2012 Topps Allen & Ginter's
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Description
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter's is a 350-card set tentatively scheduled for release on July 11, 2012.
Distribution
Hobby: 24 packs plus one box topper per box, eight cards per pack (MSRP: $5). 12 boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds | Retail Odds |
---|---|---|---|---|
Base | 350 | - | ? | ? |
short set | 300 | - | ? | ? |
SPs | 50 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
Mini | 350 | - | ? | ? |
Mini A&G Back | 350 | - | ? | ? |
Mini Black Border | 350 | - | ? | ? |
Mini No Number | 350 | 50 | ? | ? |
Mini Baseball Back | 350 | 25 | ? | ? |
Mini Wood | 350 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Mini Printing Plate | 350 | four for each | ? | N/A |
Framed Cloth | 150 | 10 | ? | N/A |
What's in a Name? | 100 | - | 1:2 | 1:2 |
Historical Turning Points | 20 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
You've Gotta Be Kidding Me! | 15 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
World's Tallest Buildings | 10 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
Baseball Highlights Sketches | 25 | - | 1:10 | 1:10 |
Colony in a Card | ? | - | case hit | case hit |
People of the Bible | 15 | - | * | * |
Man's Best Friend | 20 | - | * | * |
World's Greatest Military Leaders | 20 | - | * | * |
Giants of the Deep | 15 | - | * | * |
Musical Masters | 16 | - | * | * |
Culinary Curiosities | 10 | - | * | * |
Rip Cards | 100 | - | case hit | N/A |
N-43 | 15 | - | ? | N/A |
Baseball Highlight Cabinets | 5 | - | ? | N/A |
Roller Coaster Cabinets | 5 | - | ? | N/A |
Framed Relics | ? | - | ? | ? |
DNA Relics | 10 | one-of-one | ? | ? |
Lepidoptery Cards | ? | - | ? | N/A |
Book Cards | 25 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Framed Allen & Ginter Buybacks | 100 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Framed Autographs | ? | - | ? | ? |
Cut Signatures | 20 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Allen & Ginter Originals | 30 | one-of-one | ** | N/A |
Red Ink Autographs | ? | 10 | ** | N/A |
Mini Exclusives | 50 | - | ** | N/A |
Mini Wood Exclusives | 50 | one-of-one | ** | N/A |
Rip Card Reserves | 25 | one-of-one | ** | N/A |
N-43 Relics | 10 | 25 | ? | N/A |
N-43 Autographs | 10 | 15 | ? | N/A |
N-43 Autographed Relics | 5 | 5 | ? | N/A |
N-43 Artifacts | 5 | varies | ? | N/A |
Cabinet Relics | 10 | one-of-one | ? | N/A |
Currency of the World Cabinet Relics | 30 | 50 | ? | N/A |
* Overall Odds of finding a Mini-sized insert: 1:5/packs ** Comes embedded inside a Rip Card.
Checklist
Base Set
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Parallels
All 350 cards will be available in the following mini-sized parallels.
- Mini
- Mini A&G Back
- Mini Black Border
- Mini No Number (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Mini Baseball Back (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Mini Wood (one-of-one, Hobby Only)
- Mini Printing Plate (set of four for each, Hobby Only)
Mini Exclusives
Each Mini Exclusive is embedded inside a Rip Card. A one-of-one Wood parallel is also available.
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Silk
Each Framed Cloth card is serial-numbered to ten copies and exclusive to Hobby packs.
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Inserts
What's in a Name?
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Historical Turning Points
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Guys in Hats
The Boater
The Bowler
The Flat Cap
The Garrison Hat
The Pith Helmet
GH3 The Fedora
Fashionable Ladies
FL-1 The First Lady
FL-2 The Flapper
FL-3 The Queen
FL-4 The Victorian
FL-5 The Bustle
FL-6 The Weekender
FL-7 The Bride
FL-8 The Sportswoman
FL-9 The Ingenue
FL-10 The Icon
World's Tallest Buildings
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Baseball Highlight Sketches
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Colony in a Card
People of the Bible
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Man's Best Friend
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World's Greatest Military Leaders
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Giants of the Deep
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Musical Masters
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Culinary Curiosities
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Rip Cards
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N-43
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Baseball Highlight Cabinets
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Rollercoaster Cabinets
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Allen & Ginter Artist Original
Each Artist Original is a one-of-one sketch card that is embedded inside a Rip Card.
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Autographs & Game-Used
Framed Relics
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Employee Relics
Each Employee Relic is hand-numbered to ten copies.
James Perry
Jeff Zachowski
DNA Relics
Each DNA Relic is a one-of-one.
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Book Cards
Each Book Card is exclusive to Hobby packs and are ones-of-one.
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Framed Autographs
Each Autograph is also available in an un-framed Red Ink parallel. The Red Inks are only available embedded inside the Rip Cards and each is hand-numbered to 10 copies.
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Cut Signatures
Each cut signature is a one-of-one. It should be noted that, unlike in previous years, the vast majority of subjects are still living.
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N-43 Relics
Each N-43 Relic is serial-numbered to 25 copies.
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N-43 Autographs
Each N-43 Autograph is hand-numbered to 15 copies.
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N-43 Autographed Relics
Each N-43 Autographed Relic is hand-numbered to five copies.
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N-43 Artifacts
Each N-43 Artifact is hand-numbered.
Cabinet Relics
Each Cabinet Relic is a one-of-one.
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Currency of the World Cabinet Relics
Each Currency of the World Cabinet Relic features an embedded coin from the respective nation/region. All are serial-numbered to 50 copies.
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Lepidoptery Cabinet
Each Lepidoptery Cabinet will feature a pressed butterfly embedded into a "shadowbox" style card. All cards packed out as redemptions.
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