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[[2009 Upper Deck X]] is a 100-card set released in August 4th, 2009. Each six-card Hobby pack will yield one die-cut parallel and one Xpoenetial insert. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one game-used card.  
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The [[2010 Finest|2010 edition of Topps' Finest Baseball]] was released, exclusive to Hobby outlets, in late-March 2010. Finest’s base set is comprised of 165 cards (125 veterans, 25 rookies and 15 Autographed Letter Patch Rookies).
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New for 2010 are one-of-one signed on-patch In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Book Cards.
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Also back are Finest Moments autographs, a 20-card checklist that includes key players during key moments in the 2009 season. These will be found with Red Refractors (25) and new Purple Refractors (1/1s).  
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
[[1994 Topps Traded]] - [[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] - [[1995 Studio]] - [[2005 Leaf]] - [[1977 Topps Cloth Stickers]] - [[1993 Cardtoons]] - [[1998 Finest]] - [[1984 Topps Traded]] - [[1999 Topps Gold Label]] - [[1997 Circa]] - [[2001 SP Game Bat Milestone]] - [[2004 Bowman]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]] - [[1992 Score]]
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[[2003 Topps Gallery]] - [[1999 E-X Century]] - [[2005 Topps Pristine Legends]] - [[1995 Post Canada]] - [[2009 Upper Deck X]] - [[1994 Topps Traded]] - [[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] - [[1995 Studio]] - [[2005 Leaf]] - [[1977 Topps Cloth Stickers]] - [[1993 Cardtoons]] - [[1998 Finest]] - [[1984 Topps Traded]] - [[1999 Topps Gold Label]] - [[1997 Circa]] - [[2001 SP Game Bat Milestone]] - [[2004 Bowman]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]] - [[1992 Score]]
 
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[[2019 Bowman Chrome]] was released September 18th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
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For the third consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.
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[[2019 Bowman]] was released April 17th -- about a week earlier than last year. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph, one Bowman Sterling insert, and one Chrome Prospect Atomic Refractor.  Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and two Bowman Sterling inserts.
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[[2019 Topps Luminaries]] was released September 4th. Each box contains one card, an autograph serial-numbered to 15 copies or fewer.  
 
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[[2019 Topps Five Star]] was released August 28th -- two months earlier than last year's set. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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[[2019 Diamond Kings]] was released by Panini April 9th.  The base set is 150 cards with the last 50 short-printed, and twenty variations.  Each Hobby pack will contain a card from one of seventeen insert sets.  In addition, each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four parallels, one game-used memorabilia card, and an autograph.
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[[2019 Topps Fire]] is a 200-card set released exclusively to Target outlets, to little advanced notice, the week of August 24th.  
 
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[[2019 Topps Gypsy Queen]] is a 320-card set released March 27th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and a pack of three Hobby only Chrome parallels.  
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[[2019 Panini Chronicles]] is a 50-card set released August 24th. As with the previous year's product, Chronicles features an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands. Each six-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a game-used memorabilia card.  
 
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[[2019 Topps Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on March 20th -- three months earlier than the previous year's product. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.  
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[[2019 Topps Archives]] was released the week of August 21th. The base set is 330 cards featuring designs from the 1958, 1975, and 1993 Topps sets.
 
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[[2019 Topps Opening Day]] was released March 13th. As usual, the base set is a rehash of 200 cards from the Topps flagship. Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product.
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[[2019 Bowman Sterling]] is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released August 14th. This is the first Bowman Sterling set in five years, as it replaces Bowman High Tek on the calendar.
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As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.
 
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[[2019 Donruss]] is a 252-card set released by Panini America on March 6th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.
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The 225-card [[2019 Topps Heritage|Heritage High Number Series]] was released August 14th, with each Hobby box yielding a relic, an autograph, or an autographed relic.
 
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[[2019 Topps Heritage]] is a 500-card set released February 27th, 2018. The last 100 cards are short-printed. In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the 1970 Topps set. Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.  
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[[2019 Topps Tribute]] was released August 7th -- pushed back from its normal pre-season release. As usual, each three-card pack will include either an autograph or a relic.  
 
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[[2019 Topps Series One]] is a 350-card set released January 30th -- although packs began showing up at mass market retail outlets a week earlierThis year's flagship has as its theme a celebration of Professional Baseball's 150th Anniversary, with Anniversary-themed inserts and parallels serial-numbered to 150 copies.
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[[2019 Topps Chrome]] was released July 31stEach Hobby box will yield two autographs while each Jumbo box will have five autos.
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A big change to the product are the sheer number of non-parallel, non-"hit based," inserts.  While, in recent years, ''Topps Baseball'' has had a massive number of inserts, for 2019 both the size of most insert sets and the insertion ratios have been greatly increased.
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[[2019 Panini Immaculate]] was released July 24th. All cards in the product are either autographs or game-used cards.  
Also notable is a reduction in the size of the standard Hobby waxbox from 36 packs to 24 -- although the number of cards in each Hobby pack was enlarged from ten to fourteen.
 
