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Description

2011 Topps Chrome, a 220-card parallel brand, was released on September 7, 2011. As with previous years, the set features 170 cards recycled from the 2011 Topps Baseball base set, with 50 rookies -- some of which are autographed. Each Hobby box should yield two rookie autographs. Refractor parallels return, along with the addition of a 100-card Black-bordered Refractor partial parallel.

The usual slew of Refractor parallels return, along with the addition of a 100-card Black-bordered Refractor partial parallel.

Distribution

Hobby: 24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack

Retail: 4 cards per pack, $2.99 MSRP

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	?	?
Refractor	220	-	1:3	1:3
Blue Refractor	220	199	?	?
Black-Bordered Refractor	110	100	?	N/A
Sepia Refractor	220	99	?	N/A
Gold Refractor	220	50	?	?
Red Refractor	220	25	?	N/A
Canary Diamond Refractor	220	one-of-one	?	N/A
Super-Fractor	220	one-of-one	?	N/A
Printing Plates	220	four-for-each	?	N/A
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variations	20	-	1:12	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Refractor	20	499	?	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Blue Refractor	20	199	?	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Black-Bordered Refractor	20	100	?	N/A
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Sepia Refractor	20	99	?	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Gold Refractor	20	50	?	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Red Refractor	20	25	?	?
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Super-Fractor	20	one-of-one	?	N/A
Autographed Chrome Rookie Variation Printing Plates	20	one-of-one	?	N/A
Topps Chrome Heritage	100	1962	1:8	?
Topps Chrome Heritage Refractor	100	562	1:10	1:12
Topps Chrome Heritage Black-Bordered Refractor	100	-	?	N/A
Vintage Chrome	50	-	1:8	?
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Redemption Card	1	-	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Refractor Redemption Card	1	?	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Blue Refractor Redemption Card	1	?	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Gold Refractor Redemption Card	1	50	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor Redemption Card	1	10	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Red Refractor Redemption Card	1	5	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Super-Fractor Redemption Card	1	one-of-one	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set Printing Plate Redemption Card	1	four-for-each	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autograph Redemptions	22	-	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Refractor Redemptions	22	199	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Blue Refractor Redemptions	22	99	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Gold Refractor Redemptions	22	50	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor Redemptions	22	10	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Red Refractor Redemptions	22	5	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Super-Fractor Redemptions	22	one-of-one	?	N/A
USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autographed Printing Plate Redemptions	20	four-for-each	?	N/A
60th Anniversary Autographs	3	60	?	N/A

