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2011 Topps Finest Baseball Hobby Box
What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
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Frequently asked
Who's 2011 Topps Finest for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2011 Finest special?
This set introduced on-card rookie autographs instead of manufactured letter patches, a major shift for the brand. Every box comes with 2 autographs on average, making it one of the most auto-heavy Finest releases. Mike Trout's rookie card (#94) became the defining card of the product and one of the most valuable modern rookies.
Who are the key rookie autographs?
The 19 rookie autographs include Mike Trout, Freddie Freeman, Brandon Belt, J.P. Arencibia, Michael Pineda, Jeremy Hellickson, Kyle Drabek, Brandon Beachy, Darwin Barney, and Julio Teheran. Trout and Freeman are by far the most sought after, with Trout's card commanding premium prices even in lower grades.
What parallels and refractors are in the set?
The 100-card base set has 14 versions of each card. The rarest are Canary Diamond, SuperFractors (1/1), and four 1/1 color parallels. Other tiers include Diecut Mosaic (/10), Red (/25), Gold (/59), Orange (/99), Green (/199), XFractor (/299), Purple (/5), and standard Refractor. Printing plates are also available.
What veteran autographs are in Finest Moments?
The Finest Moments insert set features 18 veterans including Joe Mauer, Carl Crawford, Ryan Howard, Alex Rodriguez, Stephen Strasburg, Buster Posey, Jason Heyward, Cliff Lee, and Roy Halladay. These come in standard Refractor, Orange, Purple, and SuperFractor (1/1) versions, with an autographed relic version found 1 per case.
How many cards come in a hobby box?
A standard 12-pack hobby box contains 60 cards total (5 cards per pack). You're guaranteed 1 on-card autographed rookie, 1 autographed rookie dual relic, 2 Finest Moments inserts, and 6 parallel cards. Mini boxes with 6 packs also exist and include an autograph.
What's the deal with jumbo patch cards?
Jumbo patch cards are oversized inserts featuring players like Mike Minor, Freddie Freeman, Jeremy Hellickson, Michael Pineda, and others. They come in three versions: SuperFractor (1/1), Purple (/5), and Orange (/10). These are short prints and highly collectible.
Is this a good value product?
At the time of release, 2011 Finest offered strong value with 2 autographs per box guaranteed. However, the secondary market value depends heavily on which rookies you pull. Mike Trout and Freddie Freeman cards have appreciated significantly, while other rookies hold more modest value. The refractor parallels add chase appeal.
What are the best inserts in 2011 Topps Finest?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Finest Moments (2 per box), Finest Foundations, Finest Freshmen, 60th Anniversary Autographs, Jumbo Patch Cards.
When did 2011 Topps Finest come out?
It dropped October 12, 2011.
What's in a 2011 Topps Finest hobby box?
12 packs per box, 5 cards per pack. Each box includes 1 serial-numbered autographed rookie card, 1 numbered autographed rookie dual relic, 2 Finest Moments inserts, and 6 parallel cards.
What's the cheapest 2011 Topps Finest hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $1999.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2011 Topps Finest?
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2011 Topps Finest Baseball
2011 Topps Finest is a 100-card baseball set built around on-card rookie autographs, with Mike Trout's rookie card being the marquee pull that defined the product's legacy. The set features premium refractor parallels and autographed rookie cards signed directly on the cardboard.
Autographs
1 Autograph per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 1 Serial-numbered autographed rookie card (on-card signature)
- 1 Numbered autographed rookie dual relic
- 2 Finest Moments inserts
- 6 Parallel cards (various refractor tiers)
Inserts to watch
- Finest Moments 2 per box Features 18 veteran players with defining career moments; autographed relic version found 1 per case.
- Finest Foundations Subset of 15 MLB superstars available in standard and orange/purple refractor parallels.
- Finest Freshmen Insert set highlighting new players in the league.
- 60th Anniversary Autographs Commemorative autograph subset celebrating Topps' 60th anniversary.
- Jumbo Patch Cards Oversized patch cards with SuperFractor (1/1), Purple (/5), and Orange (/10) versions; includes Freeman, Pineda, Hellickson, and Minor.
Fast facts
- Released
- October 12, 2011
- Box config
- 12 packs per box, 5 cards per pack. Each box includes 1 serial-numbered autographed rookie card, 1 numbered autographed rookie dual relic, 2 Finest Moments inserts, and 6 parallel cards.
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