Topps Heritage is always one of the more popular Topps releases of the year, with fans enjoying the nostalgic look back at Topps designs of the past with modern players and modern elements like parallels.
2025 marks the 25th anniversary of Topps Heritage, with its 2001 debut paying homage to the iconic 1952 Topps set. Each succeeding year has taken its design from the Topps sets to follow.
This year, 2025 Topps Heritage pays homage to the 1976 Topps design. While certainly not as iconic as 1952 Topps, 1976 Topps gets a well-deserved chance in the spotlight.
To this writer, who made his debut on this planet in 1976, it is shocking that this set debuted almost 50 years ago. Like many cards from that year, I have rounded corners and a few creases.
But what will collectors find in 2025 Topps Heritage? What is the release date? What are the hits and release formats? And are these nostalgic cards worth a break?
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The release date for 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball is scheduled for April 30, 2025 (subject to change).
Hobby Boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball contain 24 packs per box. Each hobby pack contains 8 cards per pack. There are 12 Hobby Boxes per Hobby Case. Hobby boxes contain one autograph or relic per box. Hobby boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball have been pre-selling for $140.
Mega Boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball contain 17 packs per box. Each pack contains 8 cards per pack. There are 20 Mega Boxes per case. While Mega Boxes don’t offer any guaranteed hits, they do offer up exclusive Base Red Parallels and Silver Sparkle Chrome Variations. Mega boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball are pre-selling for $50.
Retail Blaster Boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball contain 8 packs per box. Each pack contains 8 cards per pack. While there are no guaranteed hits in Blaster Boxes, they do offer up exclusive Base Dark Green Parallels and Pink Sparkle Chrome Variations. Retail Blaster Boxes of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball are pre-selling for $25.
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The base set of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball consists of 500 cards. The first 400 cards of the set are standard base cards, and cards #401-500 are short prints (SP’s).
The design for 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball is based on 1976 Topps. Topps design in 1976 was perhaps not the most popular or distinctive, but it’s a solid enough design that lets the player photo take center stage.
The set includes a number of subsets that make their way from 1976 Topps, including Record Breakers, Father and Son, League Leaders, and All Time All Stars.
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While not all the details are yet available, we know an extended rainbow of parallels will be available. As noted above, a few of the release formats offer exclusive parallels.
Every card in the base set has a Chrome version. In addition, several other variations cover parts of the set.
Alternate Cartoon Variations cover 30 cards from the base set.
Flipped Bat Variations offer up alternate versions of 10 cards from the base set, with a bat flip flair.
Image Variations bring a different image to 50 cards from the base set.
Nickname Variations bring a player’s popular moniker as an alternative to their name on 10 cards.
A variety of insert sets offer up a variety of themes with an eye towards 1976.
1976 Player Icons offers up 25 cards with a checklist of stars from across the modern game.
1976 Redefined brings us 25 cards with a mix of stars of today with some of the best from 1976.
Notable Americans offers up 100 cards of famous Americans, from George Washington to George “Herman” Ruth.
Through the Years features 25 cards of some of the great players who have graced the diamond since 1976.
Memorabilia cards, which are one of the possible guaranteed hits in a hobby box also hit across a number of themes.
Bicentennial Relics offers up 7 cards of some of the biggest stars from 1976, the United States bicentennial.
Clubhouse Collection Relics features 85 subjects from across the modern game, each with a relic.
Clubhouse Collection Dual-Player Relics brings us four cards, which pair a star from today with a star from 1976 from the same team.
Clubhouse Collection Single-Player Dual Relics offer up 25 cards with current stars, each with two relics per card.
Clubhouse Collection Triple-Player Relics is made up of four cards each with three players and relics, with a “same team” theme.
Clubhouse Collection Quad-Player Relics consists of 3 cards with four players with a relic from each with a “same team” theme.
Autographs, the other possible guaranteed hit in a hobby box, bring on-card ink and a fun mix of eras and themes.
