2002 Topps Tribute

Description

2002 Topps Tribute is a 90-card set released in November, 2002. The product features only retired players, and each pack will contain one Relic card.

Distribution

Six packs per box, five cards per pack (MSRP: $50). Four boxes per case. Hobby only.

We estimate that 19,872 cases were produced.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	90	-	4:1
First Impressions	90	varies	1:16
Lasting Impressions	90	varies	1:13
Milestone Materials Bat	25	-	1:4
Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform	25	-	1:5
Milestone Materials Bat Season	25	varies	1:73
Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform Season	25	varies	1:41
Milestone Materials Bat Jersey Number	25	varies	1:443
Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform Jersey Number	25	varies	1:148
Memorable Materials	22	-	varies
Memorable Materials Season	22	varies	varies
Memorable Materials Jersey Number	22	varies	varies
Pastime Patches	12	-	1:92
Matching Marks Dual Relics	22	-	1:11
The Catch Dual Relic	1	-	1:1023
The Catch Dual Relic Season	1	54	1:1391
The Catch Dual Relic Jersey Number	1	24	1:3161
Marks of Excellence Autograph	6	-	1:61
Marks of Excellence Autograph Relics	6	-	1:61
Signature Cuts	4	2	1:9936

Checklist

Base Set

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Parallels

First Impressions

First Impressions is a parallel where each card is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the player made his Major League debut. Each card is stamped in blue foil.

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Lasting Impressions

Lasting Impressions is a parallel where each card is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the player retired. Each card is stamped in red foil.

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Autographs & Game-Used

Milestone Materials

The odds of finding a Milestone Materials Bat card are 1:4/packs. The odds of finding a Milestone Materials Jersey/Uniform card are 1:5/packs.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2002) AND (setname = 'Topps Tribute Milestone Materials'); </sql2wiki>

Season

Each Milestone Materials Season is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year the player reached a significant career milestone.

The odds of finding a specific Milestone Materials Season card are as follows.

• Bat: 1:73/packs.
• Jersey/Uniform: 1:41/packs.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2002) AND (setname = 'Topps Tribute Milestone Materials Season'); </sql2wiki>

Jersey Number

Each Milestone Materials Jersey Number is serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.

The odds of finding a specific Milestone Materials Jersey Number card are as follows.

• Bat: 1:443/packs.
• Jersey/Uniform: 1:148/packs.

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Memorable Materials

The specific odds of finding a Memorable Materials card are as follows.

• Group A Bat: 1:11,592/packs (seven copies produced)
• Group A Jersey/Uniform: 1:246/packs (323 copies produced)
• Group B Bat: 1:6/packs (884 copies produced)
• Group B Jersey/Uniform: 1:12/packs (1325 copies produced)

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Season

Each Memorable Materials Season is serial-numbered to the last two digits of the year of (in Topps opinion) the player's best season.

The specific odds of finding a Memorable Materials Season card are as follows.

• Bat: 1:72/packs
• Jersey/Uniform: 1:152/packs

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info,serial FROM cards WHERE (year = 2002) AND (setname = 'Topps Tribute Memorable Materials Season'); </sql2wiki>

Jersey Number

Each Memorable Materials Jersey Number if serial-numbered to the player's jersey number.

The specific odds of finding a Memorable Materials Jersey Number card are as follows.

• Bat: 1:208/packs
• Jersey/Uniform: 1:644/packs

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Pastime Patches

The specific odds of finding a Pastime Patches card are as follows.

• Group A: 1:184/packs (108 copies produced)
• Group B: 1:184/packs (54 copies produced)

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2002) AND (setname = 'Topps Tribute Pastime Patches'); </sql2wiki>

Matching Marks Dual Relics

The specific odds of finding a Matching Marks Dual Relic are as follows.

• Group A: 1:134/packs (54 copies produced)
• Group B: 1:368/packs (216 copies produced)
• Group C: 1:123/packs (324 copies produced)
• Group D: 1:43/packs (463 copies produced)
• Group E: 1:105/packs (758 copies produced)
• Group F: 1:82/packs (970 copies produced)
• Group G: 1:31/packs (1283 copies produced)

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The Catch Dual Relic

This Dual Relic commemorates Willie Mays's memorable over-the-shoulder catch off the bat of Vic Wertz in the 1954 World Series. We calculate that 74 copies of this card were produced. This card is also available in the following parallels.

• Season (serial-numbered to 54 copies)
• Jersey Number (serial-numbered to 24 copies)

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Marks of Excellence

We calculate that 218 copies of each Marks of Excellence Autograph and Autograph Relic were produced.

Autograph

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Autograph Relics

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Signature Cuts

Each Signature Cut is serial-numbered to two copies.

<sql2wiki database="carddb"> SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 2002) AND (setname = 'Topps Tribute Signature Cuts'); </sql2wiki>

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