 
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[[2019 Donruss Optic]] was released July 17th. As usual, Optic is a 200-card chromium-stock take on the 2019 Donruss set. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield 12 inserts 10 parallels, and a pair of autographs.
  
[[2018 Bowman's Best]] was released December 19th, 2018, and was the final product released by Topps for the year. The base set consists of 70 cards supplemented by a 29-card "Top Prospects" subset.  Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs.
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Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" will yield five autographs, or one serial-numbered parallel per pack.
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"First off the Line" boxes were made available exclusively through paniniamerica.net. These boxes contain three autographed per box (one of which will be serial-numbered to 35 copies or fewer), a Pandora parallel serial-numbered to 99 in each pack, and a Cracked Ice parallel serial-numbered to seven per box.  
 
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[[2018 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released December 14th -- delayed about a week. Each Hobby only Jumbo will contain three autographs, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five.  
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[[2019 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of July 17th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.  
 
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[[2018 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 14th. Only 83 sets were produced.
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[[2019 Topps Diamond Icons]] was released July 10th -- a month and a half earlier than last year's product. Each ten-card box will contain: one Relic, seven autographs, and a pair of autographed Relics. Every other box will yield a cut signature. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.  
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Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:
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[[2019 Bowman Platinum]] is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Top Prospects insert set, scheduled for release July 3rd.  For the fourth consecutive year, Bowman Platinum will be distributed exclusively to Walmart stores.
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* One 50-Card base set -- serial-numbered to 83 sets.
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* One 65-Card Origins Sketch Reproductions Set -- also serial-numbered to 83 sets.
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[[2019 Stadium Club]] is a 301-card set released June 26th. Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
* One, one-of-one Origins Sketch Card or a one-of-one Hall of Fame Icons Sketch card.
 
* 50 Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.
 
* One, one-of-one Mike Trout Through the Years Autograph.
 
* One, one-of-one 1983 Auto Patch or one-of-one Cut Signature Relic Book Cards.
 
* One, one-of-one 1952 Autographed Superfractors
 
* One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature
 
* One invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet with Mike Trout, February 22nd, 2019 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
 
 
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[[2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released December 12th. As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.
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[[2019 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released June 19th. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:
  
Each base card is serial-numbered to 999 copies. Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two serial-numbered parallels, two game-used memorabilia cards, and eight autographs.
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*  A Canvas Collection insert
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*  A base set parallel
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*  A "premium" Relic
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*  A Quad Relic
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*  An Autograph
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* An Autographed Relic
 
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[[2018 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 7th.  As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.
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[[2019 Topps Series Two]] is a 350-card set released June 12th.
 
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[[2018 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set released November 7th -- about a month-and-a-half later than usual. Each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph or autographed relic serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
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[[2019 Finest]] is a 126-card set released by Topps on June 5th. Each box will yield two autographs.  
 
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[[2018 Panini Flawless]] is an 85-card set released October 31st. Each ten-card box will yield one jewel-encrusted base card or parallel, two game-used cards, and seven autographs.  
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[[2019 Leather and Lumber]] is a 151-card set released by Panini America May 29th. Each ten-card Hobby pack will yield an autograph, a game-used card, and four base cards and four inserts.  
 
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[[2018 Topps High Tek]] was released on October 31, 2018. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. Each 40-card box will contain two autographs and four numbered base/insert cards.
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[[2019 Topps Definitive Collection]] was released May 29th. An all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.  
 
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<b>May 8</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Tier One]]
 
 
<b>May 15</b>
 
* [[2019 Panini Prizm]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Big League]]
 
 
<b>May 22</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Pro Debut]]
 
 
<b>May 29</b>
 
* [[2019 Leather and Lumber]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Definitive]]
 
 
<b>June 5</b>
 
* [[2019 Finest]]
 
 
<b>June 12</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Series Two]]
 
 
<b>June 19</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Museum Collection]]
 
 
<b>June 26</b>
 
* [[2019 Stadium Club]]
 
 
<b>July 10</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Archives Signature Series]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Diamond Icons]]
 
 
<b>July 17</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
 
 
<b>July 24</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Clearly Authentic]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Tribute]]
 
 
<b>July 31</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Chrome]]
 
 
<b>August 7</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Luminaries]]
 
 
<b>August 10</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps National Baseball Card Day]]
 
 
<b>August 14</b>
 
* [[2019 Bowman Sterling]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Heritage|2019 Topps Heritage High Number]]
 
 
<b>August 21</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Archives]]
 
 
<b>August 28</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Five Star]]
 
 
<b>September 4</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Gold Label]]
 
 
<b>September 11</b>
 
* [[2019 Bowman Chrome]]
 
 
<b>September 18</b>
 
* [[2019 Triple Threads]]
 
  
 