Real One Autographs returns as a Heritage staple, with 105 autographs with a mix of stars from the past and present.
Real One Dual Autographs bring five cards with a pair of autographs with a player from the past and present from the same team pictured.
Real One Triple Autographs consists of 2 cards with three autographs of players from the same team, including one of the Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds, 1976 World Champs.
1976 Redefined Real One Autographs features 8 cards of big stars from the past and present.
1976 Topps Baseball Award Winners Buyback Autographs offers a single card, a buyback auto of 1976 AL Cy Young Award winner Jim Palmer.
Bicentennial Autograph Relics consists of 6 cards with a relic and an autograph from some of the biggest stars of 1976.
Chrome Autographs bring the ink to 10 cards from the Chrome variations. Focus is on young stars and a few veterans.
Clubhouse Collection Autograph Relics adds an autograph to 37 select relic cards from the Clubhouse Collection.
Clubhouse Collection Dual Autograph Relics offer up relics for two players per card, with a current and former player from the same team on each of 5 cards.
Flashback Autograph Relics flashes us back to 1976, with some of the biggest stars from that year each with a relics and an autograph. 7 cards in the set.
Heritage 25th Anniversary Autographs celebrates the 25th anniversary of Topps Heritage with 9 cards signed by some of the biggest names in the game today.
1976 Baseball Cut Signatures brings us 7 cards with cut signatures from stars from 1976 who are no longer with us.
1976 Celebrity Cut Signatures features three cut signatures from some of the biggest names in pop culture and politics from 1976.
Notable American Cut Signatures brings four cut signatures of deceased names form the history of our nation.
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2025 Topps Heritage Baseball is a nostalgia-driven, retro-themed celebration of the bicentennial 1976 Topps. But are these a good candidate to buy-and-hold unopened? Let’s see what a look at recent comp prices for hobby boxes from the last few years can tell us about the potential for 2025.
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| Year | Recent Hobby Box Comp Price |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $140 |
| 2024 | $140-160 |
| 2023 | $80-90 |
| 2022 | $60-70 |
| 2021 | $65-70 |
Looking at the numbers tells a couple of stories. The first is that the increase in prices of wax over the last couple of years is staggering. The second, and more specific to Topps Heritage, is that these don’t appear to be good candidates to buy-and-hold unopened. Prices for boxes from the last few years are selling at or below the release price, more or less.
As an interesting aside, if you prefer the design or rookies from a prior year, perhaps grabbing a couple boxes of 2021 or 2022 Topps Heritage (or one of each) may be a better play than buying a box of 2025.
What about in terms of singles? What can a look at recent comps of 2024 Topps Heritage Baseball suggest to us about the potential for 2025?
The high end is all about Shohei Ohtani. Real One Red Autographs of Ohtani, which are numbered out of 75, have sold for $10,500 (PSA 10), and prices from $10,000, $9,000, $8,000, $7,000, $6,500, and down to $3,500. Beyond Ohtani, an Elly De La Cruz Real Ones Red Auto /75 sold for $2,500. Two George Brett/Bobby Witt Dual Autos /25 each sold for $2,000.
Prices go down from there, but there are a good number of additional cards that sold for more than $1,000. So, while the odds are always long on the top hits, the high end is surprisingly high for a lower cost product.
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All hobby products have pros and cons that you should consider when deciding whether to purchase or not. What are some of the pros and cons of 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball?
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Pros
Cons
2025 Topps Heritage Baseball is a retro-themed celebration of the 1976 Topps design. The product offers plenty of variations, inserts, and some interesting autograph and relic offerings.
While the boxes don’t appear to be great candidates to buy-and-hold unopened, these do seem to have some potential for really strong hits for the price point.
What’s your take on 2025 Topps Heritage Baseball? Looking to break a box? Buying into a break? Buying singles? Or are you passing on this product? Tell us about it at CardLines on X.
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