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[[2005 Topps Pristine Legends]] is a 140-card chromium-stock set released in October, 2005. This would be the only Pristine Legends product, and the final Pristine product overall. It would also be the only Pristine set released to both Hobby and retail outlets. As the name suggests, the set consists exclusive to retired players.  
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[[1986 Fleer League Leaders]] is a 44-card boxed set produced for, and exclusively distributed by, Walgreen's drug stores. As the title suggests, the set features leaders in various statistical categories.
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The boxed set does include a rookie year Jose Canseco card -- although it's curious as to why he was included as a "League Leader."
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<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
[[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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[[2016 Topps New Era]] - [[2002 Studio]] - [[2006 Upper Deck Special F/X]] - [[2010 Finest]] - [[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 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:
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[[2020 Topps]] is a 700-card set released in two equal series of 350 cards. Series One was issued the week of February 5th, 2020 while the second series will come out in June.
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As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic, and a manufactured "relic."
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*  A Canvas Collection insert
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*  A base set parallel
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[[2019 Bowman's Best]] was released December 18th and was, as recent established tradition, the final product released by Topps for the year. The base set consists of 70 cards supplemented by a 30-card "Top Prospects" subset. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs and an Atomic Refractor.
*  A "premium" Relic
 
*  A Quad Relic
 
*  An Autograph
 
*  An Autographed Relic
 
 
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[[2019 Topps Series Two]] is a 350-card set released June 12th.
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[[2019 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released December 4th. Each Hobby only Jumbo will contain three autographs and 24 Refractors, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures and 40 Refractors.  
 
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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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[[2019 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released December 4th. As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft. In fact, the 2019 editions of both products were released the same day.
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Each base card is serial-numbered to 999 copies. Each five-pack Hobby box will yield seven serial-numbered parallels, two game-used memorabilia cards, and eight 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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[[2019 Topps Transcendent]] was released November 27th. Only 100 sets were produced.
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Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:
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* One 50-Card base set -- serial-numbered to 100 sets.
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* One 100-Card Franchise Favorites Set -- also serial-numbered to 100 sets.
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* One, one-of-one, Franchise Favorites Sketch Card.
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* 50 Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
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* One, one-of-one Derek Jeter Through the Years Autograph.
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* One, one-of-one 1953 Autographed Superfractors
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* One, one-of-one Autographed Patch, Cut Signature Bat Knob, or Cut Signature Bat Nameplate card.
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* One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature or Oversized Autographed Letter Patch.
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* And one invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet with Ken Griffey, Jr.
 
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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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[[2019 Panini Flawless]] is an 65-card set released November 20th. 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 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released May 22nd. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two autographs.  
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[[2019 Topps Gallery]] came out the week of November 18th. Once again, this product is exclusive to Walmart stores.  
 
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[[2019 Panini Prizm]] is a 300-card set released May 15th. This is the first Prizm set in four years. Each 12-card Hobby pack will contain one Prizm parallel and one insert. Every fourth Hobby pack will yield an autograph.  
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[[2019 Topps High Tek]] was released on November 13th, 2019. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. The 2019 edition reverted back to a traditional pack format, with each six-card pack yielding three base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.  
 
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[[2019 Topps Big League]] is a 400-card set released May 15th. Like the the previous year's product, it is targeted toward young collectors.  
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[[2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks]] was released November 6th, 2019. It is a 100-card set of players selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. Since Panini does not have an MLB Properties license, all players are depicted in either their high school, college, or USA Baseball uniform.
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Each pack will contain four base cards, three Prizm parallels, and one autograph.  
 
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[[2019 Topps Tier One]] was released May 8th -- a couple of weeks earlier than last year's set. As usual, all cards are either autographs or relics and there is no base set in the traditional sense. Each three-card box will contain two autographs and a relic.  
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[[2019 Topps Dynasty]] was released November 6th -- about a month earlier than last year. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.  
 
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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 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set released October 23rd -- Two weeks earlier than the previous year. 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 Panini Contenders Draft Picks]] is a 50-card set focusing on prospects and draft picks, released October 2nd. Most players are depicted in their college uniforms, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.
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The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association (even though Panini does have an MLBPA license).
  
[[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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Each pack contains an autograph.
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[[2019 Topps Update]] was released October 16th.  
 
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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 National Treasures]] was released by Panini September 25th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Each eight-card box will contain one booklet 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 Heritage Minor League]] is a 225-card set released September 25th. Each 18-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.  
 
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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 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 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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[[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 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 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 Topps Series One]] is a 350-card set released January 30th -- although packs began showing up at mass market retail outlets a week earlier.  This 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 Fire]] is a 200-card set released exclusively to Target outlets, to little advanced notice, the week of August 24th.  
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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 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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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 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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<div style="background:#f7d4e0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Upcoming Releases</div>
  
<b>June 26</b>
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<b>February 26</b>
* [[2019 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2020 Topps Heritage]]
  
<b>July 10</b>
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<b>March 4</b>
* [[2019 Topps Archives Signature Series]]
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* [[2020 Donruss]]
* [[2019 Topps Diamond Icons]]
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* [[2020 Topps Tribute]]
  
<b>July 17</b>
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<b>March 11</b>
* [[2019 Donruss Optic]]
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* [[2020 Panini Stars & Stripes]]
* [[2019 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
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* [[2020 Topps Opening Day]]
  
<b>July 24</b>
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<b>March 18</b>
* [[2019 Panini Immaculate]]
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* [[2020 Topps Inception]]
* [[2019 Topps Clearly Authentic]]
 
* [[2019 Topps Tribute]]
 
  
<b>July 31</b>
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<b>March 25</b>
* [[2019 Topps Chrome]]
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* [[2020 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
  
