Topps Unveils “The Mint™” – The Most High-End Cards Ever Created

Topps Crafts the New Standard of Premium Card Collecting

New York, NY (August 12, 2016) – The Topps Company, Inc., has forged an impeccable trading card experience like no other with its new super premium Major League Baseball Cards “The Mint™”.

The Mint Baseball, which debuted August 10th, showcases a meticulously honed player checklist of the games’ brightest young stars, top veterans and premier retired MLB legends. Fans will discover five carefully curated player autograph cards in every box of The Mint. Each autograph is signed by a player directly onto the card to delivery intimacy and paramount value, and each card is numbered and limited to guarantee scarcity. Cards are exquisitely designed with metallic ink to create an unprecedented look and feel around imagery meticulously chosen to covey the timelessness of America’s Pastime. The Mint will include extraordinary special player signature cards such as Golden Engravings™ Autographs, dedicated exclusively to the elite retired MLB Hall of Famers.

“We are very thrilled to bring The Mint Baseball to all of our fans.” said Brand Manager Zvee Geffen. “We look forward to raising the bar for premium card collecting with this product and the exciting and unique items within it.”

The Product Details

Uniquely distinctive content, a hallmark throughout The Mint, includes special one-of-a-kind memorabilia such as Milestone Homerun Jerseys, showcasing the actual jersey worn by the player while breaking a monumental homerun record. Fans could open a box of The Mint to find a card containing a piece of the jersey worn by Adam Jones of the when he passed on the Orioles’ all-time homerun list, or one with ’s jersey when he his 512th homerun and surpassed for 25th on the all-time HR list. Fans could also score Franklin Batting Glove Book Cards, which feature large pieces of game- worn Franklin batting gloves embedded in cards of the game’s best sluggers including Joey Votto, Yadier Molina, , Starling Marte, Robinson Cano, Edwin Encarnacion, Miguel Cabrera, , and more. All jerseys and batting gloves are authenticated by Major League Baseball.

The Mint Baseball will be available at all local hobby stores starting August 10th.

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