TOPPS REVEALS DIAMOND SPARKLE VARIATIONS

The Diamond Anniversary of Topps Baseball is off to a feverish start and collectors are uncovering rare Diamond Sparkle Variation cards in 2011 Topps Baseball Series 1. (image attached)

Following is the list of 60 players who have a “sparkle” on a few of their cards.

1
Ryan
Braun

3
Jon
Lester

5
Joey
Votto

15
David
Wright

20
Hanley
Ramirez

23
Jaime
Garcia

25
Carl
Crawford

35
Shin-Soo
Choo

40
Justin
Upton

42
Mariano
Rivera

44
Martin
Prado

50
Alex
Rodriguez

60
Andrew
McCutchen

61
David
Price

67
Vladimir
Guerrero

70
Kyle
Drabek

75
Jered
Weaver

78
Mike
Stanton

80
Desmond
Jennings

100
Albert
Pujols

102
CC
Sabathia

108
Zack
Greinke

110
Aroldis
Chapman

120
Mat
Latos

128
Manny
Ramirez

140
Brett
Anderson

150
Miguel
Cabrera

165
Jeremy
Hellickson

166
Josh
Johnson

169
Chipper
Jones

174
Roy
Oswalt

177
Brian
Matusz

195
Nick
Markakis

200
Ichiro

208
Clay
Buchholz

209
Carlos
Santana

210
Brian
Wilson

214
Chase
Utley

216
Jose
Bautista

218
Victor
Martinez

236
Nelson
Cruz

240
Andre
Ethier

241
Wandy
Rodriguez

247
Starlin
Castro

250
Carlos
Gonzalez

255
Torii
Hunter

269
Stephen
Drew

270
Ubaldo
Jimenez

271
Adam
Dunn

275
Clayton
Kershaw

290
Ike
Davis

293
Justin
Morneau

294
Luke
Scott

299
Chris
Carpenter

300
Roy
Halladay

307
Alex
Rios

315
David
Ortiz

320
Michael
Young

322
Brent
Morel

330
Derek
Jeter

Topps 60th Anniversary Celebration…It Has Ring to It!

To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, Topps has teamed with legendary ring maker Jostens to produce this special limited commemorative piece. (see attached) This ring will not be made for sale and can be found via the following 60th Anniversary promotions.





HTA STORES

Next week, 10 random Topps Home Team Advantage (HTA) stores will receive the ring within their special Diamond Anniversary Store Kits.



IN PACK

In every six packs of 2011 Topps Baseball, collectors will find a Diamond Anniversary Pin Code. Once unlocked, not only will they receive an original Topps card, a real diamond-embedded Topps card or special Diamond Die Cut card, but they’ll get a virtual shovel to dig for prizes. Collectors digging up all 60 unique virtual diamond rings will receive the actual Topps 60th Anniversary Ring.



BECKETT.COM

As Beckett.com announced, the company will be giving away a ring to a lucky reader. Stay tuned to Beckett for more details.



AND MORE

Throughout 2011, Topps will announce more ways to find this special collectible hardware!