<b>September 25</b>
 
<b>September 25</b>
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* [[2019 National Treasures]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
  
 
<b>October 2</b>
 
<b>October 2</b>
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* [[2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Heritage Signature Series: Retired]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Heritage Signature Series: Retired]]
  
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<b>October 16</b>
 
<b>October 16</b>
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* [[2019 Topps Gold Label]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Updates]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Updates]]
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<b>October 23</b>
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* [[2019 Triple Threads]]
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<b>October 30</b>
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* [[2019 Panini Flawless]]
  
 
<b>November 6</b>
 
<b>November 6</b>
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<b>December 18</b>
 
<b>December 18</b>
 
* [[2019 Bowman's Best]]
 
* [[2019 Bowman's Best]]
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<b>February 5, 2020</b>
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* [[2020 Topps Series One]]
 
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Set of the Month

The 2010 edition of Topps' Finest Baseball was released, exclusive to Hobby outlets, in late-March 2010. Finest’s base set is comprised of 165 cards (125 veterans, 25 rookies and 15 Autographed Letter Patch Rookies).

New for 2010 are one-of-one signed on-patch In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Book Cards.

Also back are Finest Moments autographs, a 20-card checklist that includes key players during key moments in the 2009 season. These will be found with Red Refractors (25) and new Purple Refractors (1/1s).

Previous Sets of the Month

2003 Topps Gallery - 1999 E-X Century - 2005 Topps Pristine Legends - 1995 Post Canada - 2009 Upper Deck X - 1994 Topps Traded - 2004 Upper Deck Vintage - 1995 Studio - 2005 Leaf - 1977 Topps Cloth Stickers - 1993 Cardtoons - 1998 Finest - 1984 Topps Traded - 1999 Topps Gold Label - 1997 Circa - 2001 SP Game Bat Milestone - 2004 Bowman - 1998 Topps Stars - 1992 Score

Just Released

2019 Bowman Chrome was released September 18th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

For the third consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.

2019 Topps Luminaries was released September 4th. Each box contains one card, an autograph serial-numbered to 15 copies or fewer.

2019 Topps Five Star was released August 28th -- two months earlier than last year's set. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

2019 Topps Fire is a 200-card set released exclusively to Target outlets, to little advanced notice, the week of August 24th.

2019 Panini Chronicles is a 50-card set released August 24th. As with the previous year's product, Chronicles features an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands. Each six-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a game-used memorabilia card.

2019 Topps Archives was released the week of August 21th. The base set is 330 cards featuring designs from the 1958, 1975, and 1993 Topps sets.

2019 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released August 14th. This is the first Bowman Sterling set in five years, as it replaces Bowman High Tek on the calendar.

As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.

The 225-card Heritage High Number Series was released August 14th, with each Hobby box yielding a relic, an autograph, or an autographed relic.

2019 Topps Tribute was released August 7th -- pushed back from its normal pre-season release. As usual, each three-card pack will include either an autograph or a relic.

2019 Topps Chrome was released July 31st. Each Hobby box will yield two autographs while each Jumbo box will have five autos.

2019 Panini Immaculate was released July 24th. All cards in the product are either autographs or game-used cards.

2019 Donruss Optic was released July 17th. As usual, Optic is a 200-card chromium-stock take on the 2019 Donruss set. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield 12 inserts 10 parallels, and a pair of autographs.

Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" will yield five autographs, or one serial-numbered parallel per pack.

"First off the Line" boxes were made available exclusively through paniniamerica.net. These boxes contain three autographed per box (one of which will be serial-numbered to 35 copies or fewer), a Pandora parallel serial-numbered to 99 in each pack, and a Cracked Ice parallel serial-numbered to seven per box.

2019 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set, released the week of July 17th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.

2019 Topps Diamond Icons was released July 10th -- a month and a half earlier than last year's product. Each ten-card box will contain: one Relic, seven autographs, and a pair of autographed Relics. Every other box will yield a cut signature. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.

2019 Bowman Platinum is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Top Prospects insert set, scheduled for release July 3rd. For the fourth consecutive year, Bowman Platinum will be distributed exclusively to Walmart stores.

2019 Stadium Club is a 301-card set released June 26th. Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

2019 Topps Museum Collection is a 100-card set released June 19th. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:

  • A Canvas Collection insert
  • A base set parallel
  • A "premium" Relic
  • A Quad Relic
  • An Autograph
  • An Autographed Relic

2019 Topps Series Two is a 350-card set released June 12th.

2019 Finest is a 126-card set released by Topps on June 5th. Each box will yield two autographs.

2019 Leather and Lumber is a 151-card set released by Panini America May 29th. Each ten-card Hobby pack will yield an autograph, a game-used card, and four base cards and four inserts.

2019 Topps Definitive Collection was released May 29th. An all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.

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  5. 2023-24 Topps Dynasty
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  7. 2007 Topps Gift Sets
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