Checklist

Base Set

3 Carl Crawford
20 Derek Jeter
30 Miguel Cabrera
65 Jason Bartlett
154 Justin Morneau
176 Brandon Beachy RC
1 Buster Posey
2 Chipper Jones
4 Andre Ethier
5 David Wright
6 Zack Greinke
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Andrew McCutchen
9 Prince Fielder
10 Hanley Ramirez
11 Ryan Zimmerman
12 David Ortiz
13 Evan Longoria
14 Adam Dunn
15 Tim Lincecum
16 Jason Heyward
17 Starlin Castro
18 Ian Kinsler
19 Joey Votto
21 Carlos Ruiz
22 Nick Markakis
23 Russell Martin
24 Matt Kemp
25 Adrian Gonzalez
26 Dan Uggla
27 Orlando Hudson
28 Austin Jackson
29 Phil Hughes
31 Tommy Hunter
32 Yadier Molina
33 Danny Espinosa
34 Josh Beckett
35 Chase Utley
36 Rafael Soriano
37 Mike Leake
38 Justin Upton
39 Travis Wood
40 Cliff Lee
41 Danny Valencia
42 Mariano Rivera
43 Josh Johnson
44 David Price
45 Ryan Howard
46 Billy Butler
47 James Loney
48 Jay Bruce
49 Jonathan Papelbon
50 Ichiro
51 Gordon Beckham
52 CC Sabathia
53 Carlos Santana
54 Ryan Braun
55 Jon Lester
56 Gio Gonzalez
57 John Jaso
58 Jason Bay
59 Joe Nathan
60 Josh Hamilton
61 Yovani Gallardo
62 Brian Wilson
63 Neil Walker
64 Vernon Wells
66 Neftali Feliz
67 Aaron Hill
68 Bobby Abreu
69 Michael Young
70 Robinson Cano
71 Colby Rasmus
72 Brian McCann
73 James Shields
74 Nelson Cruz
75 Roy Halladay
76 Jose Bautista
77 David DeJesus
78 Sean Rodriguez
79 Jonathan Sanchez
80 Joe Mauer
81 Mat Latos
82 Franklin Gutierrez
83 Adam Jones
84 Jorge Posada
85 Mike Stanton
86 Drew Stubbs
87 Todd Helton
88 Joakim Soria
89 Gaby Sanchez
90 Kevin Youkilis
91 Alfonso Soriano
92 Jake Peavy
93 Pablo Sandoval
94 Shane Victorino
95 Daisuke Matsuzaka
96 Hunter Pence
97 Ubaldo Jimenez
98 Heath Bell
99 Kendry Morales
100 Alex Rodriguez
101 Tim Hudson
102 Jordan Zimmerman
103 Shin-Soo Choo
104 Matt Garza
105 Felix Hernandez
106 Ike Davis
107 Clayton Kershaw
108 Mike Morse
109 Ricky Romero
110 Carlos Gonzalez
111 Marlon Byrd
112 Carlos Pena
113 Jayson Werth
114 Carlos Beltran
115 Justin Verlander
117 Jimmy Rollins
118 Francisco Liriano
119 Ryan Ludwick
120 Stephen Strasburg
121 Chris Carpenter
122 Adam Lind
123 B.J. Upton
124 Jacoby Ellsbury
125 Roy Oswalt
126 Johan Santana
127 Madison Bumgarner
128 Manny Ramirez
129 Mark Reynolds
130 Matt Holliday
131 Tyler Colvin
132 Matt Cain
133 Drew Storen
134 Grady Sizemore
135 Martin Prado
136 C.J. Wilson
137 Chris Young
138 Jose Reyes
139 Clayton Richard
140 Mark Teixeira
141 Lance Berkman
142 John Buck
143 Brett Anderson
144 Johnny Damon
145 Rickie Weeks
146 Brett Myers
147 Chone Figgins
148 Derrek Lee
149 Ian Desmond
150 Albert Pujols
151 Pedro Alvarez
152 Josh Thole
153 Jonathan Broxton
155 Tommy Hanson
156 Cole Hamels
157 Hideki Matsui
158 Curtis Granderson
159 Paul Konerko
160 Troy Tulowitzki
161 Dustin Pedroia
162 Elvis Andrus
163 Logan Morrison
164 Jered Weaver
165 Adrian Beltre
166 Victor Martinez
167 Chad Billingsley
168 J.A. Happ
169 Rafael Furcal
170 Vladimir Guerrero
171 Tsuyoshi Nishioka RC
172 Brandon Belt RC
173 Freddie Freeman RC
174 Michael Pineda RC
177 Aneury Rodriguez RC
178 Mark Trumbo RC
180 Hank Conger RC
181 Jake McGee RC
182 J.P. Arencibia RC
183 Jordan Walden RC
184 Eric Sogard RC
185 Matt Young RC
186 Domonic Brown RC
187 Scott Cousins RC
188 Alexi Ogando RC
189 Mike Nickeas RC
190 Wilson Ramos RC
191 Andrew Cashner RC
193 Darwin Barney RC
195 Craig Kimbrel RC
196 Aroldis Chapman RC
197 Bobby Cramer RC
198 Eduardo Nunez RC
199 Pedro Beato RC
200 Jeremy Hellickson RC
201 Vinnie Pestano RC
202 Tom Wilhelmsen RC
203 Brett Wallace RC
204 Chris Pettit RC
205 Chris Sale RC
206 Brandon Kintzler RC
207 Samuel Deduno RC
208 Michael Kohn RC
209 Cory Luebke RC
210 Pedro Strop RC
212 Brian Broderick RC
213 Joe Paterson RC
214 Brent Morel RC
215 Kyle Drabek RC
216 Zach Britton RC
217 Mike Minor RC
218 Hector Noesi RC
219 Carlos Peguero RC
220 Aaron Crow RC
211 Brad Eamus RC
194 Mason Tobin RC
192 Josh Lueke RC
179 Marcos Mateo RC
175 Micahel Crotta RC
116 Clay Buchholz

Parallels

All 220-cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractors (1:3 packs)

Orange Refractor (three per retail-exclusive rack packs)

Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Sepia-Tone Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies, Hobby only)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies, Hobby only)

Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Super-Fractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)

Black-Bordered Refractors

New for 2011 are the Black-Bordered Refractors, a 110-card, Hobby exclusive, partial parallel. Each Black-Bordered Refractor is serial-numbered to 100 copies.

