2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball
- Release Date: June 16, 2010
- 24 Packs Per Box
- 8 Cards Per Pack
3 Hits Per Hobby Box:
Autographs – Relics – Rip Cards – Cut Signatures – Printing Plates
– 2010 Allen & Ginter Complete Checklist –
NEW – Stephen Strasburg Added As Mini Card #401
There probably isn’t another baseball set that generates as much hobby buzz as Topps Allen & Ginter. In 2010, Topps will hope to build on the set’s legacy with some new wrinkles including Book Cards and all new insert cards.
Some things you can expect to see in 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter is the familiar parallel, ad back, Short Print SP, Non-Baseball Athletes and icons, along with mini cards of the base set. Here is a breakdown of what we know we’ll see in 2010.
—- 2006——– 2007 —- 2008 —– 2009 —
2010 Allen & Ginter Base Set:
2010 Topps Allen and Ginter Base Set Checklist
Rookies, Active MLB & Retired MLB players should make up about 250-335 cards in the 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Set.
Here is a breakdown from past years:
Active/Retired/RC: MLB Baseball Players Past & Present
2006: 300 Cards – 2007: 335 Cards – 2008: 309 Cards – 2009: 260 Cards
2010: 290 Total Cards
The rest of the 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter base set will be a mix of Historic Figures and World Champions.
The Historic Figures set has been in every Topps Allen & Ginter product since Topps began the set back in 2006.
Historic Figures: Presidents, Heroes, and other important people
2006: 25 Cards – 2007: 25 Cards – 2008: 24 Cards – 2009: 25 Cards
2010: 25 Total Cards
World Champions: Champions of Competition
2007: 20 Cards – 2008: 20 Cards
2010: 35 Total Cards
2010 Short Prints: (SP) Cards from the base set are were short printed.
ODDS: 1:2 Packs – Cards #301 – #350
2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Autographs:
Some of the most collectible signed pieces coming out of Baseball product today. The Non-Sport Autograph’s are some of the most sought after cards every year.
#AGA-RH Ryan HowardFramed Autograph Cards:
Complete Framed Autograph Set Checklist
Red-Ink Versions #/10 Found In Rip Cards
*Check the link to see if any are on eBay*
- #AGA-MC Miguel Cabrera
- #AGA-EL Evan Longoria
- #AGA-RH Roy Halladay
- #AGA-MH Matt Holliday
- #AGA-DW David Wright
- #AGA-RB Ryan Braun
- #AGA-JP Jonathan Papelbon
- #AGA-BU BJ Upton
- #AGA-CR Colby Rasmus
- #AGA-MB Madison Bumgardner
- #AGA-JS Jordin Sparks
- #AGA-SJ Shawn Johnson
- #AGA-SSA Summer Sanders
- #AGA-TDV Tiago Della Vega
- #AGA-TH Tony Hawk
- #AGA-TK Tom Knapp
N43 Autograph Cards:
Serial #/15 – Complete Checklist Below –
- #N43BA-RB Ryan Braun
- #N43BA-VG David Wright
- #N43BA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
- #N43BA-MS Max Scherzer
- #N43BA-DP Dustin Pedroia
- #N43BA-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- #N43BA-HP Hunter Pence
- #N43BA-VW Vernon Wells
- N43BA-TH Tommy Hanson
- N43BA-SK Scott Kazmir
N43 Autograph/Relic Cards:
Serial #/5 – Complete Checklist Below –
- #N43BAR-RH Ryan Howard
- #N43BAR-MC Miguel Cabrera
- #N43BAR-EL Evan Longoria
- #N43BAR-AS Alfonso Soriano
- #N43BAR-MH Matt Holliday
NEW Allen & Ginter Book Auto/Relic:
Serial #1/1 – Complete Checklist Coming Soon –
Cut Signature Autograph Cards:
Serial #1/1 – 20 Total Cuts – Complete Checklist Below –
Barack Obama
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Sherman
Thomas Jefferson
Gerald R. Ford
James Madison
Franklin Pierce
Warren G. Harding
James Garfield
Ronald Reagan
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
Benjamin Franklin Tilley
James Earle Fraser
Hamilton Fish
William Mahone
John Kingman
Joseph Mauborgne
Murray Maxwell
Sherman Miles
Tony Hawk Framed Autograph
Miguel Cabrera Red Ink Auto
Evan Longoria N43 Auto/Relic
Rick Porcello & Max Scherzer Book Card
2010 Allen & Ginter Rip Cards:
Complete 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Rip Card Checklist
– 1 Per Hobby Case –
Find These Mini Inserts INSIDE Rip Cards:
- Red Autographs #/10
Autograph Mini Cards Serial #/10 - Mini Exclusives #351 – 400
- Exclusive Mini Cards only found in Rip Cards
Complete Mini Exclusive Checklist - Mini Wood Exclusives #1/1
Wood Parallels of the Mini Exclusives above - Allen & Ginter Originals #1/1
Mini portrait hand painted picture by artist Jeff Zachowski
Rip Cards give the collector the decision to “Rip” the card open or leave as is to preserve the card inside. These are actually 2 cards…a Main card sequentially and an insert card inside.
