2003 Topps Gallery
Description
2003 Topps Gallery (subtitled "The Museum Edition") is a 200-card, all-painted, set that was released in August, 2003. Cards numbered 1 through 150 featured veterans while cards 151 through 167 featured first year cards, cards 168 through 190 featured leading prospects, and cards numbered 191 through 200 featured legendary retired players.
In addition, 20 variations (seeded at a stated rate of one in 20) were also included in this set.
Each 24-pack Hobby box yielded two relic cards, and a coin relic box-topper.
Distribution
20 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Hobby only.
Reviews
http://mojobeardy.wordpress.com/2011/04/14/2003-topps-gallery-box-break/
http://cardboardicons.com/2009/02/11/live-box-break-2003-topps-gallery-baseball/
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 200 | - | ? |
| Variations | 20 | - | 1:20 |
| Artist Proof | 200 | - | one-per-pack |
| Gallery Heritage | 25 | - | 1:10 |
| Currency Collection Coin Relics | 25 | - | One per box topper |
| Topps Bucks | 1 | - | 1:41 |
| Gallery Heritage Relics | 10 | - | two relics per box |
| Gallery Heritage Autographed Relics | 4 | 25 | two relics per box |
| Gallery Originals Bat Relics | 30 | - | two relics per box |
| Press Plates | 200 | ? | ? |
Checklist
Base Set
1 Jason Giambi
2 Miguel Tejada
3 Mike Lieberthal
4 Jason Kendall
5 Robb Nen
6 Freddy Garcia
7 Scott Rolen
8 Boomer Wells
9 Rafael Palmeiro
10 Garret Anderson
11 Curt Schilling
12 Greg Maddux
13 Rodrigo Lopez
14 Nomar Garciaparra
15 Kerry Wood
16 Frank Thomas
17 Ken Griffey, Jr.
18 Jim Thome
19 Todd Helton
20 Lance Berkman
21 Robert Fick
22 Kevin Brown
23 Richie Sexson
24 Eddie Guardado
25 Vladimir Guerrero
26 Mike Piazza
27 Bernie Williams
28 Eric Chavez
29 Jimmy Rollins
30 Ichiro
31 J.D. Drew
32 Nick Johnson
33 Shannon Stewart
34 Tim Salmon
35 Andruw Jones
36 Jay Gibbons
37 Johnny Damon
38 Fred Mcgriff
39 Carlos Lee
40 Adam Dunn
41 Jason Jennings
42 Mike Lowell
43 Mike Sweeney
44 Shawn Green
45 Doug Mientkiewicz
46 Bartolo Colon
47 Edgardo Alfonzo
48 Roger Clemens
49 Randy Wolf
50 Alex Rodriguez
51 Vernon Wells
52 Kenny Lofton
53 Mariano Rivera
54 Brian Jordan
55 Roberto Alomar
56 Carlos Pena
57 Moises Alou
58 John Smoltz
59 Adam Kennedy
60 Randy Johnson
61 Mark Buehrle
62 C.C. Sabathia
63 Craig Biggio
64 Eric Karros
65 Jose Vidro
66 Tim Hudson
67 Trevor Hoffman
68 Bret Boone
69 Carl Crawford
70 Derek Jeter
71 Troy Percival
72 Gary Sheffield
73 Rickey Henderson
74 Paul Konerko
75 Larry Walker
76 Pat Burrell
77 Brian Giles
78 Jeff Kent
79 Kazuhiro Sasaki
80 Chipper Jones
81 Darin Erstad
82 Sean Casey
83 Luis Gonzalez
84 Roy Oswalt
85 Dustan Mohr
86 Al Leiter
87 Mike Mussina
88 Vicente Padilla
89 Rich Aurilia
90 Albert Pujols
91 John Olerud
92 Ivan Rodriguez
93 Eric Hinske
94 Phil Nevin
95 Barry Zito
96 Armando Benitez
97 Torii Hunter
98 Paul Lo Duca
99 Preston Wilson
100 Sammy Sosa
101 Jarrod Washburn
102 Steve Finley
103 Cliff Floyd
104 Mark Prior
105 Austin Kearns
106 Jeff Bagwell
107 A.J. Pierzynski
108 Pedro Martinez
109 Orlando Cabrera
110 Raul Mondesi
111 Russ Ortiz
112 Ruben Sierra
113 Tino Martinez
114 Manny Ramirez
115 Troy Glaus
116 Magglio Ordonez
117 Omar Vizquel
118 Carlos Beltran
119 Jose Hernandez
120 Javier Vazquez
121 Jorge Posada
122 Aramis Ramirez
123 Jason Schmidt
124 Jamie Moyer
125 Jim Edmonds
126 Aubrey Huff
127 Carlos Delgado
128 Junior Spivey
129 Tom Glavine
130 Marty Cordova
131 Derek Lowe
132 Ellis Burks
133 Barry Bonds
134 Josh Beckett
135 Raul Ibanez
136 Kazuhisa Ishii
137 Geoff Jenkins
138 Eric Milton
139 Mo Vaughn
140 Mark Mulder
141 Bobby Abreu
142 Ryan Klesko
143 Tsuyoshi Shinjo
144 Jose Mesa
145 Shea Hillenbrand
146 Edgar Renteria
147 Juan Gonzalez
148 Edgar Martinez
149 Matt Morris
150 Alfonso Soriano