1 Buster Posey
2 Chipper Jones
3 Carl Crawford
4 Andre Ethier
5 David Wright
6 Zack Greinke
7 Mickey Mantle
8 Andrew McCutchen
9 Prince Fielder
10 Hanley Ramirez
11 Ryan Zimmerman
12 David Ortiz
13 Evan Longoria
14 Adam Dunn
15 Tim Lincecum
16 Jason Heyward
19 Joey Votto
20 Derek Jeter
22 Nick Markakis
24 Matt Kemp
25 Adrian Gonzalez
26 Dan Uggla
28 Austin Jackson
30 Miguel Cabrera
31 Tommy Hunter
120 Stephen Strasburg
121 Chris Carpenter
34 Josh Beckett
35 Chase Utley
40 Cliff Lee
42 Mariano Rivera
43 Josh Johnson
44 David Price
45 Ryan Howard
48 Jay Bruce
49 Jonathan Papelbon
50 Ichiro
52 CC Sabathia
54 Ryan Braun
55 Jon Lester
56 Gio Gonzalez
58 Jason Bay
60 Josh Hamilton
63 Neil Walker
64 Vernon Wells
69 Michael Young
70 Robinson Cano
71 Colby Rasmus
72 Brian McCann
74 Nelson Cruz
75 Roy Halladay
76 Jose Bautista
80 Joe Mauer
85 Mike Stanton
86 Drew Stubbs
89 Gaby Sanchez
90 Kevin Youkilis
91 Alfonso Soriano
95 Daisuke Matsuzaka
97 Ubaldo Jimenez
100 Alex Rodriguez
101 Tim Hudson
105 Felix Hernandez
106 Ike Davis
107 Clayton Kershaw
109 Ricky Romero
110 Carlos Gonzalez
112 Carlos Pena
113 Jayson Werth
115 Justin Verlander
116 Clay Buchholz
124 Jacoby Ellsbury
125 Roy Oswalt
126 Johan Santana
127 Madison Bumgarner
128 Manny Ramirez
130 Matt Holliday
135 Martin Prado
138 Jose Reyes
140 Mark Teixeira
150 Albert Pujols
154 Justin Morneau
155 Tommy Hanson
156 Cole Hamels
157 Hideki Matsui
159 Paul Konerko
160 Troy Tulowitzki
161 Dustin Pedroia
165 Adrian Beltre
166 Victor Martinez
170 Vladimir Guerrero
171 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
172 Brandon Belt
173 Freddie Freeman
174 Michael Pineda
176 Brandon Beachy
178 Mark Trumbo
181 Jake McGee
182 J.P. Arencibia
186 Domonic Brown
191 Andrew Cashner
195 Craig Kimbrel
196 Aroldis Chapman
200 Jeremy Hellickson
203 Brett Wallace
205 Chris Sale
214 Brent Morel
215 Kyle Drabek
216 Zach Britton
217 Mike Minor

Inserts

This 50-card set is done in the style of the 1996 Topps Chrome set.

Vintage Chrome

VC1 Buster Posey
VC2 Chipper Jones
VC3 Carl Crawford
VC4 David Wright
VC5 Prince Fielder
VC6 Hanley Ramirez
VC7 Ryan Zimmerman
VC8 David Ortiz
VC9 Evan Longoria
VC10 Tim Lincecum
VC11 Jason Heyward
VC12 Joey Votto
VC13 Derek Jeter
VC14 Matt Kemp
VC15 Adrian Gonzalez
VC16 Dan Uggla
VC17 Austin Jackson
VC18 Starlin Castro
VC19 Chase Utley
VC20 David Price
VC21 Ryan Howard
VC22 Ichiro
VC23 CC Sabathia
VC24 Ryan Braun
VC25 Josh Hamilton
VC26 Robinson Cano
VC27 Brian McCann
VC28 Nelson Cruz
VC29 Roy Halladay
VC30 Jose Bautista
VC31 Joe Mauer
VC32 Mike Stanton
VC33 Troy Tulowitzki
VC34 Kevin Youkilis
VC35 Miguel Cabrera
VC36 Alex Rodriguez
VC37 Felix Hernandez
VC38 Stephen Strasburg
VC39 Mark Teixeira
VC40 Albert Pujols
VC41 Carlos Gonzalez
VC42 Dustin Pedroia
VC43 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
VC44 Brandon Belt
VC45 Freddie Freeman
VC46 J.P. Arencibia
VC47 Domonic Brown
VC48 Aroldis Chapman
VC49 Jeremy Hellickson
VC50 Kyle Drabek

2011 Topps Heritage Chrome

See 2011 Topps Heritage

USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Set

Randomly inserted into Hobby packs will be redemption cards good for a complete 22-card set of the 2011 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. The set will also be available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor

Blue Refractor

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)

Super-Fractor (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographed Chrome Rookie Variations

20 of the 50 base set rookies have been chosen by Topps to autograph a limited number of cards. Each 24-pack Hobby box promises two autographs. Each autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)

Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Black-Bordered Refractor (serial-numbered to 100 copies, Hobby only)

Sepia Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Super-Fractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)

171 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
172 Brandon Belt
173 Freddie Freeman
174 Michael Pineda
178 Mark Trumbo
182 J.P. Arencibia
183 Jordan Walden
184 Eric Sogard
188 Alexi Ogando
191 Andrew Cashner
195 Craig Kimbrel
198 Eduardo Nunez
205 Chris Sale
214 Brent Morel
215 Kyle Drabek
216 Zach Britton
217 Mike Minor
218 Hector Noesi
219 Carlos Peguero
220 Aaron Crow

USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Autograph Redemptions

Randomly inserted into Hobby packs are redemption cards good for a pack of five or six autographed cards from the 22-card USA Baseball Collegiate National Team set. The cards will also be available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Diamond Die-Cut Atomic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)

Super-Fractor (one-of-one)

Printing Plates (four-for-each)

60th Anniversary Autographs

See 2011 Topps 60th Anniversary Autographs