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Description

2011 Finest is a 100-card set that was released on October 11, 2011. In a change for the brand, Topps has pushed back the release of Finest from just before Opening Day, to just before the end of the season. Another change is the elimination of the much-maligned manufactured letter patches and rookie redemptions.

The base set consists of 100 veteran cards with 19 autographed rookies. Each autographed rookie will be serial-numbered and seeded at the rate of one-per 12-pack box. Each box will also include an autographed rookie dual relic, two Finest Moments inserts, and six Refractor parallels.

Distribution

Six cards per pack; two, six-pack, mini boxes per box (MSRP: $50). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	100	-	5:1
Refractors	100	?	?
X-Fractors	100	299	?
Green Refractor	100	199	?
Orange Refractor	100	99	?
Gold Refractor	100	50	?
Red Refractor	100	25	?
Die-Cut Mosaic Refractor	100	10	?
Purple Refractor	100	5	?
Canary Diamond Refractor	100	one-of-one	?
SuperFractor	100	one-of-one	?
Printing Plates	100	four-for-each	?
Finest Foundations	15	-	?
Finest Foundations Orange Refractor	15	?	?
Finest Foundations Purple Refractor	15	?	?
Finest Freshmen	17	?	?
Finest Freshmen Orange Refractor	17	?	?
Finest Freshmen Purple Refractor	17	?	?
Finest Moments	18	?	?
Finest Moments Orange Refractor	18	?	?
Finest Moments Purple Refractor	18	?	?
Autographed Rookies Refractor	19	?	?
Autographed Rookies X-Fractor	19	299	?
Autographed Rookies Green Refractor	19	199	?
Autographed Rookies Orange Refractor	19	99	?
Autographed Rookies Gold Rafractor	19	59	?
Autographed Rookies Red Refractor	19	25	?
Autographed Rookies Die-Cut Mosaic Refractor	19	10	?
Autographed Rookies Purple Refractor	19	5	?
Autographed Rookies SuperFractor	19	one-of-one	?
Autographed Rookies Printing Plate	19	four-for-each	?
Rookie Jumbo Patch Orange Refractor	25	10	?
Rookie Jumbo Patch Purple Refractor	25	5	?
Rookie Jumbo Patch SuperFractor	25	one-of-one	?
Autographed Rookies Relic Refractor	25	499	?
Autographed Rookies Relic Green Refractor	25	149	?
Autographed Rookies Relic Gold Refractor	25	99	?
Autographed Rookies Relic Red Refractor	25	25	?
Autographed Relic Finest Moments	18	?	?
Autographed Relic Finest Moments Refractor	18	?	?
Autographed Relic Finest Moments Orange Refractor	18	99	?
Autographed Relic Finest Moments Purple Refractor	18	5	?
Autographed Relic Finest Moments SuperFractor	18	one-of-one	?
60th Anniversary Autographs	3	60	?

Checklist

Base Set

1 Hanley Ramirez
2 Jason Heyward
3 Buster Posey
4 Mark Teixeira
5 Evan Longoria
6 Chase Utley
7 Ryan Braun
8 Felix Hernandez
9 Hunter Pence
10 Adrian Gonzalez
11 Nick Markakis
12 Miguel Cabrera
13 Paul Konerko
14 Ryan Zimmerman
15 Troy Tulowitzki
16 Chipper Jones
17 Torii Hunter
18 B.J. Upton
19 Michael Young
20 Ryan Howard
21 Andre Ethier
22 Justin Verlander
23 Clay Buchholz
24 Cole Hamels
25 Albert Pujols
26 Adrian Beltre
27 Zack Greinke
28 Derek Jeter
29 Jacoby Ellsbury
30 Dan Uggla
31 Adam Dunn
32 Matt Kemp
33 Starlin Castro
34 Brian McCann
35 David Wright
36 Tim Lincecum
37 David Price
38 Jayson Werth
39 Roy Oswalt
40 Ichiro
41 Jose Bautista
42 Robinson Cano
43 David Ortiz
44 Mike Stanton
45 Roy Halladay
46 Justin Upton
47 Joey Votto
48 Andrew McCutchen
49 Matt Holliday
50 Alex Rodriguez
51 Jon Lester
52 Jered Weaver
53 Kevin Youkilis
54 Ike Davis
55 Joe Mauer
56 Carl Crawford
57 Cliff Lee
58 Josh Hamilton
59 Stephen Strasburg
60 Prince Fielder
61 Sergio Santos RC
62 Randall Delgado RC
63 Eric Hosmer RC
64 Julio Teheran RC
65 Danny Duffy RC
66 J. P. Arencibia RC
67 Domonic Brown RC
68 Mike Minor RC
69 Brett Wallace RC
70 Jerry Sands RC
71 Mark Trumbo RC
72 Freddie Freeman RC
73 Tsuyoshi Nishioka RC
74 Jeremy Hellickson RC
75 Kyle Drabek RC
76 Dustin Ackley RC
77 Brandon Beachy RC
78 Brent Morel RC
79 Dillon Gee RC
80 Chris Sale RC
81 Alex Cobb RC
82 Dee Gordon RC
83 Brandon Belt RC
84 Zach Britton RC
85 Craig Kimbrel RC
86 Michael Pineda RC
87 Andrew Cashner RC
88 Jordan Walden RC
89 Alexi Ogando RC
90 Jake McGee RC
91 Hector Noesi RC
92 Darwin Barney RC
93 Ben Revere RC
94 Mike Trout RC
95 Danny Espinosa RC
96 Aaron Crow RC
97 Anthony Rizzo RC
98 Mike Moustakas RC
99 Eduardo Sanchez RC
100 Daniel Descalso RC

Parallels

All 100 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels. On average, each six-pack mini box should yield three Refractors of various colors.

