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Description

2012 Topps Archives, a 241-card set, was released to retail May 17 and to the hobby on May 23, 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 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.

Distribution

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

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	241	-	?	?
Short Set	200	-	?	?
All-Time Fan Favorites	41	-	1:4	1:4
Gold	240	-	1:12	1:12
Printing Plates	240	four-for-each	?	N/A
Rookie Reprints	50	-	1:4	1:4
Rookie Reprints Printing Plates	50	four-for-each	?	N/A
1977 Cloth	25	-	1:6	1:6
1977 Cloth Printing Plates	25	four-for-each	?	N/A
1967 Stickers	25	-	1:6	1:6
1967 Stickers Printing Plates	25	four-for-each	?	N/A
1968 3D	15	-	1:8	1:8
1968 3D Printing Plates	15	four-for-each	?	N/A
1969 Deckle Edge	15	-	1:12	1:12
1969 Deckle Edge Printing Plates	15	four-for-each	?	N/A
1982 In Action	?	-	?	?
1958 Classic Combos	?	-	?	?
All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs	75	-	1:12	1:12
1956 Relics	55	-	?	?
Framed 1983 Autographed Minis	25	25	?	N/A
Autographed Originals	10	5	?	N/A
Originals Redemptions	?	100	?	?
Topps Vault Redemptions	?	20	?	?

Checklist

Base Set

1954 Design

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

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

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

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

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.

It is believed by some, but not confirmed by Topps, that #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

All 200 base cards are available in the following parallels.

Gold (1:12/packs)

Printing Plates (set of four for each, Hobby only).

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.

Reprints

Each card is a full reproduction of a previously issued Topps cards. To distinguish these inserts from the originals, each card is stamped with the Topps Archives logo on the front.

NOTE: We have checklisted this set by YEAR, CARD #, PLAYER.

52 243 Larry Doby
52 191 Yogi Berra
52 88 Bob Feller
53 244 Willie Mays
53 191 Ralph Kiner
53 62 Monte Irvin
55 164 Roberto Clemente
56 150 Duke Snider
56 110 Yogi Berra
56 164 Harmon Killebrew
59 338 Sparky Anderson
60 28 Brooks Robinson
61 287 Carl Yastrzemski
62 500 Duke Snider
62 70 Harmon Killebrew
64 440 Roberto Clemente
65 176 Willie McCovey
66 420 Juan Marichal
66 160 Whitey Ford
67 333 Fergie Jenkins
67 337 Joe Morgan
68 80 Rod Carew
68 385 Catfish Hunter
68 575 Jim Palmer
69 260 Reggie Jackson
69 95 Johnny Bench
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
81 380 Willie Stargell
81 220 Tom Seaver
82IA 81 Jim Palmer
83 498 Wade Boggs
84 490 Cal Ripken, Jr.
84 8 Don Mattingly
85 660 Tony Gwynn
86 80 Darryl Strawberry

1977 Cloth

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

1967 Stickers

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

1968 3D

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

1969 Deckle Edge

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

82IA-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.

82IA-JE Jacoby Ellsbury

82IA-JH Josh Hamilton

82IA-JK John Kruk

82IA-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.

82IA-RC Roberto Clemente

82IA-TG Tony Gwynn

82IA-TT Troy Tulowitzki

1958 Classic Combos

58-BH "Corner Crushers" (George Brett / Eric Hosmer)

58-CK "Touch 'em All Tigers" (Miguel Cabrera / Al Kaline)

58-KK "Hollywood Hurlers" (Clayton Kershaw / Sandy Koufax)

58-KR "Dodger Dominance" (Matt Kemp / Jackie Robinson)

58-LM "Say Hey Meets Cy Young" (Willie Mays / Tim Lincecum)

58-SC "Keystone Connection" (Ryne Sandberg / Starlin Castro)

58-SF "Southpaw Bombers" (CC Sabathia / Whitey Ford)

58-SH "Franchise Phillies" (Mike Schmidt / Roy Halladay)

58-VB "Cincinnati Sluggers" (Joey Votto / Johnny Bench)

58-YE "Red Sox Stars" (Carl Yastremzki / Jacoby Ellsbury)

Autographs & Game-Used

All-Time Fan Favorites Autographs

NOTES

All autographs are on-card EXCEPT Gary Carter's, which is a sticker. Carter passed away before he was able to sign.
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.

