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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 Gold Border (retail rack packs only)
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

GH-1 The Bowler

GH-2 The Boater

GH-3 The Fedora

GH-4 The Fez

GH-5 The Pith Helmet

GH-6 The Top Hat

GH-7 The Mortarboard

GH-8 The Flat Cap

GH-9 The Garrison Hat

GH-10 The Bicorne

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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2012 Topps Allen & Ginter's