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Although the 2020 Topps Archives Baseball checklist contains the full lineup of variations, the guide below offers handy tips for spotting the various SP/SSP cards.
Normally, Archives features a handful of variations from each subset and then a special parallel specific to the subset. This year is a little different. Just like in 2019, the total includes 10 main super short print (SSP) options. However, they awkwardly break down to five cards from 1955, four cards from 1974, and one card from 2002. The listed odds for these cards is 1:265 packs.
For whatever reason, Topps only focused on the 1955 subset for the extra elements. Collectors can find miniature versions for all 100 cards at 1:100 packs. Beyond the obvious size difference, these minis feature a 55M- prefix for the card number.
In addition, there is the subtle image variation for the entire 1955 subset, also falling 1:100 packs. The '55 design layout includes two images on the front, with one being a zoomed-in profile image and the other being a full-body action image. These variations switch out the little image that has a facsimile signature over it.
Click on the link above to look at the 2020 Topps Archives Baseball Variations Guide.
Although the 2020 Topps Archives Baseball checklist contains the full lineup of variations, the guide below offers handy tips for spotting the various SP/SSP cards.
Normally, Archives features a handful of variations from each subset and then a special parallel specific to the subset. This year is a little different. Just like in 2019, the total includes 10 main super short print (SSP) options. However, they awkwardly break down to five cards from 1955, four cards from 1974, and one card from 2002. The listed odds for these cards is 1:265 packs.
For whatever reason, Topps only focused on the 1955 subset for the extra elements. Collectors can find miniature versions for all 100 cards at 1:100 packs. Beyond the obvious size difference, these minis feature a 55M- prefix for the card number.
In addition, there is the subtle image variation for the entire 1955 subset, also falling 1:100 packs. The '55 design layout includes two images on the front, with one being a zoomed-in profile image and the other being a full-body action image. These variations switch out the little image that has a facsimile signature over it.
Click on the link above to look at the 2020 Topps Archives Baseball Variations Guide.