriptions)
  • FFA-SD Shawon Dunston 90
  • FFA-SK Sandy Koufax 64 SP EXCH
  • FFA-SR Steve Rogers 83
  • FFA-TH Tommy Herr 86
  • FFA-TP Terry Pendelton 92
  • FFA-VB Vida Blue 76
  • FFA-VH Von Hayes 87
  • FFA-WB Wally Backman 86
  • FFA-WC Will Clark 86
  • FFA-WJ Wally Joyner 87
  • FFA-WM Willie Mays SP EXCH
  • FFA-WW Willie Wilson 81

Framed 1983 Autographed Minis

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Each Framed 1983 Autographed Mini is exclusive to Hobby packs and serial-numbered to 25 copies.

  • 83 Ryne Sandberg EXCH
  • 20 Carlton Fisk
  • 30 Jim Rice
  • 500 Reggie Jackson
  • 300 Mike Schmidt
  • 630 Paul Molitor
  • 360 Nolan Ryan
  • 270 Dennis Eckersley EXCH
  • 230 Fergie Jenkins EXCH
  • 280 Bert Blyleven
  • 482 Tony Gwynn
  • 83M-AG Adrian Gonzalez
  • 83M-AP Albert Pujols EXCH
  • 83M-CJ Chipper Jones EXCH
  • 83M-CK Clayton Kershaw
  • 83M-DO David Ortiz
  • 83M-EH Eric Hosmer
  • 83M-FH Felix Hernandez
  • 83M-JB Jose Bautista EXCH
  • 83M-JV Justin Verlander EXCH
  • 83M-MK Matt Kemp
  • 83M-NC Nelson Cruz
  • 83M-RC Robinson Cano
  • 83M-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
  • 83M-SC Starlin Castro

Autographed Originals

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Each Autographed Original features an on-card autograph on a previously released Topps card. Each card is serial-numbered to five copies, and exclusive to Hobby packs.

As a late addition to the product, Topps announced that Frank Robinson would sign an additional 88 non-serial-numbered copies of his 1991 Topps card. Unfortunately, as with the Six-Player Book Autographs and 80s Icon Cut Signatures (see below), none of the 1991 Frank Robinson autographs have emerged from this product.

  • Willie Mays
  • Hank Aaron
  • Sandy Koufax
  • Dennis Eckersley EXCH
  • Willie McCovey
  • Bob Gibson
  • Jim Rice
  • Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • Carl Yastrzemski
  • Albert Belle
  • Ernie Banks
  • Al Kaline
  • Stan Musial 62
  • Johnny Bench EXCH
  • Frank Robinson 83 MGR

1994 Topps Archives Hank Aaron Gold Autograph Buyback

In 1994, Hank Aaron autographed 1954 Gold parallel reprints of his 1954 Topps card for insertion into that year's Topps Archives set. As a late addition to the product, Topps bought back 25 copies of that card and randomly inserted them into packs of 2012 Archives. To differentiate these buybacks from the original 1994 cards, each buyback is serial-numbered to 25 on the front (the 1994 cards were NOT serial-numbered).

  • 128 Hank Aaron 25

Touched By Greatness

The Touched by Greatness card features Cal Ripken, Jr.'s hand-print and autograph on an over-sized card. The cards, which are redemptions and hand-numbered to 100 copies, are exclusive to Hobby and packed as a box-topper.

In a video posted by Ripken's own Ironclad Authentics, Ripken is seen making the hand-prints while wearing a batting glove -- which defeats the whole purpose of a "hand print."

Just like the other late additions to Archives (e.g. The Frank Robinson buyback autographs, the six-player book card, et al), it does not appear that the Ripken hand print cards were ever released.

Six-Player Book Autographs

Yet another late edition to Archives, redemption cards good for one of ten one-of-one Six-Player Book Autographs were (allegedly) inserted into packs. Other than a mock-up of a Darryl Strawberry / Rickey Henderson / Dale Murphy / Andre Dawson / Dave Winfield / Tony Gwynn card, none of these cards are known to have ever emerged. It can be assumed that they were never made.

Karate Kid Autographs

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These autographs, featuring two of the stars of the 1984 film The Karate Kid, are exclusive to Hobby. Each card measures 5" X 7" and packed out as a box topper. What this has to do with baseball is anybody's guess.

Unlike the other late additions to the product that were announced, these cards were actually produced and distributed in Archives boxes.

  • KK-1 Martin Kove
  • KK-2 Billy Zabka

80s Icon Cut Signatures

Just like with the Six-Player Book Autographs and the Frank Robinson buyback autograph, the 80s Icon Cut Signatures were also a late addition to Archives, and they too appear to have never been made. The three celebrities listed below were announced provisionally by Topps, but have yet to emerge. They too, more than likely, were never made.

James Earl Jones

Vanna White

Bob Barker

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