
The release of 2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball marks the unofficial start of a new season of baseball card collecting. Much like the excitement of a new class of rookies, thereโs always excitement about the new hits the product will include.
But thereโs one development that has gone a bit under the radar, and itโs a welcome improvement to a popular part of any Topps release โ the SSPs.
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Short for Super Short Print, SSPs are typically a variation of the base card with some kind of twist, making it a hard-to-pull but fun-to-chase variation. While being tough to pull, SSPs often do not have serial numbers to help identify them as a hit.
From around 2018 through 2022, Topps used a system of codes that were in fine print at the bottom of the card back that helped identify what type of SP, SSP, or the like the card may be.
The code was in approximately 4-point font, making it very hard to read with the naked eye, especially for collectors over a certain age. Also, a lot of fans unfamiliar with the archaic codes probably missed out on realizing their hits.
See: A Guide To Identifying Topps Flagship Short Prints From 2018 To 2022
In 2023 Topps Series 1, Topps offered up the Golden Mirror SSP variations. These cards contain a different photo than the base card, plus a golden-colored back.
There is a Golden Mirror SSP version for every card in the 330-card base set. They are not serial numbered but are a tough pull.
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The odds of pulling a Golden Mirror SSP (Base Variation) varies across the multiple release formats. The list below shows the odds for popular hobby-exclusive and retail formats.
In 2023, Topps cast aside the arcane numbering system for a much easier way to identify the Golden Mirror SSP. The cards have a gold back, which is one giveaway, although the most obvious change is the text โSSPโ on the card back in large golden font and the Topps logo on the card front being in gold foil instead of silver.
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In a word, YES! Being able to rip packs without a magnifying glass nearby is an amazing development that cannot be overstated.
The clear indication of super short print on both the card front and back is a huge improvement over the tiny font code. An SSP is a great card and a great pull. Making it easy to identify and visually obvious is a clear improvement and something we hope that Topps carries forward in future releases.
Is the new format perfect? Not entirely, as gold foil text on a gold background certainly isnโt the best choice for contrast. This is important, as making our hobby accessible for those with vision impairments and other considerations is something that we should always be striving to improve.
That being said, the new changes are a vast improvement over the status quo, and should be celebrated.
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In most recent years, Topps has had a series of SP and SSP offerings, including Image Variations, legendary variations, and the like. All indications from both pack odds and early reports from collectors breaking product is that this is not the case for 2023.
This could still change (if it does, weโll update this article), but for now it looks like 2023 Topps Golden Mirror is the only 2023 Topps Series 1 SP or SSP.
The good news is that Topps has already confirmed that the Golden Mirror SSP will persist across Series 2 and Topps Update this year as well, meaning the full 990 cards from Topps flagship offering will all have Golden Mirror SSP versions.
Making a special pull easily identifiable as such seems obvious, but that has not always been the case, in particular with SP/SSP Image Variations. Topps appears to be making moves to change this, which I think should be applauded.
What do you think of the new 2023 Topps Series 1 SSPs? Let us know on Twitter @card_lines.
Hat Tip to Twitter users @CardPurchaser and @CyberBreaks7 for helping to publicize the much-needed improvement from Topps.
