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2011 Topps Lineage 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.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
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| Hobby Box |  |
$300 | ||
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Frequently asked
Who's 2011 Topps Lineage for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What makes 2011 Topps Lineage different from regular Topps Series 1?
Lineage is built around Topps' 60th anniversary and recreates classic designs and inserts from the 1950s through 1980s. Instead of just modern players, you get a mix of all-time greats like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Sandy Koufax alongside current stars. The parallels and inserts (3D cards, cloth stickers, stand-ups, minis) are all throwbacks to vintage Topps products.
What are the key autographs to chase?
The 1952 Topps Autographs are the main draw, featuring on-card signatures. Modern players include Buster Posey, Freddie Freeman, Madison Bumgarner, and Ryan Zimmerman. You'll also find reprint autos of legends like Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax, Nolan Ryan, and Stan Musial. Every hobby box guarantees 2 autographs.
How do the parallels work?
Parallels include Printing Plates, Canary Diamond cards, 1975 Minis, Diamond Anniversary, and Platinum Diamond versions. The 1975 Minis are particularly popular since they double as relic cards. Many parallels are numbered to small print runs, making them scarce pulls.
What's the deal with the 1975 Minis and Jumbo Relics?
The 1975 Minis are small parallel relic cards featuring the classic 1975 Topps design. The 25-card Jumbo Relic checklist is limited to just 25 copies each, with patch versions limited to only 5 copies. Notable names include Nolan Ryan, Willie McCovey, Reggie Jackson, and Derek Jeter.
Is this product worth the price?
The hobby box was priced around $80-$300 depending on retailer and timing. You get 2 guaranteed autos and 1 relic, which is solid for the era. The real value comes from the fun factor of pulling vintage-style inserts and reliving classic Topps designs. Blasters at $19.99 offered better value with a guaranteed 1975 Mini Relic.
What's in the base set?
The 200-card base set includes 190 stars from past and present, with 10 All-Time Rookies capping the checklist. You'll find legends like Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle, and Jimmie Foxx alongside current players like Buster Posey, Derek Jeter, and Albert Pujols. The design is fairly standard Topps but elevated by the vintage photos and throwback parallels.
Which inserts appear most frequently?
Topps Rookies cards appear 4 per box, while Topps 3D, Cloth Stickers, Stand-ups, and Venezuelan inserts each appear at least 2 per box. These are the fun pulls that make Lineage special. The rarity varies by insert type, but they're all designed to feel like opening packs from different eras of Topps history.
When did 2011 Topps Lineage come out?
It dropped August 3, 2011.
What's in a 2011 Topps Lineage hobby box?
24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 2 autographs and 1 relic per hobby box
What's the cheapest 2011 Topps Lineage hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $299.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2011 Topps Lineage?
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2011 Topps Lineage Baseball
2011 Topps Lineage is a 200-card set celebrating Topps' 60th anniversary by recreating classic designs and inserts from the 1950s through 1980s. You're chasing on-card autographs styled after the iconic 1952 Topps set, plus throwback parallels like 1975 minis, 3D cards, and cloth stickers.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 1 Relic card (1975 design, 1964 Giants box-topper, or jumbo)
- 2 Topps 3D cards (1968 design throwback)
- 2 Topps Cloth Stickers (1972 design throwback)
- 2 Topps Stand-ups (1964 design throwback)
- 2 Topps Venezuelan inserts (regional variation throwback)
- 4 Topps Rookies cards (1980s design throwback)
Inserts to watch
- 1952 Topps Autographs On-card autos styled after the classic 1952 set, featuring modern players like Buster Posey, Freddie Freeman, and Madison Bumgarner alongside reprints of Hall of Famers like Yogi Berra and Duke Snider.
- 1975 Minis Relic Parallel relic cards in the style of 1975 Topps minis, featuring stars like Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Felix Hernandez.
- Topps 3D Cards at least 2 per box Throwback to the 1968 Topps 3-D set, a 25-card checklist with blank backs and no sequential numbering.
- Topps Cloth Stickers at least 2 per box Nod to the 1972 Topps cloth sticker experiment, bringing back a nostalgic insert type.
- Topps Stand-ups at least 2 per box Recreation of the 1964 Topps Stand-ups, a fun three-dimensional insert collectors remember.
- All-Time Rookies 4 per box Ten-card subset capping the 200-card base set, celebrating legendary rookie cards from Topps history.
Fast facts
- Released
- August 3, 2011
- Box config
- 24 packs per box, 8 cards per pack, 2 autographs and 1 relic per hobby box
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