2019 Finest
Description
2019 Finest is a 126-card set released by Topps on June 5th. Each box will yield two autographs.
Distribution
Two, six-pack mini boxes per box, five cards per pack. Eight boxes per case.
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 126 | - | 5:1 |
| short set | 101 | - | ? |
| SPs | 25 | - | 1:30 |
| Refractors | 101 | - | 1:3 |
| Purple Refractors | 101 | 250 | 1:18 |
| Blue Refractors | 101 | 150 | 1:30 |
| Green Refractors | 101 | 99 | 1:45 |
| Gold Refractors | 101 | 50 | 1:88 |
| Orange Refractors | 101 | 25 | 1:176 |
| Red Refractors | 101 | 5 | 1:875 |
| SuperFractors | 101 | one-of-one | 1:4319 |
| SPs Gold Refractors | 25 | 50 | 1:350 |
| SPs Red Refractors | 25 | 5 | 1:3462 |
| SPs SuperFractors | 25 | one-of-one | 1:16,756 |
| Blue Chips | 30 | - | 1:3 |
| Blue Chips Gold Refractors | 30 | 50 | 1:293 |
| Blue Chips Red Refractors | 30 | 5 | 1:2889 |
| Blue Chips SuperFractors | 30 | one-of-one | 1:13,364 |
| Prized Performers | 20 | - | 1:6 |
| Prized Performers Gold Refractors | 20 | 50 | 1:439 |
| Prized Performers Red Refractors | 20 | 5 | 1:4319 |
| Prized Performers Red SuperFractors | 20 | one-of-one | 1:20,945 |
| Firsts | 10 | - | 1:12 |
| Firsts Gold Refractors | 10 | 50 | 1:875 |
| Firsts Red Refractors | 10 | 5 | 1:8549 |
| Firsts SuperFractors | 10 | one-of-one | 1:41,890 |
| Mariano Rivera Careers Die-Cut | 10 | - | 1:48 |
| Mariano Rivera Careers Die-Cut Gold Refractors | 10 | 50 | 1:875 |
| Mariano Rivera Careers Die-Cut Red Refractor | 10 | 5 | 1:8549 |
| Mariano Rivera Careers Die-Cut SuperFractor | 10 | one-of-one | 1:41,890 |
| Autographs | 65 | - | 1:12 |
| Autographs Blue Refractors | 65 | 150 | 1:87 |
| Autographs Green Refractors | 65 | 99 | 1:112 |
| Autographs Green Wave Refractors | 65 | 99 | 1:112 |
| Autographs Gold Refractors | 65 | 50 | 1:176 |
| Autographs Orange Refractors | 65 | 25 | 1:313 |
| Autographs Orange Wave Refractors | 65 | 25 | 1:313 |
| Autographs Red Refractors | 65 | 5 | 1:1378 |
| Autographs Red Wave Refractors | 65 | 5 | 1:1378 |
| Autographs SuperFractors | 65 | one-of-one | 1:6868 |
| Mariano Rivera Careers Die-Cut Autographs | 10 | 10 | 1:4275 |
| Blue Chips Autographs | 20 | - | 1:284 |
| Blue Chips Autographs Orange Refractors | 20 | 25 | 1:953 |
| Blue Chips Autographs Red Refractors | 20 | 5 | 1:4067 |
| Blue Chips Autographs SuperFractors | 20 | one-of-one | 1:19,948 |
| Firsts Autographs | 11 | - | 1:117 |
| Firsts Autographs Blue Refractors | 11 | 150 | 1:261 |
| Firsts Autographs Green Refractors | 11 | 99 | 1:394 |
| Firsts Autographs Green Wave Refractors | 11 | 99 | 1:394 |
| Firsts Autographs Gold Refractors | 11 | 50 | 1:779 |
| Firsts Autographs Orange Refractors | 11 | 25 | 1:1552 |
| Firsts Autographs Orange Wave Refractors | 11 | 25 | 1:1552 |
| Firsts Autographs Red Refractors | 11 | 5 | 1:7558 |
| Firsts Autographs Red Wave Refractors | 11 | 5 | 1:7558 |
| Firsts Autographs SuperFractors | 11 | one-of-one | 1:38,082 |
| Prized Performers Autographs | 14 | - | 1:659 |
| Prized Performers Autographs Orange Refractors | 14 | 25 | 1:1139 |
| Prized Performers Autographs Red Refractors | 14 | 5 | 1:5661 |
| Prized Performers Autographs SuperFractors | 14 | one-of-one | 1:27,927 |
| Origins Autographs | 21 | - | 1:128 |
| Origins Autographs Gold Refractors | 21 | 50 | 1:779 |
| Origins Autographs Orange Refractors | 21 | 25 | 1:953 |
| Origins Autographs Red Refractors | 21 | 5 | 1:4275 |
| Origins Autographs SuperFractors | 21 | one-of-one | 1:20,945 |
| Originals Autographs | 6 | - | 1:2138 |
| Mystery Redemption Autographs | 3 | - | 1:1465 |
Checklist
Base Set
We estimate 16,450 copies of each base card were produced.
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SPs
NOTE: There are two cards sequentially-numbered 101 in the Finest base set, and both are short-printed. Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. (#101a) was a late addition to the product, and was not announced beforehand. Case breakers are reporting that Guerrero's card can be found every fifth or sixth box; while the other 25 SPs are seeded at the rate of 1:30/packs.
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Parallels
NOTE: Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.'s card (#101a) does NOT exist as a Refractor.
Refractors
All 100 non-short printed cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Refractors
- Purple Refractors (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
- Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
SP Refractors
All 125 base cards are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractors (one-of-one)
Inserts
All four insert sets are available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractors (one-of-one)
Blue Chips
This insert is based on one of 1997 Finest's designs.
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Firsts
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Prized Performers
This insert is based on an insert in 1994-95 Finest Basketball.
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Mariano Rivera Career Die-Cuts
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Autographs & Game-Used
Autographs
Each Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Green Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Orange Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Red Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Superfractors (one-of-one)
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Blue Chips Autographs
Each Blue Chips Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Superfractors (one-of-one)
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Firsts Autographs
Each Firsts Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Blue Refractors (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
- Green Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Green Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Orange Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Red Wave Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Superfractors (one-of-one)
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Prized Performers Autographs
Each Prized Performers Autograph is and also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Superfractors (one-of-one)
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Mariano Rivera Career Die-Cuts Autographs
Each Mariano Rivera Career Die-Cuts Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
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Origins Autographs
Each Origins Autograph is also available in the following Refractor parallels.
- Gold Refractors (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractors (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Red Refractors (serial-numbered to five)
- Superfractors (one-of-one)
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Originals Autographs
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Mystery Redemption Autograph
Each Mystery Redemption Autograph has an expiration date of May 31st, 2021. Each fulfilled autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies.
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