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With 2023 Topps Series 1 Golden Mirror โSSPs,โ there is an SSP for every card in the checklist! Yes, this means that all 330 cards have a Super Short Print version:
wdt_ID | Set | Number | Player | Team | Rookie? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Golden Mirror SSP | 1 | Juan Soto | San Diego Padresโข | |
2 | Golden Mirror SSP | 2 | Zach Thompson | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | |
3 | Golden Mirror SSP | 3 | Bryce Harper | Philadelphia Philliesยฎ | |
4 | Golden Mirror SSP | 4 | Yadier Molina | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
5 | Golden Mirror SSP | 5 | Albert Pujols | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
6 | Golden Mirror SSP | 6 | Paul Blackburn | Oakland Athleticsโข | |
7 | Golden Mirror SSP | 7 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Kansas City Royalsยฎ | |
8 | Golden Mirror SSP | 8 | Sam Moll | Oakland Athleticsโข | |
9 | Golden Mirror SSP | 9 | Scott Barlow | Kansas City Royalsยฎ | |
10 | Golden Mirror SSP | 10 | Trevor Story | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
11 | Golden Mirror SSP | 11 | Rafael Devers | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
12 | Golden Mirror SSP | 12 | Jeffrey Springs | Tampa Bay Raysโข | |
13 | Golden Mirror SSP | 13 | Giovanny Gallegos | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
14 | Golden Mirror SSP | 14 | Brandon Drury | San Diego Padresโข | |
15 | Golden Mirror SSP | 15 | Michael Grove | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | Rookie |
16 | Golden Mirror SSP | 16 | Nolan Gorman | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | Rookie |
17 | Golden Mirror SSP | 17 | Shohei Ohtani | Angelsยฎ | |
18 | Golden Mirror SSP | 18 | Tanner Scott | Miami Marlinsยฎ | |
19 | Golden Mirror SSP | 19 | Joey Votto | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
20 | Golden Mirror SSP | 20 | Pete Alonso | New York Metsยฎ | |
21 | Golden Mirror SSP | 21 | Max Scherzer | New York Metsยฎ | |
22 | Golden Mirror SSP | 22 | Clayton Kershaw | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | |
23 | Golden Mirror SSP | 23 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | San Diego Padresโข | |
24 | Golden Mirror SSP | 24 | Miguel Cabrera | Detroit Tigersยฎ | |
25 | Golden Mirror SSP | 25 | Byron Buxton | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | |
26 | Golden Mirror SSP | 26 | Trent Grisham | San Diego Padresโข | |
27 | Golden Mirror SSP | 27 | Mike Trout | Angelsยฎ | |
28 | Golden Mirror SSP | 28 | Corey Knebel | Philadelphia Philliesยฎ | |
29 | Golden Mirror SSP | 29 | Trevor Rogers | Miami Marlinsยฎ | |
30 | Golden Mirror SSP | 30 | Kenley Jansen | Atlanta Bravesโข | |
31 | Golden Mirror SSP | 31 | Riley Greene | Detroit Tigersยฎ | Rookie |
32 | Golden Mirror SSP | 32 | Jordan Montgomery | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
33 | Golden Mirror SSP | 33 | Kyle Farmer | Cincinnati Redsยฎ | |
34 | Golden Mirror SSP | 34 | Zack Thompson | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | Rookie |
35 | Golden Mirror SSP | 35 | CJ Abrams | Washington Nationalsยฎ | Future Stars |
36 | Golden Mirror SSP | 36 | Brandon Lowe | Tampa Bay Raysโข | |
37 | Golden Mirror SSP | 37 | Josh Smith | Texas Rangersยฎ | Rookie |
38 | Golden Mirror SSP | 38 | Jorge Mateo | Baltimore Oriolesยฎ | |
39 | Golden Mirror SSP | 39 | Adam Wainwright | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
40 | Golden Mirror SSP | 40 | Keegan Thompson | Chicago Cubsยฎ | |
41 | Golden Mirror SSP | 41 | Brian Serven | Colorado Rockiesโข | Rookie |
42 | Golden Mirror SSP | 42 | Franchy Cordero | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
43 | Golden Mirror SSP | 43 | Paul Goldschmidt | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
44 | Golden Mirror SSP | 43 | Freddie Freeman | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | |
45 | Golden Mirror SSP | 43 | Jeff McNeil | New York Metsยฎ | |
46 | Golden Mirror SSP | 44 | Jesรบs Sรกnchez | Miami Marlinsยฎ | |
47 | Golden Mirror SSP | 45 | Gerrit Cole | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
