2015 Topps Finest Baseball places a greater emphasis on cards of veteran players and retired stars. It also isn’t quite as colorful as the 2014 edition.
A full checklist for the product, which released Wednesday, is below. It’s been a busy month for Topps, which also released its 2015 Archives Baseball product on the same day and its 2015 Series 2 set was slated for June 17, the same day as 2015 Bowman Football.
Each master box of 2015 Finest will hold two packs or mini boxes and again hold two autographed cards.
The base card set for Finest will include just 100 cards but have a rainbow of parallel versions including:
- Refractor Parallel
- Prism Refractor Parallel: (new)
- Purple Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Blue Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Green Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Gold Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Orange Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
- Printing Plates: #’d 1/1.
(Update 7/13/15: The Kris Bryant SuperFractor card was pulled and placed into this eBay auction).
Hot boxes, randomly inserted into cases will have every base card as a black refractor.
2015 Topps Finest will also have a Rookie Redemption Program for an autograph to be determined next season.
Autographed content in your box of ’15 Finest could include:
Finest Autographs: Veterans, All-Stars, and Rookies on Finest technology.
- Blue Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Green Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Gold Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Orange Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
- Printing Plates: #’d 1/1.
Finest Greats Autographs: Elite MLB Veterans and Legends will be featured with on card autographs on Finest technology. (1 per case)
- Gold Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Orange Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
- Printing Plates: #’d 1/1.
Finest Affiliations Autographs: Dual autographs of elite pairings from across Major League Baseball
Sequentially #’d (new).
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1
Inserts will include:
Finest Generations: Players from past generations (new). Collectors can now expect to find either a Finest Generations Autograph or a Finest Greats Autograph in every case.
The Finest Generations Autograph checklist features at least one MLB great from each of the past five decades. Each of the 18 subjects’ cards is sequentially numbered to 25.
Players who will have an autograph in the Finest Generations checklist include:
- Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
- Dennis Eckersley, Oakland Athletics
- Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves
- Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies
- Ozzie Smith, St. Louis Cardinals
- Frank Robinson, Cincinnati Reds
- Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds
- Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
- Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics
- Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds
- Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
- Mark McGwire, Oakland Athletics
- Nolan Ryan, Texas Rangers
- Ken Griffey Jr., Seattle Mariners
- Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
- Roger Clemens, New York Yankees
- Mike Piazza, New York Mets
- Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles Dodgers
Parallels to the Finest Generation set include:
- Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.- Autograph Parallel sequentially #’d.
Finest Careers (die cut): Paying tribute to a retired great’s playing career with a one-subject, 10-card set. Each card will showcase a different image of the player throughout his career. 1 per case (new).
- Die-Cut Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Die-Cut Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- Die-Cut SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
Finest Firsts: Rookies making their inaugural appearance in Topps Finest (new).
- Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
Autograph Parallels:
- Blue Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Green Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Gold Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d.
- Orange Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
- Printing Plates: #’d 1/1
1995 Topps Finest Recreating the 1995 Finest base card design using current players (new)
- Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
Base Card Short Prints (new)
- Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 25.
- Red Refractor Parallel: sequentially #’d to 5.
- SuperFractor Parallel: #’d 1/1.
New this year is a Finest Careers Die-Cut insert, which commemorates a recent retiree’s playing career and is guaranteed in every case.
Click here to see 2015 Topps Finest on eBay.
2015 Topps Finest Baseball Checklist
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