2021 Topps Transcendent Collection Baseball Checklist

2021 Topps Transcendent Collection Baseball is a high-end, almost entirely autographed release built around a 50-card Transcendent Icons base. Released December 31, 2021, it combines on-card autographs, oversized cut signatures and original sketch art.

What's in the checklist

• Base: 50 Transcendent Icons cards
• Autographs: Transcendent Collection Autographs (62 cards), Image Variation Autographs with Emerald /5, Red 1/1 and Platinum 1/1, 1957 Topps SuperFractor Autographs (95) and Transcendent Icons Gold Deco Variation Autographs (103)
• Through the Years: Through the Years Autographs, a 44-card Ronald Acuna Jr. Through the Years run, and Dual Autographs
• Autograph relics and cuts: Active Autograph Relics (84), Oversized Letter Autographs, Oversized Cut Signatures (68), Dual Cuts and Cut Signature Bat Knob and Nameplate Books
• Sketch cards: Original Art Sketch Card (65) and Sketch Card Patch Relics (35)

Key players

Transcendent Icons includes Mickey Mantle, Jackie Robinson, Willie Mays, Mariano Rivera, Tony Gwynn, Bryce Harper and Juan Soto. The autograph checklist features Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols, Chipper Jones, Bo Jackson and Barry Larkin, along with rookies Alec Bohm and Casey Mize.

Grading considerations

1957 Topps SuperFractor Autographs and Image Variation 1/1s are among the cards collectors commonly consider for grading. Oversized cut signatures, bat knob books and sketch relics need larger holders, and SuperFractor surfaces show scratches. See our grading scale.