First-Year Players
151 Bryan Bullington RC
152 Andy Marte RC
153 Brendan Harris RC
154 Juan Camacho RC
155 Byron Gettis RC
156 Daryl Clark RC
157 J.D. Durbin RC
158 Craig Brazell RC
159 Jason Kubel RC
160 Brandon Roberson RC
161 Jose Contreras RC
162 Hanley Ramirez RC
163 Jaime Bubela RC
164 Chris Duncan RC
165 Tyler Johnson RC
166 Joey Gomes RC
167 Ben Francisco RC
Prospects
168 Adam LaRoche
169 Tommy Whiteman
170 Trey Hodges
171 Francisco Rodriguez
172 Jason Arnold
173 Brett Myers
174 Rocco Baldelli
175 Adrian Gonzalez
176 Dontrelle Willis
177 Walter Young
178 Marlon Byrd
179 Aaron Heilman
180 Casey Kotchman
181 Miguel Cabrera
182 Hee Seop Choi
183 Drew Henson
184 Jose Reyes
185 Michael Cuddyer
186 Brandon Phillips
187 Victor Martinez
188 Joe Mauer
189 Hank Blalock
190 Mark Teixeira
Retired Players
191 Willie Mays
192 George Brett
193 Tony Gwynn
194 Carl Yastrzemski
195 Nolan Ryan
196 Reggie Jackson
197 Mike Schmidt
198 Cal Ripken, Jr.
199 Don Mattingly
200 Tom Seaver
Variations
1 Jason Giambi (Blue Jersey)
14 Nomar Garciaparra (Batting Gloves)
30 Ichiro (Black Sleeves)
40 Adam Dunn (Red Sleeves)
50 Alex Rodriguez (Red Shirt)
100 Sammy Sosa (Black Bat)
150 Alfonso Soriano (No Elbow Pad)
151 Bryan Bullington (Red Background)
152 Andy Marte (No Necklace)
158 Craig Brazell (Black Jersey)
Parallels
Each card is available in an Artist Proof and Press Plate parallels. The Artist Proofs has a rainbow-foil sheen to them.
Inserts
Gallery Heritage
GH-GB George Brett
GH-HK Harmon Killebrew
GH-HN Hideo Nomo
GH-JC Jose Canseco
GH-KP Kirby Puckett
GH-RC Roger Clemens
Gh-RH Rickey Henderson
GH-SG Shawn Green
GH-TGW Tony Gwynn
GH-WB Wade Boggs
GH-AD Adam Dunn
GH-AS Alfonso Soriano
GH-BW Bernie Williams
GH-CY Carl Yastrzemski
GH-DJ Derek Jeter
GH-DS Duke Snider
GH-IS Ichiro
GH-KR Jerry Koosman, Nolan Ryan
GH-JT Jim Thome
GH-MT Miguel Tejada
GH-NG Nomar Garciaparra
GH-RJ Randy Johnson
GH-TG Tom Glavine
GH-IR Ivan Rodriguez
GH-WM Willie Mays
Topps Artist Promotion
AP1 Ichiro
AP2 Alex Rodriguez
AP3 Sammy Sosa
AP4 Derek Jeter
AP5 Nomar Garciaparra
AP6 Miguel Tejada
Topps Bucks
This "card" is a $5 gift certificate good at the Topps.com website.
$5 Willie Mays
Autographs & Game-Used
Gallery Heritage Relic
GHR-GB George Brett
GHR-HK Harmon Killebrew
GHR-HN Hideo Nomo
GHR-JC Jose Canseco
GHR-KP Kirby Puckett
GHR-RH Rickey Henderson
GHR-RC Roger Clemens
GHR-SG Shawn Green
GHR-TG Tony Gwynn
GHR-WH Wade Boggs
Gallery Originals Relic
GO-AD Adam Dunn
GO-AP Albert Pujols
GO-AR Alex Rodriguez
GO-AS Alfonso Soriano
GO-AJ Andruw Jones
GO-BW Bernie Williams
GO-BB Bret Boone
GO-CY Carl Yastrzemski
GO-CJ Chipper Jones
GO-DH Drew Henson
GO-FT Frank Thomas
GO-GS Gary Sheffield
GO-IR Ivan Rodriguez
GO-JT Jim Thome
GO-JM Joe Mauer
GO-LB Lance Berkman
GO-LG Luis Gonzalez
GO-MO Magglio Ordonez
GO-MR Manny Ramirez
GO-MT Miguel Tejada
GO-MP Mike Piazza
GO-MA Moises Alou
GO-NG Nomar Garciaparra
GO-RP Rafael Palmeiro
GO-RH Rickey Henderson
GO-RA Roberto Alomar
GO-SG Shawn Green
GO-TH Todd Helton
GO-TG Tony Gwynn
GO-THU Torii Hunter
Gallery Heritage Relic Autographs
GHA-Gb George Brett
GHA-Tg Tony Gwynn
GHA-Wb Wade Boggs
GHA-Kp Kirby Puckett
Currency Collection Coin Relics
Inserted in each hobby box as a box-topper these 25 cards feature players from throughout the world along with a coin from their homeland.
CC-AJ Andruw Jones
CC-AP Albert Pujols
CC-AS Alfonso Soriano
CC-BA Bobby Abreu
CC-BC Bartolo Colon
CC-ER Edgar Renteria
CC-FR Francisco Rodriguez
CC-HC Hee Seop Choi
CC-HN Hideo Nomo
CC-IS Ichiro
CC-JR Jose Reyes
CC-KI Kazuhisa Ishii
CC-KS Kazuhiro Sasaki
CC-LW Larry Walker
CC-MO Magglio Ordonez
CC-MR Manny Ramirez
CC-MRI Mariano Rivera
CC-OV Omar Vizquel
CC-PM Pedro Martinez
CC-RL Rodrigo Lopez
CC-RM Raul Mondesi
CC-SS Sammy Sosa
CC-VG Vladimir Guerrero
CC-VP Vicente Padilla