If you’re a fan of shiny cards, then 2015 Topps Chrome baseball will deliver the goods rather well. The set is a smaller version of Topps’ flagship baseball set, and there are autographs and inserts for collectors to chase.
The base set is 200 cards. A hobby box contains 24 packs, with four cards to a pack. Topps is promising two autograph cards per hobby box. Refractors are seeded one in every three packs, with pulsars one in every six.
The box I opened had 76 base cards, two numbered parallel cards, eight refractors, four pulsar refractors, four inserts and two autos.
The base set is 200 cards. A hobby box contains 24 packs, with four cards to a pack. Topps is promising two autograph cards per hobby box. Refractors are seeded one in every three packs, with pulsars one in every six.
The box I opened had 76 base cards, two numbered parallel cards, eight refractors, four pulsar refractors, four inserts and two autos.
The design is exactly like Topps Series One and Two, only shinier. The parallels I pulled were a purple of Jordan Zimmermann, numbered to 250; and a blue parallel of Kevin Kiermaier numbered to 150.
The autographs are on-card, and the two I pulled looked like they were signed with thin — or I guess, fine is a better word — Sharpies.
The first was Tigers rookie outfielder Steven Moya, while the second was a refractor of Cardinals rookie pitcher Samuel Tuivailala and was numbered to 499.
The autographs are on-card, and the two I pulled looked like they were signed with thin — or I guess, fine is a better word — Sharpies.
The first was Tigers rookie outfielder Steven Moya, while the second was a refractor of Cardinals rookie pitcher Samuel Tuivailala and was numbered to 499.
Topps Chrome has four new insert sets this year. Chrome Culminations can be found one to a case and features 20 of the game’s top players. I was fortunate to have a case hit, as I pulled a card of Mariners second baseman Robinson Cano.
Gallery of Greats is the nicest looking insert in the set. There are 30 cards in the subset, and the player is framed in black. The photos really pop, and while black bordered cards have a tendency to chip easily, these cards hold up well. These cards fall one to a set.
Future Stars are exactly what the name implies — cards of youngsters projected to be impact players. There are 20 of these cards, with two per hobby box. I pulled Red Sox outfielder Rusney Castillo and Rockies second baseman Rafael Ynoa.
Chrome Commencements is another 20-card set that falls one in every 48 packs. This insert focuses on breakout players. I did not pull one of these cards in the hobby box I opened.
Topps Chrome is a nice set for the midsummer collector. The autographs are nice, and it’s a manageable product for a set builder interested in rookies and up-and-coming stars.
Gallery of Greats is the nicest looking insert in the set. There are 30 cards in the subset, and the player is framed in black. The photos really pop, and while black bordered cards have a tendency to chip easily, these cards hold up well. These cards fall one to a set.
Future Stars are exactly what the name implies — cards of youngsters projected to be impact players. There are 20 of these cards, with two per hobby box. I pulled Red Sox outfielder Rusney Castillo and Rockies second baseman Rafael Ynoa.
Chrome Commencements is another 20-card set that falls one in every 48 packs. This insert focuses on breakout players. I did not pull one of these cards in the hobby box I opened.
Topps Chrome is a nice set for the midsummer collector. The autographs are nice, and it’s a manageable product for a set builder interested in rookies and up-and-coming stars.
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