2024 Topps Archives Baseball acts as the annual time capsule for MLB collectors, allowing fans a chance to enjoy multiple designs from Topps' history.
Releasing later in the year than usual, Hobby boxes again contain two on-card autographs.
Packing one autograph per box, the Collectors Tins come inside one of four different retro lunch boxes featuring Aaron Judge, Cal Ripken Jr., Ernie Banks or Ronald Acuña Jr.
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Checklist Rundown
As always, the 2024 Topps Archives Baseball checklist offers a history lesson for card collectors, jumping around to past baseball and non-sport sets. The hard-signed content is another big draw for the product.
Each box covers multiple decades of Topps designs.
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Base & Parallel Details
With 2024 Topps Archives Baseball, the 300-card base series revolves around the 1961, 1970 and 1994 designs.
Exclusive foil parallels include Pink in Hobby boxes and Purple in Collector Tins. For those shopping at retail locations, Value Blasters have four exclusive Black parallels per box.
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Base Parallels List
- Black Foilboard - 4 per box (Value Blaster exclusive)
- Purple Foilboard - 4 per box (Collectors Tin exclusive)
- Pink Foilboard - 8 per box (Hobby exclusive)
- Rainbow Foilboard - #'d
- Green Foilboard - #'d
- Aqua Sparkle Foilboard - #'d
- Red Hot Foilboard - #'d
- Blue Foilboard - #'d (Hobby exclusive)
- Orange Hot Foilboard - #'d (Hobby exclusive)
- FoilFractor - #'d
- Printing Plates - #'d
Topps also teased "rare photo and design base variations."
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Insert Details
The inserts in 2024 Topps Archives Baseball spread the coverage around even more.
Some of the more recent designs are among the most common choices. The 1995 At the Break set covers stat leaders at the All-Star break, while 2006 Own the Game highlights the top 10 stat leaders over four decades (1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s).
Other choices include 1996 Wrecking Crew and 1999 New Breed.
These four inserts combine to average 1:2 packs in Hobby boxes.
Short prints include 1953 Topps Who-Z-At Star, 1958 Topps TV Westerns, 1968 Topps Action All-Stars and 1990 Topps Batting Leaders.
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Autograph Details
The 2024 Topps Archives Baseball checklist also boasts a varied assortment of signatures. The brand staple Fan Favorites Autographs line features the 1968, 1983, 1995 and 2000 designs.
Promising a "more robust checklist," look for another round of Fan Favorites Autographs Premium editions, as well.
In addition, many of the inserts come signed, such as 1990 Topps Batting Leaders Autographs, 1995 At the Break Autographs, 1999 New Breed Autographs and 2006 Own the Game Autographs.
Another distant throwback, the 1958 Topps TV Westerns Autographs line displays a popular non-sport design, and 1968 Action All-Stars Autographs features past and present All-Stars.
Fans with a real taste for nostalgia can hunt for the Topps Original Buybacks (/10).
Estimated Release Date: January 8, 2025
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Product Configuration
Hobby Boxes
- 8 cards per pack; 24 packs per box; 10 boxes per case
Collectors Tins
- 8 cards per pack; 10 packs per box; 10 boxes per case
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Box Break
Hobby Boxes
- 1 Autograph
- 8 Exclusive Pink Parallels
- 12 Inserts
- 2 #'d Base or Insert Parallels
Collectors Tins
- 1 Autograph
- 4 Exclusive Purple Parallels
- 4 Inserts
- 1 #'d Base or Insert Parallel
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Checklist
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Checklist
The checklist will be added once it is issued by the manufacturer.
Base Checklist
Base Variations Checklist
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Autograph Checklist
Fan Favorites Autographs Checklist
Fan Favorites Autographs Premium Checklist
1958 Topps TV Westerns Autographs Checklist
1968 Action All-Stars Autographs Checklist
1990 Topps Batting Leaders Autographs Checklist
1995 At the Break Autographs Checklist
1999 New Breed Autographs Checklist
2006 Own the Game Autographs Checklist
Topps Original Autograph Buybacks Checklist
2024 Topps Archives Baseball Insert Checklist
1953 Topps Who-Z-At Star Checklist
1958 Topps TV Westerns Checklist
1968 Topps Action All-Stars Checklist
1990 Topps Batting Leaders Checklist
1995 At the Break Checklist
1996 Wrecking Crew Checklist
1999 New Breed Checklist
2006 Own the Game Checklist