FFA-DK Dave Kingman 77
FFA-BBU Bill Buckner 82
FFA-RK Ron Kittle 84
FFA-AVS Andy Van Slyke 88
FFA-JCL Jack Clark 88
FFA-WC Will Clark 86
FFA-VB Vida Blue 76
FFA-BP Boog Powell 71
FFA-KGJ Ken Griffey, Jr. SP EXCH
FFA-FH Frank Howard 71
FFA-BR Bobby Richardson 66
FFA-SR Steve Rogers 83
FFA-AO Al Oliver 77
FFA-DG Dick Groat 61
FFA-BMA Bill Madlock 84
FFA-BRB Brett Butler 92
FFA-DM Don Mattingly 85
FFA-HA Hank Aaron 73 SP
FFA-SK Sandy Koufax 64 SP EXCH
FFA-SB Steve Balboni 86
FFA-WW Willie Wilson 81
FFA-MWI Mitch Williams 92
FFA-TH Tommy Herr 86
FFA-WM Willie Mays SP EXCH
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-JA Jim Abbott 92
FFA-JB Jay Buhner 97
FFA-CD Chili Davis 90
FFA-CF Cecil Fielder 91
FFA-GF George Foster 78
FFA-RG Ron Gant 92
FFA-KG Ken Griffey, Sr. 77
FFA-JKR John Kruk 88
FFA-RL Ray Lankford 98
FFA-JMC Jack McDowell 94
FFA-RM Roger McDowell 87
FFA-JO John Olerud 93
FFA-TP Terry Pendelton 92
FFA-LT Luis Tiant 75
FFA-RV Robin Ventura 00
FFA-BBE Buddy Bell 81
FFA-BB Bob Boone 79
FFA-DD Doug DeCinces 80
FFA-DDR Doug Drabek 91
FFA-OG Oscar Gamble 82
FFA-BG Bobby Grich 80
FFA-VH Von Hayes 87
FFA-CL Carney Lansford 90
FFA-BH Bud Harrelson 69
FFA-DMA Dennis Martinez 92
FFA-BOG Ben Oglivie 81
FFA-LP Lance Parrish 84
FFA-DR Dave Righetti 86
FFA-BT Bobby Thigpen 91
FFA-MW Maury Wills 70
FFA-WB Wally Backman 86
FFA-GB George Bell 88
FFA-SBR Sid Bream 92 (w/various Bible verse inscriptions)
FFA-JCH Joe Charboneau 81
FFA-CC Cecil Cooper 81
FFA-SD Shawon Dunston 90
FFA-CJ Cleon Jones 69
FFA-WJ Wally Joyner 87
FFA-JKE Jimmy Key 96
FFA-EK Ed Kranepool 70
FFA-BL Bill Lee 74
FFA-ML Mickey Lolich 73
FFA-GL Greg Luzinski 78
FFA-BM Bake McBride 75
FFA-AOT Amos Otis 79
FFA-MSC Mike Scott 87
FFA-KS Ken Singleton 80
FFA-JW Jim Wynn 73
YD Yu Darvish 86
GC Gary Carter 75 SP (sticker)
?? Bryce Harper SP EXCH

1956 Relics

NOTE: Remainder of checklist TBD.

Framed 1983 Autographed Minis

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

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

Autographed Originals

Each Autographed Original features an on-card autograph on a previously released Topps card. Each card (except for the Frank Robinson) is serial-numbered to five copies, and exclusive to Hobby packs. The Robinson is numbered to 88.

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 reprints of his 1954 Topps card for insertion into that year's Topps Archives set. Topps bought back 25 copies of that card and randomly inserted them into pack of 2012 Archives.

On the 1994 cards, the text and Milwaukee Braves logo were gold foil stamped. To distinguish the 2012 buybacks from the 1994 cards, each card has a special "ARCHIVES FAN FAVORITES" and serial-number foil-stamped on the front.

NNO Hank Aaron AU 25

Touched By Greatness

Touched by Greatness card Cal Ripken, Jr's hand-print and autograph on an over-sized card. The cards, which are redemptions, 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.

NNO Cal Ripken, Jr. EXCH 100

Six-Player Book Autographs

Each is a one-of-one.

Darryl Strawberry / Rockey Henderson / Dale Murphy / Andre Dawson / Dave Winfield / Tony Gwynn

Karate Kid Autographs

These autographs, featuring the stars of the 1984 film The Karate Kid, are exclusive to Hobby and packed as a box-topper. Each measures 5" X 7".

KK-1 Martin Kove

KK-2 Billy Zabka

80s Icon Cut Signatures

James Earl Jones

Vanna White

Bob Barker