ODDS: One Per Case.
2010 Allen & Ginter Mini Cards
2010 Topps Allen and Ginter Mini Base Set Checklist
– 1 Per Pack –
- NEW – Stephen Strasburg Added As Card #401
- Replicate the size of the original Allen & Ginter cards: 1 15/32″ x 2 11/16″
- Have been a staple of the product since it’s launch in 2006.
- ODDS: One Mini Per Pack.
2010 Mini-Card Breakdown
Find The Mini Cards on eBay Below
2010 Base Mini:
Each of the 350 Card Base Set cards has a mini parallel that is a smaller version of the base card.
ODDS: 1:1 Packs
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Mini Cards –
2010 Allen & Ginter Ad Back: 
The back of the card replicates the original Allen & Ginter card backs.
ODDS: 1:5 Packs
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Back Mini Cards –
Black Border:
Black boarder around mini’s
ODDS: 1:10 Packs
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Black Border Mini Cards –
No Number: 
Cards have no number on back and are serial numbered /50
ODDS: Serial #/50
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter No Number Mini Cards –
Bazooka Backs: 
Cards have bazooka backs and are #’d out of 25
ODDS: Serial #/25
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Bazooka Back Mini Cards –
Framed Cloth: Hobby Only
Framed and Printed on Cloth #’d out of 10
ODDS: Serial #/10
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Framed Cloth Mini Cards –
Wood: Hobby Only
Wood Parallel of Each Card #’d out of 1
ODDS: Serial #1/1
– 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Wood Parallel Mini Cards –
2010 Allen & Ginter Insert Cards
Complete 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Insert Checklist (Coming Soon)
– 1 Per Pack –
Find Key Cards Below on eBay:
NEW Lords of Olympus:
25 Total Cards – Complete Lord of Olympus Checklist –
These card feature the “Home of the Gods” and other Polytheistic Deities
- #LO1 Zeus
- #LO6 Apollo
- #LO14 Phoebe
- #LO24 The Muses
- #LO25 Atlas
NEW Monsters of the Mesozoic:
25 Total Cards – Complete Monsters of the Mesozoic Checklist –
Terrifying Dinosaurs who stalked the earth in prehistoric times
- #MM1 Tyrannosaurus Rex
- #MM2 Triceratops
- #MM3 Stegosaurus
- #MM13 Pachycephalosaurus
- #MM18 Supersaurus
NEW World’s Greatest Wordsmiths:
15 Total Cards –Complete Worlds Greates Wordsmiths Checklist –
Authors, Poets and Writes from around the world
- #WGWS2 William Shakespeare
- #WGWS10 Edgar Allan Poe
- #WGWS13 John Bunyan
- #WGWS14 Plato
- #WGWS15 Confucius
NEW National Animals:
50 Total Cards –Complete National Animals Checklist –
Cards Feature National Flag + Animal From That Nation
- #NA1 Cougar
- #NA3 Falcon
- #NA4 Cheetah
- #NA17 Camel
- #NA50 Bald Eagle
NEW Sailors of the Seven Seas:
10 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Coming Soon –
Legendary Skippers who sailed the open seas
- #SSS1 Christopher Columbus
- #SSS2 Sir Francis Drake
- #SSS4 Vasco Nunez de Balboa
- #SSS8 Henry Hudson
- #SSS10 Juan Ponce de Leon
NEW This Day In History:
75 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Coming Soon –
MLB Players with historic event on their birthday
- #TDH7 Jason Heyward
- #TDH9 Pablo Sandoval
- #TDH27 Ken Griffey Jr.
