2009 Topps Chrome

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2009 Topps Chrome

Description

2009 Topps Chrome is a 243-card set released August 4, 2009. The last 23 cards in the base set make up an Autographed Rookie subset, with each 24-pack Hobby box yielding two autographs.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	243	-	4:1	4:1
short set	220	-	?	?
Autographed Rookie	23	-	1:12	1:308
Barack Obama Gimmick	1	-	?	?
Refractor	221	-	1:3	1:3
Autographed Rookie Refractor	23	499	1:47	1:762
X-Fractor	220	-	NA	1:3
Blue Refractor	221	199	1:13	1:24
Autographed Rookie Blue Refractor	23	199	1:120	1:1,950
Gold Refractor	221	50	1:50	1:98
Autographed Rookie Gold Refractor	23	50	1:473	1:7,800
Red Refractor	221	25	1:100	1:98
Autographed Rookie Red Refractor	23	25	1:924	1:15,600
SuperFractor	221	one-of-one	1:1,532	NA
Autographed Rookie SuperFractor	23	one-of-one	1:21,320	NA
Printing Plate	220	four for each	1:383	NA
Autographed Rookie Printing Plate	23	four for each	1:5,330	NA
World Baseball Classic	100	-	1:4	1:4
World Baseball Classic Refractor	100	500	1:16	1:32
World Baseball Classic Blue Refractor	100	199	1:13	N/A
World Baseball Classic Gold Refractor	100	50	1:50	1:98
World Baseball Classic Red Refractor	100	25	1:100	1:98
World Baseball Classic SuperFractor	100	one-of-one	1:1,532	NA
World Baseball Classic Printing Plates	100	four for each	1:383	NA

Checklist

Base Set

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Autographed Rookies

NOTE: Cards #228, #232, and #238 do not exist.

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Gimmicks

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Parallels

Each base set card (including the Autographed Rookies and the Barack Obama gimmick card) is available in the following Refractor parallels:

• Refractor (autographed cards numbered to 499)
• Blue Refractor (numbered to 199)
• Gold Refractor (numbered to 50)
• Red Refractor (numbered to 25)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one; Hobby only)
• Printing Plates (set of four for each card; Hobby only)

X-Fractors

All 220 unautographed base cards are available in a retail-exclusive X-Fractor parallel.

Inserts

World Baseball Classic

All WBC cards are available in the following Refractor parallels:

• Refractor (numbered to 500)
• Blue Refractor (numbered to 199)
• Gold Refractor (numbered to 50)
• Red Refractor (numbered to 25)
• SuperFractor (one-of-one)
• Printing Plates (four-for-each)

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