Refractor

X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 299 copies)

Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Die-Cut Mosaic Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)

Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)

Canary Diamond Refractor (one-of-one)

SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Framed Printing Plates (four-for-each)

Inserts

NOTE: Each six-pack mini box should yield one card from the three insert sets below. All inserts are also available in the following Refractor parallels.

Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)

Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)

Finest Freshmen

FFR1 Freddie Freeman
FFR2 Domonic Brown
FFR3 Jordan Walden
FFR4 Aroldis Chapman
FFR5 Zach Britton
FFR6 Mark Trumbo
FFR7 Brett Wallace
FFR8 Alexi Ogando
FFR9 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
FFR10 Jeremy Hellickson
FFR11 Brent Morel
FFR12 J.P. Arencibia
FFR13 Andrew Cashner
FFR14 Eric Hosmer
FFR15 Craig Kimbrel
FFR16 Kyle Drabek
FFR17 Michael Pineda

Finest Foundations

FF1 Albert Pujols
FF2 Roy Halladay
FF3 Adrian Gonzalez
FF4 Ryan Howard
FF5 Alex Rodriguez
FF6 Evan Longoria
FF7 Buster Posey
FF8 Robinson Cano
FF9 Tim Lincecum
FF10 Jason Heyward
FF11 Troy Tulowitzki
FF12 Ichiro
FF13 Stephen Strasburg
FF14 Hanley Ramirez
FF15 Derek Jeter

Finest Moments

FM1 Joe Mauer
FM2 Carl Crawford
FM3 Robinson Cano
FM4 Andrew McCutchen
FM5 Cliff Lee
FM6 Nick Markakis
FM7 Roy Halladay
FM8 Ryan Howard
FM9 David Wright
FM10 Buster Posey
FM11 Jason Heyward
FM12 Josh Hamilton
FM13 Alex Rodriguez
FM14 Chase Utley
FM15 David Ortiz
FM16 CC Sabathia
FM17 Stephen Strasburg
FM18 Ike Davis

Autographs & Game-Used

Finest Autographed Rookies

Unlike previous years, the rookies will be available both autographed and un-autographed. Every other six-pack mini box will contain an Autographed Rookie card.

Each Autographed Rookie card will be serial-numbered, but the exact production has yet to be revealed.

It appears that all cards in this set will be autographed on-card.

It does not appear that any of the Autographed Rookies will be available in a non-Refractor, or "plain vanilla" versions.

All 19 of the Autographed Rookies are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)

X-Fractor (serial-numbered to 299 copies)

Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 149 copies)

Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Die-Cut Mosaic Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)

Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)

SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Framed Printing Plates (four-for-each)

63 Eric Hosmer
66 Brandon Belt
69 Brett Wallace
70 Jerry Sands
71 Mark Trumbo
72 Freddie Freeman
73 Tsuyoshi Nishioka
78 Brent Morel
79 Dillon Gee
82 Dee Gordon
83 Zach Britton EXCH
84 Mike Trout
86 Michael Pineda
95 Danny Espinosa
96 Aaron Crow
97 Anthony Rizzo
98 Mike Moustakas EXCH
99 Eduardo Sanchez
100 Daniel Descalso
105 Eduardo Nunez

Finest Autographed Rookie Dual Relics

Mini-boxes NOT containing an Autographed Rookie, will instead yield an Autographed Rookie Dual Relic. Each card will have a sticker autograph on a card with two different pieces of game-used memorabilia.

Again, like with the Autographed Rookies, each Autographed Rookie Dual Relic card will be serial-numbered, but the exact production has yet to be revealed.

All 25 cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)

Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 149 copies)

NOT SURE THIS ONE EXISTS - Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

Die-Cut Mosaic Refractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)

Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)

SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Framed Printing Plates (four-for-each)

61 Sergio Santos
62 Eduardo Nunez
64 Julio Teheran
65 Danny Duffy
68 Mike Minor
70 Jerry Sands
72 Freddie Freeman
74 Jeremy Hellickson
75 Kyle Drabek
77 Brandon Beachy
79 Dillon Gee
80 Chris Sale
81 Alex Cobb
84 Zach Britton
85 Craig Kimbrel
86 Michael Pineda
87 Andrew Cashner
88 Jordan Walden
89 Alexi Ogando
91 Hector Noesi
92 Darwin Barney
93 Ben Revere
96 Aaron Crow
97 Carlos Peguero
98 Ivan DeJesus, Jr.

Finest Rookie Jumbo Patches

The 25 Rookie Jumbo Patches are only available in the following Refractors.

Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to ten copies)

Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to five copies)

SuperFractor (one-of-one)

Finest Moments Autographed Relics

The Finest Moments Autographed Relic will be seeded as a "case hit." The set is essentially a parallel of the Finest Moments insert set featuring a sticker autograph coupled with a relic swatch.

Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor

Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)

SuperFractor (one-of-one)

FMA1 Joe Mauer
FMA2 Carl Crawford EXCH
FMA3 Robinson Cano (Some with Oval Stickers)
FMA4 Andrew McCutchen *
FMA5 Cliff Lee
FMA6 Nick Markakis
FMA7 Roy Halladay
FMA8 Ryan Howard
FMA9 David Wright
FMA10 Buster Posey *
FMA11 Jason Heyward
FMA12 Josh Hamilton
FMA13 Alex Rodriguez
FMA14 Chase Utley
FMA15 David Ortiz
FMA16 CC Sabathia
FMA17 Stephen Strasburg
FMA18 Ike Davis
FMA22 Adrian Gonzalez

60th Anniversary Autographs

See 2011 Topps 60th Anniversary Autographs.