<b>August 7</b>
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<b>April 1</b>
* [[2019 Topps Luminaries]]
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* [[2020 Topps Sterling]]
  
<b>August 10</b>
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<b>April 15</b>
* [[2019 Topps National Baseball Card Day]]
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* [[2020 Bowman]]
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* [[2020 Select]]
  
<b>August 14</b>
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<b>April 22</b>
* [[2019 Bowman Sterling]]
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* [[2020 Topps Definitive]]
* [[2019 Topps Heritage|2019 Topps Heritage High Number]]
 
  
<b>August 21</b>
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<b>April 29</b>
* [[2019 Topps Archives]]
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* [[2020 Topps Tier One]]
  
<b>August 28</b>
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<b>May 6</b>
* [[2019 Topps Five Star]]
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* [[2020 Topps Transcendent Hall Of Fame]]
  
<b>September 4</b>
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<b>May 13</b>
* [[2019 Topps Gold Label]]
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* [[2020 Topps Big League]]
  
<b>September 11</b>
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<b>June 3</b>
* [[2019 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2020 Finest]]
  
<b>September 18</b>
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<b>June 10</b>
* [[2019 Triple Threads]]
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* [[2020 Topps|2020 Topps Series Two]]
  
<b>September 25</b>
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<b>June 17</b>
* [[2019 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
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* [[2020 Topps Museum Collection]]
  
<b>October 2</b>
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<b>June 24</b>
* [[2019 Topps Heritage Signature Series: Retired]]
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* [[2020 Stadium Club]]
  
<b>October 9</b>
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<b>July 15</b>
* [[2019 Topps High Tek]]
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* [[2020 Topps Allen & Ginter]]
  
<b>October 16</b>
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<b>July 29</b>
* [[2019 Topps Updates]]
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* [[2020 Topps Chrome]]
  
<b>November 6</b>
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<b>August 14</b>
* [[2019 Topps Dynasty]]
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* [[2020 Bowman Sterling]]
 
 
<b>November 27</b>
 
* [[2019 Topps Transcendent]]
 
  
<b>December 4</b>
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<b>September 9</b>
* [[2019 Bowman Draft]]
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* [[2020 Bowman Chrome]]
  
<b>December 18</b>
 
* [[2019 Bowman's Best]]
 
 
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Set of the Month

1986 Fleer League Leaders is a 44-card boxed set produced for, and exclusively distributed by, Walgreen's drug stores. As the title suggests, the set features leaders in various statistical categories.

The boxed set does include a rookie year Jose Canseco card -- although it's curious as to why he was included as a "League Leader."

Previous Sets of the Month

2016 Topps New Era - 2002 Studio - 2006 Upper Deck Special F/X - 2010 Finest - 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

2020 Topps is a 700-card set released in two equal series of 350 cards. Series One was issued the week of February 5th, 2020 while the second series will come out in June.

As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic, and a manufactured "relic."

2019 Bowman's Best was released December 18th and was, as recent established tradition, the final product released by Topps for the year. The base set consists of 70 cards supplemented by a 30-card "Top Prospects" subset. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs and an Atomic Refractor.

2019 Bowman Draft is a 200-card set released December 4th. Each Hobby only Jumbo will contain three autographs and 24 Refractors, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures and 40 Refractors.

2019 Panini Elite Extra Edition was released December 4th. As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft. In fact, the 2019 editions of both products were released the same day.

Each base card is serial-numbered to 999 copies. Each five-pack Hobby box will yield seven serial-numbered parallels, two game-used memorabilia cards, and eight autographs.

2019 Topps Transcendent was released November 27th. Only 100 sets were produced.

Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:

  • One 50-Card base set -- serial-numbered to 100 sets.
  • One 100-Card Franchise Favorites Set -- also serial-numbered to 100 sets.
  • One, one-of-one, Franchise Favorites Sketch Card.
  • 50 Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
  • One, one-of-one Derek Jeter Through the Years Autograph.
  • One, one-of-one 1953 Autographed Superfractors
  • One, one-of-one Autographed Patch, Cut Signature Bat Knob, or Cut Signature Bat Nameplate card.
  • One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature or Oversized Autographed Letter Patch.
  • And one invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet with Ken Griffey, Jr.

2019 Panini Flawless is an 65-card set released November 20th. Each ten-card box will yield one jewel-encrusted base card or parallel, two game-used cards, and seven autographs.

2019 Topps Gallery came out the week of November 18th. Once again, this product is exclusive to Walmart stores.

2019 Topps High Tek was released on November 13th, 2019. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. The 2019 edition reverted back to a traditional pack format, with each six-card pack yielding three base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.

2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks was released November 6th, 2019. It is a 100-card set of players selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. Since Panini does not have an MLB Properties license, all players are depicted in either their high school, college, or USA Baseball uniform.

Each pack will contain four base cards, three Prizm parallels, and one autograph.

2019 Topps Dynasty was released November 6th -- about a month earlier than last year. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.

2019 Triple Threads is a 100-card set released October 23rd -- Two weeks earlier than the previous year. 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.

2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks is a 50-card set focusing on prospects and draft picks, released October 2nd. Most players are depicted in their college uniforms, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.

The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association (even though Panini does have an MLBPA license).

Each pack contains an autograph.

2019 Topps Update was released October 16th.

2019 National Treasures was released by Panini September 25th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Each eight-card box will contain one booklet card.

2019 Topps Heritage Minor League is a 225-card set released September 25th. Each 18-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.

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.

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  7. 2007 Topps Gift Sets
  8. 2024 Topps Tribute
  9. 2024 Topps Big League
  10. 2023 Topps Five Star
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