2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball Checklist

2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball opens Topps' 70th-anniversary year with a 330-card flagship base led by Fernando Tatis Jr. at No. 1. Anniversary themes run throughout, from 70 Years of Topps Baseball and 1952 Topps Redux to a 100-card 1986 Topps 35th Anniversary insert with a Chrome variation version.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 330 cards with retailer-colored foil versions, Gold /2021, Green /499, Advanced Stat /300, Orange /299, Red /199, Vintage Stock /99, Independence Day /76 and Black /70, plus 100 Clear Variations and 105 photo variations (75 SP, 25 SSP and 5 SSSP)
• Inserts: 70 Years of Topps Baseball (paper and Chrome), 1952 Topps Redux, 1986 Topps, Cody Bellinger Highlights, Stars in Service, Topps Platinum Players Die-Cuts, Topps Through the Years and 1951 All-Stars Box Toppers
• Autographs: 1986 Topps Baseball Autographs, 70 Years of Baseball Autographs and Duals, Postseason Performance, World Series Champions and Cody Bellinger Highlights Autographs
• Memorabilia: Major League Material, 1986 Topps Relics, In the Name, Cut Signatures, Reverence Autograph Patches and Iconic Card Manufactured Patches

Key rookies

Rookie cards include Joey Bart, Daulton Varsho, Brady Singer and Ryan Mountcastle. The inserts reach across eras, with Mike Trout, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and Ronald Acuña Jr. alongside Hank Aaron, Jackie Robinson, Nolan Ryan, Cal Ripken Jr. and Derek Jeter.

Grading considerations

Rookie base cards, Clear Variations and low-numbered Black /70 parallels are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Clear acetate cards scratch easily, and the Platinum Players Die-Cuts have fragile edges. See our grading scale.