- #TDH36 Hanley Ramirez
- #TDH49 Justin Morneau
Baseball Highlight Sketches:
15 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Coming Soon –
Sketch cards highlighting a baseball event
- #AGHS3 Derek Jeter
- #AGHS4 Mariano Rivera
- #AGHS5 Ichiro
- #AGHS11 Andre Ethier
- #AGHS13 Jonathan Sanchez
– 2009 Allen & Ginter Sketch Inserts –
2010 Allen & Ginter Framed DNA Relic Cards
Complete 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter DNA Relic Checklist (Coming Soon)
– Serial #1/1 –
10 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Below –
The Holy Grail of Allen & Ginter Cards. Find The DNA Cards Below on eBay.
- #DNA-LVB Lugwig Von Beethoven
- #DNA-AJ Andrew Jackson
- #DNA-JFK John F. Kennedy
- #DNA-JA John Adams
- #DNA-AH Alexander Hamilton
- #DNA-JK Jacqueline Kennedy
- #DNA-CD Charles Dickens
- #DNA-KE King Edward VII
- #DNA-RR Ronald Reagan
- #DNA-AL Abraham Lincoln
2010 Allen & Ginter Framed Relic Cards
Complete 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Framed Relic Checklist (Coming Soon)
– Randomly Inserted –
- #AGR-DW David Wright
- #AGR-RH Ryan Howard
- #AGR-BP Buster Posey
- #AGR-IS Ichrio
- #AGA-JS Jordin Sparks
- #AGA-SJ Shawn Johnson
- #AGA-TH Tony Hawk
- #AGA-H Horse
- #AGA-H1 Horse
2010 Allen & Ginter Box Loaders (Hobby Exclusive)
Complete 2010 Topps Allen & Ginter Box Loader Checklist
– 1 Per Hobby Box -N43 Box Loaders:
15 Total Cards – Complete N43 Checklist –
3 1/4″ x 2 7/8″ Styled after original N43 Cards
N43 Relic Box Loaders:#N43B1 Ryan Braun
- #N43B10 Alex Rodriguez
- #N43B13 Albert Pujols
10 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Below –
Serial #/25 Jersey Relic Cards
- #N43BR-RH Ryan Howard
- #N43BR-PF Prince Fielder
- #N43BR-AP Albert Pujols
- #N43BR-MT Mark Teixeira
- #N43BR-EL Evan Longoria
- #N43BR-RB Ryan Braun
- #N43BR-MK Matt Kemp
- #N43BR-NM Nick Markakis
- #N43BR-JM Joe Mauer
- #N43BR-AR Alex Rodriguez
N43 Autograph Box Loaders:
10 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Below –
Serial #/15 Autograph Cards
- #N43BA-RB Ryan Braun
- #N43BA-VG David Wright
- #N43BA-RZ Ryan Zimmerman
- #N43BA-MS Max Scherzer
- #N43BA-DP Dustin Pedroia
- #N43BA-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- #N43BA-HP Hunter Pence
- #N43BA-VW Vernon Wells
- #N43BA-TH Tommy Hanson
- #N43BA-SK Scott Kazmir
N43 Autograph Relic Box Loaders:
5 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Below –
Serial #/5 Autograph Relic Cards
- #N43BAR-RH Ryan Howard
- #N43BAR-MC Miguel Cabrera
- #N43BAR-EL Evan Longoria
- #N43BAR-AS Alfonso Soriano
- #N43BAR-MH Matt Holliday
2010 Cabinet Box Loaders:
10 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Coming Soon –
Oversized Cabinet Cards
2010 Cabinet Relic Box Loaders:
10 Total Cards – Complete Checklist Below –
Serial 1/1 Feature Complete Patch Relic Piece
- #CRB-CU Chase Utley
- #CRB-CJ Chipper Jones
- #CRB-AS Alfonso Soriano
- #CRB-DW David Wright
- #CRB-IS Ichiro
- #CRB-EL Evan Longoria
- #CRB-JM Joe Mauer
- #CRB-RB Ryan Braun
- #CRB-JU Justin Upton
- #CRB-TL Tim Lincecum
