CHROME SERIES 5

Series Information

• RELEASE DATE: December, 2022
• CARD NUMBERS: 167a-206a and 167b-206b (80 cards), 207a-216a and 207b-216b (20 cards)
• BASE SET: 100 cards
• VARIATION SET: no variations
• MASTER CHECKLIST: Click HERE to print a Chrome Series 5 Master Set Checklist
• INFORMATION: Further proving Topps has little to no clue on how to smartly release their products, they released Chrome 5 just four months after Chrome 4 (and they also released it at Christmas which made it tough for many to justify buying in)
  In a fun twist, Topps DID include a 'No Blue-Ink' chase parallel - a direct shout out to the popular production mishap set from 1986 (...see below for odds)
  A total of 20 new cards, featuring ten new characters were introduced as "part of" Series 5. Artwork for the cards was done by Brent Engstrom, Joe Simko, Joe McWilliams, Neil Camera, and David Gross. Unfortunately the numbering changed, and Topps decided to not use 'AN_' for the numbers...instead just continuing from 207-216
  There are 22 autos in the set. Tom Bunk signed all 12 of his OS5 cards, and each of the 10 new cards were signed by the corresponding artist. Auto card numbers: 167a, 174a, 175a, 178a, 180a, 181a, 183a, 184a, 185a, 187a, 189a, 206a, 207a, 208a, 209a, 210a, 211a, 212a, 213a, 214a, 215a, 216a
• PARALLEL BORDERS: 18
• PARALLEL ODDS: Parallel cards for the Chrome Series 5 feature the same artwork of the standard base cards with changes to the borders/cards. Above are examples of the set/subsets...and below is detailed information about the parallel odds.
  NOTE: the odds listed below were taken directly from the packaging. Over time it has been proven that some (many) of the numbers are not accurate, but since they are the only 'published' odds from Topps, I am listing them here
  REFRACTOR | not numbered | 1:3 packs (Hobby/Blaster/Hanger)
  ATOMIC REFRACTOR | not numbered | 1:2 packs (Blaster)
  GREEN REFRACTOR | #/299 | 1:757 packs (Blaster), 1:42 packs (Hobby), 1:1,152 (Hanger)
  GREEN WAVE REFRACTOR | #/299 | 1:757 packs (Blaster), 1:42 packs (Hobby), 1:1,152 (Hanger)
  YELLOW REFRACTOR | #/275 | 1:824 packs (Blaster), 1:45 packs (Hobby), 1:1,253 (Hanger)
  YELLOW WAVE REFRACTOR | #/275 | 1:824 packs (Blaster), 1:45 packs (Hobby), 1:1,253 (Hanger)
  PURPLE REFRACTOR | #/250 | 1:268 packs (Blaster), 1:49 packs (Hobby), 1:808 (Hanger)
  PURPLE WAVE REFRACTOR | #/250 | 1:268 packs (Blaster), 1:49 packs (Hobby), 1:808 (Hanger)
  PRISM REFRACTOR | #/199 | 1:1,139 packs (Blaster), 1:62 packs (Hobby), 1:1,731 (Hanger)
  PRISM AQUA REFRACTOR | #/199 | 1:1,139 packs (Blaster), 1:62 packs (Hobby), 1:1,731 (Hanger)
  X-FRACTOR | #/150 | 1:1,511 packs (Blaster), 1:82 packs (Hobby), 1:2,297 (Hanger)
  BLACK REFRACTOR | #/99 | 1:186 packs (Blaster)
  BLACK WAVE REFRACTOR | #/99 | 1:107 packs (Hobby)
  ORANGE REFRACTOR | #/75 | 1:141 (Hobby)
  GOLD REFRACTOR | #/50 | 1:6,374 packs (Blaster), 1:248 (Hobby), 1:4,024 (Hanger)
  ROSE GOLD REFRACTOR | #/25 | 1:9,082 packs (Blaster), 1:496 packs (Hobby), 1:13,735 (Hanger)
  RED REFRACTOR | #/5 | 1:2,095 packs (Hobby)
  SUPERFRACTOR | 1/1 | 1:78,947 packs (Blaster), 1:12,406 packs (Hobby), 1:35,917 (Hanger)
• INSERT ODDS: Collectors could also find a couple different inserts (not parallels) in packs. Above are examples of the different inserts...and below is detailed information about the pack odds
  ARTIST AUTOGRAPH | not numbered | 1:457 packs (Blaster), 1:1,392 (Hobby), 1:1,391 (Hanger)
  C-NAME SHORT PRINT | not numbered | 1:100 packs (Hobby/Blaster)
  NO BLUE INK SHORT PRINT | not numbered | 1:1,986 packs (Hobby/Blaster/Hanger)
  PRINTING PLATES | not numbered | 1:3,101 packs (Hobby), 1:1,382 (Blaster), 1:52,653 (Hanger)
• PACKAGING: There was a total of 2 WRAPPERS produced for Chrome Series 5. Below is a comprehensive list of the specific codes and variation details, followed by an example of some packaging options from CS5:
  WRAPPERS:
  PKG012059 * NO Price * Found in HOBBY BOX
  PKG012062 * NO Price * Found in BLASTER BOX