Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Cards, which is based on the 1887
N174 release, is now in its third year.
While this is still a set the builders look forward to putting together,
some of the luster is gone compared to the first two releases. But on the plus side Topps has kept the
multiple levels of commitment for set builders and made the photo variations
much easier to spot.
Gypsy Queen falls under our classification of trading
cards. You can find it in retails
and hobby form with Hobby Boxes containing 24 – 10 card packs with a box topper
of 10 minis and 2 relic and 2 autograph cards.
Here are some of the cards we pulled.
Base Set
Jackie Robinson, front and back
Carlos Beltran, George Brett, Tony Gwynn
Catfish Hunter, Dustin Pedroia, David Wright
Mat Cain, Felix Hernandez, Larry Doby
Harmon Killebrew, Duke Snider, Willie Mays
Jose Reyes. Mike Minor, Starlin Castro
Chris Sale, Corey Hart, Mariano Rivera
Andrew McCutchen, Lou Gehrig, Hank Aaron
Doc Gooden, Bryce Harper, Mike Olt
Eric Hosmer, Yoenis Cespedes, Jose Altuve
Willie Stargell, Justin Verlander, Matt Kemp
Carlos Gonzalez, Ernie Banks, Clayton Kershaw
Matt Moore, Alex Gordon, Monte Irvin
Cal Ripkin Jr., Josh Hamilton, Rickey Henderson
Minis
Jim Abbot, front and back
Adrian Beltre, Ian Zimmermann
Box Topper 10 pack of minis
Albert Pujols, front and back
Manny Machado, Prince Fielder, Rickey Henderson
Will Clark, Yoenis Cespedes, Bob Gibson
Giancarlo Stanton, Dustin Pedroia, Cole Hammels
Black Mini Parallels #/199
Michael Brantley, front and back, Warren Spahn
Green Mini Parallel #/99
Mark Buehrle, front and back
Inserts
Glove Stories
Travis Snider, Mike Trout, Coco Crisp
Collisions at the Plate
Gary Carter, Carlos Ruiz
No-Hitters
Nolan Ryan, Bob Feller, Johan Santana
Sliding Stars
Joe Morgan, Adam Jones
Dealing Aces
Stephen Strasburg, Roy Halladay, Felix Hernandez
Paper Framed
Jon Niese #/499
The Hits
Memorabilia
Alex Gordon Base, Yonder Alonso Mini Framed
Autographs
Todd Frazier Auto, A.J. Ramos Auto
Overall Look
This year’s look gets back closer to the original release of
Gypsy Queen. Some of the photo manipulation
is a little heavy handed this time around and the reuse of certain photos, even
from prior years, is abundantly clear.
The absence of stats on the back is normally an issue for me, but feels
appropriate for this release. The
autographs are some of the most attractive out there and anything framed in
this set works well.
Quality and Variety of Players and Subsets.
This is a good mixture of the past and the present with the
big names of yesterday, today and the future all represented very well.
Do the hits hold up?
On Card autos that are look fantastic with a shot at some
big names. The inclusion of
button relics and coin cards adds value too.
Will you want to collect them all?
Yes. This is a
fun set to build and offers collectors a variety of options to sink their teeth
into.
Rating
4 out of 5
2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball is a nice release for set
builders.
Review box provided by Topps
Review box provided by Topps
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