2017 Topps Heritage Baseball Variations Gallery

March 3, 2017

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It shouldn’t be a surprise that the 2017 Topps Heritage Baseball variations come in a few different forms. It’s tradition. And with the set starting to show up at retail, so too are some of the variations.

Some of the 2017 Topps Heritage variations are easy to spot. Others require a closer look and a familiarity with the original 1968 Topps Baseball set.

Throwback Variations

2017 Topps Heritage Throwback Variations continue the line’s streak of being extremely tough and expensive. Featuring alternate images of players wearing old jerseys, the market for these is largely driven by a handful of master set collectors.

These are the toughest of all the 2017 Topps Heritage variations. They’re one in multiple cases.

With a checklist of 15 cards, it doesn’t take much math to realize how difficult it is to pull a specific card. Even at initial release when supply is at its most plentiful, there aren’t many of the Throwback Variations. And those numbers dry up fast.

2017 Topps Heritage Throwback Variations 238 Joe Panik

Action Image Variations

Like the original 1968 Topps set, 2017 Topps Heritage base cards generally rely on portraits or tightly cropped shots of faces. 2017 Topps Heritage Action Image Variations take the opposite approach showing players doing their thing on the field.

Because of that, these aren’t too difficult to spot. They’re also the easiest 2017 Topps Heritage variations to pull. Supply is steady.

Rookie Variations

Just like a lot of sets in the 1960s and ’70s, 1968 Topps Rookie Cards highlighted multiple players. So the 2017 Topps Heritage Rookie Cards follow suit.

However, the Rookie Variations make it a solo effort, giving six players a card of their own that resembles a veteran base card. The checklist for these includes Dansby Swanson, Andrew Benintendi, Alex Bregman and Yoan Moncada.

2017 Topps Heritage Rookie Variations 76 Dansby Swanson

As far as odds go, these six cards are actually lumped in with the Action Variations categorically. That means they’re pooled together for things like insertion rates and overall rarity. That means you shouldn’t have too much difficulty with these 2017 Topps Heritage variations.

Color Swap

When you know what to look for, Color Swap Variations are easy to spot. It’s all about the circle on the front that has the team name and player’s position. Regular base cards have a colorful background with black font for the position. Color Swaps have a black circle with the position written in white.

Traded Variations

You need to look to the back to see if you’ve got one of the 2017 Topps Heritage Traded Variations. These have a simple addition of a note stating when the player was acquired, either by trade or free agency.. Look to players who moved in the 2016 off-season for these. And not just the big names. Among the seven Traded Variations are Pat Neshek, Adam Eaton and Bartolo Colon.

2017 Topps Heritage Error Variations

Another Heritage variation tradition comes from past snafus. Some of the errors are based on actual mistakes and variations found in 1968 Topps Baseball. These are done intentionally here and are very much deliberate. Things to look for include spelling mistakes, alternate colors (but not like the Color Swaps) and other small nuances that can be easy to overlook.

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2017 Topps Heritage Variations Codes

This is one of the sets where the code at the end of the fine print on the back will confirm whether you have a variation. They’re actually intended to be used only for the printing process, but this trick does work. It’s especially handy for some of the trickier variations like Errors.

Here are the code endings to watch when it comes to 2017 Topps Heritage variations:

• Base Cards (not variations) – 1867
• Base Card Short Prints (#401-500, not variations) – 69
• Action Variations/Rookie Variations – 71
• Color Swap Variations – 74
• Error Variations – 70
• Throwback Variations – 72
• Traded Variations – 73

2017 Topps Heritage Variations Checklist

Here’s a master checklist of all the confirmed variations. We’ll be adding plenty more in the days to come.

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10 AL Pitching Leaders – Error
57 Cameron Maybin – Traded
71 Pat Neshek – Traded
76 Dansby Swanson – Rookie
86 Danny Valencia – Traded
90 Billy Hamilton – Throwback
113 Alex Bregman – Rookie
117 Yoan Moncada – Rookie
162 Alex Reyes – Rookie
196 Ichiro – Error
214 Aaron Judge – Rookie
238 Joe Panik – Throwback
247 Odubel Herrera – Throwback
253 Lorenzo Cain – Throwback
282 Bartolo Colon – Traded
287 Adrian Beltre – Throwback
306 Adam Eaton – Traded
314 Andrew Benintendi – Rookie
400 Clayton Kershaw – Action
400 Clayton Kershaw – Color Swap
401 Giancarlo Stanton – Color Swap
402 Andrew McCutchen – Color Swap
402 Andrew McCutchen – Throwback
403 Nolan Arenado – Action
403 Nolan Arenado – Color Swap
404 Max Scherzer – Color Swap
405 Chris Sale – Traded
406 Yoenis Cespedes – Color Swap
407 Stephen Strasburg – Color Swap
408 Felix Hernandez – Color Swap
409 Eric Hosmer – Color Swap
410 Anthony Rizzo – Action
410 Anthony Rizzo – Color Swap
410 Anthony Rizzo – Throwback
412 David Ortiz – Color Swap
412 David Ortiz – Throwback
413 Albert Pujols – Action
413 Albert Pujols – Color Swap
415 Kenta Maeda – Color Swap

415 Kenta Maeda – Throwback
419 Francisco Lindor – Action
420 Manny Machado – Action
420 Manny Machado – Color Swap
420 Manny Machado – Throwback
422 Robinson Cano – Action
427 Bryce Harper – Action
427 Bryce Harper – Color Swap
427 Bryce Harper – Error
427 Bryce Harper – Throwback
428 Mookie Betts – Action
430 Carlos Correa – Action
430 Carlos Correa – Color Swap
440 Corey Seager – Action
440 Corey Seager – Color Swap
440 Corey Seager – Error
441 Xander Bogaerts – Color Swap
442 Wil Myers – Throwback
444 Gary Sanchez – Action
450 Mike Trout – Action
450 Mike Trout – Color Swap
450 Mike Trout – Throwback
460 Madison Bumgarner – Action
460 Madison Bumgarner – Color Swap
460 Madison Bumgarner – Error
470 Noah Syndergaard – Action
470 Noah Syndergaard – Color Swap
474 Danny Duffy – Throwback
475 Buster Posey – Action
475 Buster Posey – Color Swap
476 Lucas Giolito – Traded
477 Julio Urias – Action
480 David Price – Color Swap
480 David Price – Throwback
490 Josh Donaldson – Action
490 Josh Donaldson – Color Swap
499 Jake Arrieta – Color Swap
500 Kris Bryant – Action
500 Kris Bryant– Color Swap