48 | Golden Mirror SSP | 46 | Jorge Alfaro | San Diego Padresโข | |
49 | Golden Mirror SSP | 47 | Ryan Mountcastle | Baltimore Oriolesยฎ | |
50 | Golden Mirror SSP | 48 | Jacob deGrom | New York Metsยฎ | |
51 | Golden Mirror SSP | 49 | Mitch Haniger | Seattle Marinersโข | |
52 | Golden Mirror SSP | 50 | Mookie Betts | Los Angeles Dodgersยฎ | Rookie |
53 | Golden Mirror SSP | 51 | Chas McCormick | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
54 | Golden Mirror SSP | 52 | Matthew Liberatore | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
55 | Golden Mirror SSP | 53 | Dylan Cease | Chicago White Soxยฎ | |
56 | Golden Mirror SSP | 54 | Marcus Stroman | Chicago Cubsยฎ | Rookie |
57 | Golden Mirror SSP | 55 | Cristian Javier | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
58 | Golden Mirror SSP | 56 | Jermaine Palacios | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | Rookie |
59 | Golden Mirror SSP | 57 | Ha-Seong Kim | San Diego Padresโข | |
60 | Golden Mirror SSP | 58 | Ivรกn Herrera | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
61 | Golden Mirror SSP | 59 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Detroit Tigersยฎ | |
62 | Golden Mirror SSP | 60 | Josh Rojas | Arizona Diamondbacksยฎ | |
63 | Golden Mirror SSP | 61 | Tyrone Taylor | Milwaukee Brewersโข | |
64 | Golden Mirror SSP | 62 | Aaron Judge | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
65 | Golden Mirror SSP | 63 | C.J. Cron | Colorado Rockiesโข | |
66 | Golden Mirror SSP | 64 | Josh Donaldson | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
67 | Golden Mirror SSP | 65 | Triston McKenzie | Cleveland Guardiansโข | Rookie |
68 | Golden Mirror SSP | 66 | Brandon Crawford | San Francisco Giantsยฎ | |
69 | Golden Mirror SSP | 67 | Travis Swaggerty | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | Rookie |
70 | Golden Mirror SSP | 68 | William Contreras | Atlanta Bravesโข | |
71 | Golden Mirror SSP | 69 | Caleb Kilian | Chicago Cubsยฎ | |
72 | Golden Mirror SSP | 70 | Darin Ruf | New York Metsยฎ | |
73 | Golden Mirror SSP | 71 | Merrill Kelly | Arizona Diamondbacksยฎ | |
74 | Golden Mirror SSP | 72 | Jon Berti | Miami Marlinsยฎ | |
75 | Golden Mirror SSP | 73 | Jon Gray | Texas Rangersยฎ | |
76 | Golden Mirror SSP | 74 | Tarik Skubal | Detroit Tigersยฎ | Rookie |
77 | Golden Mirror SSP | 75 | JT Brubaker | Pittsburgh Piratesยฎ | |
78 | Golden Mirror SSP | 76 | Josh Winckowski | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
79 | Golden Mirror SSP | 77 | Kyle Bradish | Baltimore Oriolesยฎ | |
80 | Golden Mirror SSP | 78 | Sonny Gray | Minnesota Twinsยฎ | |
81 | Golden Mirror SSP | 79 | Tyler O'Neill | St. Louis Cardinalsยฎ | |
82 | Golden Mirror SSP | 80 | Tanner Rainey | Washington Nationalsยฎ | |
83 | Golden Mirror SSP | 81 | Ozzie Albies | Atlanta Bravesโข | |
84 | Golden Mirror SSP | 82 | Framber Valdez | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
85 | Golden Mirror SSP | 82 | Justin Verlander | Houston Astrosยฎ | |
86 | Golden Mirror SSP | 82 | Alek Manoah | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | |
87 | Golden Mirror SSP | 83 | Tylor Megill | New York Metsยฎ | Rookie |
88 | Golden Mirror SSP | 84 | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | Toronto Blue Jaysยฎ | |
89 | Golden Mirror SSP | 85 | Max Stassi | Angelsยฎ | Rookie |
90 | Golden Mirror SSP | 86 | Gregory Soto | Detroit Tigersยฎ | Rookie |
91 | Golden Mirror SSP | 87 | Ethan Small | Milwaukee Brewersโข | |
92 | Golden Mirror SSP | 88 | Luis Robert | Chicago White Soxยฎ | Rookie |
93 | Golden Mirror SSP | 89 | Brett Baty | New York Metsยฎ | |
94 | Golden Mirror SSP | 90 | Korey Lee | Houston Astrosยฎ | Rookie |
95 | Golden Mirror SSP | 91 | Josh Naylor | Cleveland Guardiansโข | Rookie |
96 | Golden Mirror SSP | 92 | Triston Casas | Boston Red Soxยฎ | |
97 | Golden Mirror SSP | 93 | Angelsยฎ | Angelsยฎ | Rookie |
98 | Golden Mirror SSP | 94 | Oswald Peraza | New York Yankeesยฎ | |
99 | Golden Mirror SSP | 95 | Jonah Bride | Oakland Athleticsโข | |
100 | Golden Mirror SSP | 96 | Kyle Gibson | Philadelphia Philliesยฎ | |
Set | Number | Player | Team | Rookie? |
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